Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 54A.310 - General Powers of Associate Judge(a) On the motion of a party or the associate judge, an associate judge may return a complex guardianship proceeding to the referring court for final disposition after recommending temporary orders for the protection of a ward.(b) An associate judge may: (1) render and sign any pretrial order; and(2) recommend to the referring court any order after a trial on the merits.Tex. Gov't. Code § 54A.310
Added by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 627,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2021.