Texas law on certifying cause of death.

According to the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, a justice of the peace shall conduct an inquest into the death of a person who dies in the county served by the justice if any of the following conditions are met:

– The body or a body part of a person is found, the cause or circumstances of death are unknown, and:
(A) the person is identified; or
(B) the person is unidentified;-the circumstances of the death indicate that the death may have been caused by unlawful means;
or
-the person dies without having been attended by a physician;

Texas Governor orders investigation.