Sec. 201.316.  JUDICIAL ACTION ON ASSOCIATE JUDGE'S PROPOSED ORDER OR JUDGMENT.  Unless a party files a written request for a de novo hearing before the referring court, the referring court may:
(1)  adopt, modify, or reject the associate judge's proposed order or judgment;
(2)  hear additional evidence; or
(3)  recommit the matter to the associate judge for further proceedings.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 6.03, eff. January 1, 2012.