Sec. 54.307.  ORDER OF REFERRAL.  (a)  To refer one or more cases to a magistrate, a judge must issue an order of referral specifying the magistrate's duties.
(b)  An order of referral may:
(1)  limit the powers of the magistrate and direct the magistrate to report only on specific issues, do particular acts, or receive and report on evidence only;
(2)  set the time and place for the hearing;
(3)  prescribe a closing date for the hearing;
(4)  provide a date for filing the magistrate's findings;
(5)  designate proceedings for more than one case over which the magistrate shall preside;
(6)  direct the magistrate to call the court's docket;  and
(7)  set forth general powers and limitations of authority of the magistrate applicable to any case referred.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.