Mission :

- Statewide lobbying group for funeral consumers.

- Long range planning group for funeral consumer advocacy groups in Texas.

- Lobbying input for national organization ( Funeral Consumers Alliance of America )

Background Information:

• Texas has the strongest funeral industry corporation (SCI) in the world.
• Service Corporation International (SCI) is based in Houston.
• SCI has contributed to the political careers of Presidents George H. and George W. Bush; many state legislators and Governors.
• The president of SCI (Robert Waltrip) was a major contributor to the George H. Bush Presidential Library on the Texas A&M campus in College Station Texas.
• SCI is a powerful lobby in both Austin and Washington.
• Stewart Enterprises in New Orleans is another powerful funeral industry "consolidator".

Method of Operation:

• SCI (or Stewart) purchases "mom & pop" funeral homes, retains the trusted name in the local community; then controls price, personnel and service.
• SCI "blankets" most metropolitan areas in Texas, but they are not visible to the consumer public.
• SCI lobbies heavily during the Texas Legislative sessions to affect laws for their profit and your loss.

Result:

• Funeral prices in Texas are often twice the cost of funerals in other states that do not have the influence of SCI or Stewart.

Remedy :

• Join your local Funeral Consumer Alliance organization and support their efforts with your tax deductible contributions and your volunteer time.

ÝFuneral Consumers Alliance of America Home PageÝ

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