Tex. Government Code § 54.2804: POWERS AND DUTIES.

The criminal law magistrate court may:

(1) determine probable cause for purposes of an arrest or search;

(2) issue an order of commitment, a warrant of arrest, or an order of protection;

(3) perform the duty of a magistrate under Chapters 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(4) reduce or modify a bond, find a bond ordered by another judge or magistrate to be insufficient, or require conditions of a bond;

(5) hear any motion filed in a case over which the court has jurisdiction;

(6) administer oaths; and

(7) perform an action on a proceeding referred to the magistrate under Section 54.2811.

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 4.006, eff. September 1, 2023.