{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.739","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.739","heading":"ORDER OF ASSIGNMENT.","body":"(a) Cases may be assigned by local administrative rules, by a blanket written order, or on a case-by-case basis. Each district court and county court at law may use any of the methods to assign cases to the criminal law magistrate court.\n(b) The local administrative rules, a blanket order of assignment, or a specific order of assignment may limit the powers of a criminal law magistrate court or a judge of that court.\n(c) Unless limited as provided by Subsection (b), the criminal law magistrate court and a judge of that court may perform all acts and take all measures necessary and proper to exercise the jurisdiction granted in this subchapter in relation to a case assigned under this subchapter.\n(d) A case assigned under this subchapter to the criminal law magistrate court from a district court, a county court at law, or a justice court remains on the docket of the assigning court and in the assigning court's jurisdiction.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.32(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1182 (S.B. 1139), Sec. 6.01(g), eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES","SUBCHAPTER J. EL PASO CRIMINAL LAW MAGISTRATE COURT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.739","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"4cd0498023d47305215357f887186a1d942e1c65a6255eff59f0c622a1ca4461","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.738","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.740"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}