(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.

Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 63.001

  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(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.

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