{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2506","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.2506","heading":"PROCEEDING THAT MAY BE REFERRED.","body":"A district judge, county court at law judge, or justice of the peace may refer to a judge of the criminal law magistrate court any criminal case or matter relating to a criminal case for any proceeding other than presiding over a criminal trial on the merits, whether or not the trial is before a jury.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 3774), Sec. 5.03, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES","SUBCHAPTER PP. BRAZORIA COUNTY CRIMINAL LAW MAGISTRATE COURT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.2506","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"8ad2bf929c9c51109e28d25726dbf243bbeaf1e80ed5d0f5b96c3c7fbc736b3e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2505","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2507"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}