(a) A port commissioner or an authority employee shall annually affirm the port commissioner’s or employee’s adherence to the ethics policy adopted under Section 5007.213.
(b) The port commission shall establish and operate a telephone hotline that enables a person to call the hotline number, anonymously or not anonymously, to report alleged fraud, waste, or abuse or an alleged violation of the ethics policy adopted under Section 5007.213.

Terms Used In Texas Special District Local Laws Code 5007.214

  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005