{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-151.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 151.004","heading":"REFERRAL ORDER ENTERED.","body":"An order of referral must specify the issue referred and the name of the special judge. An order of referral may designate the time and place for trial and the time for filing of the special judge's report. The clerk of the court shall send a copy of the order to the special judge.\nAdded by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 3.16(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 4.06(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 7. ALTERNATE METHODS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION","CHAPTER 151. TRIAL BY SPECIAL JUDGE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.151.htm#151.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"10914002cb0adddbeebc9b1bc27325561e50fcd0981c8deebe1444c66195dca2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-151.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-151.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}