Tex. Government Code § 54.2804
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§ 54.2804. POWERS AND DUTIES.
Official statutory text
The criminal law magistrate court may:
(1) determine probable cause for purposes of an arrest or search;
(2) issue an order of commitment, a warrant of arrest, or an order of protection;
(3) perform the duty of a magistrate under Chapters 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, Code of Criminal Procedure;
(4) reduce or modify a bond, find a bond ordered by another judge or magistrate to be insufficient, or require conditions of a bond;
(5) hear any motion filed in a case over which the court has jurisdiction;
(6) administer oaths; and
(7) perform an action on a proceeding referred to the magistrate under Section 54.2811.
(1) determine probable cause for purposes of an arrest or search;
(2) issue an order of commitment, a warrant of arrest, or an order of protection;
(3) perform the duty of a magistrate under Chapters 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, Code of Criminal Procedure;
(4) reduce or modify a bond, find a bond ordered by another judge or magistrate to be insufficient, or require conditions of a bond;
(5) hear any motion filed in a case over which the court has jurisdiction;
(6) administer oaths; and
(7) perform an action on a proceeding referred to the magistrate under Section 54.2811.
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