In re No. 14-22-00784-CV, 2023 WL 2534517, at *2 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Mar. 16, 2023, no pet.) (concluding associate judge’s report was not intended to be final and dismissed appeal for want of jurisdiction in parental-termination proceeding); In re Anderson, No. 14-05-00820-CV, 2005 WL 3074680, at *1 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Nov. 15, 2005) (mem. op.) (per curiam) ("The findings and recommendations of the associate judge do not become the order of the referring court until the referring court signs an order."). III. Conclusion

Because the 'recommendation' here has yet to be signed by the judge of the referring court (or any other judge authorized to sign on behalf of the referring court), it is not appealable."); In re Anderson, No. 14-05-00820-CV, 2005 WL 3074680, at *1 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] Nov. 15, 2005) (mem. op.) (per curiam) ("The findings and recommendations of the associate judge do not become the order of the referring court until the referring court signs an order.").