{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-201.309","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 201.309","heading":"REFEREES.","body":"(a) An associate judge appointed under this subchapter may serve as a referee as provided by Sections 51.04(g) and 54.10.\n(b) A referee appointed under Section 51.04(g) may be appointed to serve as an associate judge under this subchapter.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 6.03, eff. January 1, 2012.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE C. JUDICIAL RESOURCES AND SERVICES","CHAPTER 201. ASSOCIATE JUDGE","SUBCHAPTER D. ASSOCIATE JUDGE FOR JUVENILE MATTERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.201.htm#201.309","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"bf784d2d70415f2d61fb3f69d3b3b1a60133bfb6d2561ec966773de55e040cb1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-201.308","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-201.310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}