Sec. 54.1957.  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;
(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; and
(3)  all other documents requested by the referring judge.
(b)  Unless the judge adopts, modifies, or rejects the magistrate's findings or recommendations not later than the fifth working day after the date the judge receives the findings or recommendations, a magistrate's finding or recommendation is final for appeal purposes.
(c)  The judge shall send written notice of any modification or rejection of the magistrate's findings or recommendations to each party to the case and the attorney representing the state not later than the fifth day after the date of the modification or rejection.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 995 (H.B. 2132), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.