Illustration for “The Texanist” (Reprinted with permission of Texas Monthly.) Q. “My wife and I are working toward owning property in Washington County to retire on and have a place for the kids and grandkids to come and enjoy the simple life on occasion. I would like to know if it is legal, when the time comes to pass on to that great pasture in the sky, for us to be buried on our own property. Do we need a special license?”