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Bill Would Give Unclaimed Ashes of Veterans a Final Resting Place

Funeral homes across the country face a grim challenge: storing large amounts of of unclaimed cremated human remains. A bill before Texas lawmakers would address part of the problem, at least for the state's deceased veterans.

by Laura Rice, Texas Standard

Texas State Cemetery

Funeral homes across the country face a grim challenge: storing large amounts of of unclaimed cremated human remains. A bill before Texas lawmakers would address part of the problem, at least for the state's deceased veterans.

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Laura Rice

TEXAS STANDARD

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