Governor To Appoint Boards

Sec. 63.001. GOVERNOR TO APPOINT BOARDS. (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 each port having a population and circumstances that warrant a pilot board. (b) Each member of the board serves a term of two years. (c) When the legislature is not in legislative session, the governor may: (1) suspend any commissioner until the next legislative session; and (2) fill any vacancy on the board until the next legislative session. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.