Judge says Texas veteran deserves funeral director license. So did fired funeral agency staff

A Houston-area Army veteran's ongoing fight to obtain his funeral director license is yet another dispute that ex-Texas Funeral Service Commission staff point to as evidence of the agency's mismanagement.

Fired Texas funeral commission staffers allege unethical behavior, retaliation by agency head

Two in-house attorneys with Texas' funeral oversight agency say they were fired last week after they publicly supported the agency's ousted former executive director and his allegations of unethical behavior by commission leadership.

Richardson Mortuary in Houston ordered to suspend operations over facility conditions

The order by the Texas Funeral Service Commission comes after law enforcement responded to a stabbing at the premises on Friday and discovered the conditions inside. A video posted on social media showed multiple bodies barely covered with a blanket or plastic wrap while in an open room with no air conditioning.

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How Pittsburgh’s ‘Freedom House’ shaped modern EMS systems

During a time of racial tension and social upheaval, the Freedom House movement formed the foundations of modern prehospital care

COVID pressures China's hospitals as countries mandate tests for travellers

Chinese hospitals and funeral homes were under intense pressure on Wednesday as a surging COVID-19 wave drained resources, while the scale of the outbreak and doubts over official data prompted some countries to enact new <a href="/world/us-weighs-new-covid-rules-travelers-china-us-officials-say-2022-12-28/">travel rules</a> on Chinese visitors.