Texas § 54.1176 PAPERS TRANSMITTED TO JUDGE.

Texas Statutes

§ 54.1176 — PAPERS TRANSMITTED TO JUDGE.

Texas § 54.1176

Code GVGovernment Code

This text of Texas § 54.1176 (PAPERS TRANSMITTED TO JUDGE.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 54.1176 (2026).

Text

Sec. 54.1176. PAPERS TRANSMITTED TO JUDGE.

(a)At the conclusion of a hearing, the magistrate shall transmit to the judge any papers relating to the case, including:

(1)the magistrate's findings and recommendations; and

(2)a statement that notice of the findings and recommendations and of the right to a hearing before the judge has been given to all parties.

(b)The judge shall adopt, modify, or reject the magistrate's recommendations not later than the third working day after the date the judge receives the recommendations. If the judge does not take action in the time provided by this subsection, the recommendations of the magistrate are adopted by the judge.

(c)The judge shall send written notice of any modification or rejection of the magistrate's recommendations to each party to th

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Sec. 54.1176. PAPERS TRANSMITTED TO JUDGE. (a) At the conclusion of a hearing, the magistrate shall transmit to the judge any papers relating to the case, including:
(1) the magistrate's findings and recommendations; and
(2) a statement that notice of the findings and recommendations and of the right to a hearing before the judge has been given to all parties.
(b) The judge shall adopt, modify, or reject the magistrate's recommendations not later than the third working day after the date the judge receives the recommendations. If the judge does not take action in the time provided by this subsection, the recommendations of the magistrate are adopted by the judge.
(c) The judge shall send written notice of any modification or rejection of the magistrate's recommendations to each party to the case.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 137, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Renumbered from Government Code, Section 54.1156 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018 ), Sec. 23.001 (27), eff. September 1, 2005. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 187 (S.B. 1242 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.