Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 54.2804. Powers and Duties

(1) determine probable cause for purposes of an arrest or search;

(2) issue an order of commitment, a warrant of arrest, or an order of protection;

(3) perform the duty of a magistrate under Chapters 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(4) reduce or modify a bond, find a bond ordered by another judge or magistrate to be insufficient, or require conditions of a bond;

(5) hear any motion filed in a case over which the court has jurisdiction;

(6) administer oaths; and

(7) perform an action on a proceeding referred to the magistrate under Section 54.2811.