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  • County looking for cheaper alternative to indigent burials[South Texas illegals]

    08/11/2009 9:46:11 AM PDT · by SwinneySwitch · 38 replies · 1,718+ views
    KGNS ^ | Aug 10, 2009 | Ray Gomez
    The county is looking at cheaper ways to deal with the recent spike in paying for indigent burials. According to officials they don't have the necessary resources to bury the bodies. "According to medical examiner they have seen an increase in deaths in illegal crossings. They have seen drowning and even heat exhaustion but the county says they have no space to bury these bodies." "Our department is in charge mandate by the state of Texas to burry all indigent, paupers and John Does and we've ran out of money." Since January the medical examiners office has seen 40 immigrants...