Tex. Government Code § 54B.014
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§ 54B.014. JUDICIAL ACTION ON ASSOCIATE JUDGE'S REPORT.
Official statutory text
After the associate judge's report is filed, and unless the parties have filed a written notice of appeal to the referring court, the referring court may:
(1) adopt, approve, or reject the associate judge's report;
(2) hear further evidence; or
(3) recommit the matter for further proceedings as the referring court considers proper and necessary in the particular circumstances of the case.
(1) adopt, approve, or reject the associate judge's report;
(2) hear further evidence; or
(3) recommit the matter for further proceedings as the referring court considers proper and necessary in the particular circumstances of the case.
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