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Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 63 Pilot BoardsLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Transportation Code > Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 63 Pilot Boards Sponsored Links(a) The governor, with the consent of the senate, shall appoint a board of commissioners of pilots consisting of five persons of respectable standing for ... A pilot board member may not have a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a pilot boat or branch pilot in the business of the ... (a) A pilot board shall: (1) examine and determine the qualifications of each applicant for branch or deputy pilot; (2) recommend meritorious applicants to the ... A pilot board may adopt: (1) pilotage rates; (2) rules regarding the stations and times that pilots are required to be on duty and provisions ... An appeal from any decision of a board may be taken to a court. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, ... (a) For a port having a population and circumstances that do not warrant the appointment of a pilot board in this chapter the governor may ... (a) The governor shall appoint at each port for which a pilot board or provisional pilot committee is established the number of branch pilots necessary ... (a) Each branch pilot may appoint two deputies, subject to examination and approval by the board. (b) A branch pilot is responsible for the actions ... (a) Each branch pilot shall give a bond, payable to the governor, with two or more sufficient sureties. (b) The bond must: (1) be in ... (a) The board shall specify a term that a person must reside in this state to qualify the person to become a branch pilot for ... (a) On proof that a branch or deputy pilot took charge of a vessel while intoxicated, the branch or deputy pilot shall: (1) for the ... A suspended pilot may not exercise the duties of the pilot's office. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. ... The governor may: (1) remove a branch pilot; or (2) reinstate a branch pilot who has been suspended by the board. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |