{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2613","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.2613","heading":"MAGISTRATE.","body":"(a) If a magistrate appointed under this subchapter is absent or unable to serve, the judge referring the case may appoint another magistrate to serve for the absent magistrate.\n(b) A magistrate serving for another magistrate under this section has the powers and shall perform the duties of the magistrate for whom the magistrate is serving.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 3774), Sec. 5.04, 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 QQ. CRIMINAL LAW MAGISTRATES IN TOM GREEN COUNTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.2613","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"d466be8a1d3b3f87779425c1f5ab2170bdc5f603d383719aa1b90e7817a78442","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2612","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2614"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}