{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.995","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.995","heading":"ORDER OF REFERRAL.","body":"(a) To refer one or more criminal cases to a magistrate, a judge must issue an order specifying the magistrate's duties.\n(b) An order of referral may set forth general powers and limitations of authority of the magistrate that apply to any case referred.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 577, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES","SUBCHAPTER R. CRIMINAL LAW MAGISTRATES IN WEBB COUNTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.995","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"646b23b3247a6cdd30133b0170fa5e398a829bb6b39a69035da69110661a098f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.994","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.996"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}