{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.1809","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.1809","heading":"POWERS.","body":"Except as limited by an order of referral, a magistrate to whom a drug court case is referred may perform any act and take any measure necessary and proper for the efficient performance of the duties assigned by the district or statutory county court judge.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 625 (H.B. 530), Sec. 9, eff. June 15, 2007.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES","SUBCHAPTER GG. MAGISTRATES FOR DRUG COURT PROGRAMS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.1809","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"38c745627ea31c86e5c3a0cc9ce2c118ca7fd2da9933f65feceec50f3e222aa2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.1808","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.1851"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}