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Why you should be a part of TFDA:

Join TFDA today!  As a member of the Texas Funeral Directors Association, you will be part of an active and vibrant organization!  For more information, please call (512) 442-2304.

Membership Types

(A)               Establishment Membership. Any funeral establishment, commercial embalming establishment, or crematory licensed in the State of Texas qualifies for an establishment membership.

(B)               Associate Membership. Individual suppliers employed by a non-member vendor company, cemetery owners, registered apprentices, and surviving spouses and/or dependent children of an Individual Member who are not actively employed by an establishment member may become members under this category. Associate members shall be accorded all rights and privileges available to all members of the corporation, except for the rights to vote and to hold office in the corporation.

(C)               Individual Membership. Any licensed funeral director and/or embalmer employed by an establishment member qualifies for an individual membership. Additionally, any licensed funeral director and/or embalmer whose employer does not qualify for an establishment membership qualifies for an individual membership.

(D)              Student Membership. Prospective Texas licensees presently enrolled on a full-time basis in a college or curriculum of mortuary science accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education are eligible for Student Membership during the period in which they are so enrolled. Student Members shall be accorded all rights and privileges available to members of the corporation, except for the rights to vote and to hold office in the corporation. Student membership can be for a maximum of three years.

(E)               Vendor Associate Membership. Vendor and supplier companies may become members under this category. Vendors, suppliers, and their Texas sale representatives at this membership level shall be accorded all rights and privileges available to members of the corporation, except for the rights to vote and hold office in the corporation.

(F)                Affiliate Membership. Any licensed funeral director and/or embalmer who is employed by an establishment member qualifies for an affiliate membership, except for the rights to vote and hold office in the corporation.