Sec. 54B.021.  COURT REPORTER.  (a)  A court reporter is not required during a hearing held by an associate judge appointed under this subchapter.
(b)  A party, the associate judge, or the referring court may provide for a court reporter during the hearing.  The record may be preserved by any other means approved by the associate judge.
(c)  The referring court or associate judge may impose on a party as costs the expense of preserving the record.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 5.007, eff. September 1, 2023.