Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 54.1176. 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:

(b) The judge shall adopt, modify, or reject the magistrate's recommendations not later than the third working day after the date the judge receives the recommendations. If the judge does not take action in the time provided by this subsection, the recommendations of the magistrate are adopted by the judge.

(c) The judge shall send written notice of any modification or rejection of the magistrate's recommendations to each party to the case.