Texas § 63.001 GOVERNOR TO APPOINT BOARDS.

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§ 63.001 — GOVERNOR TO APPOINT BOARDS.

Texas § 63.001

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Tex. Transportation Code Code Ann. § 63.001 (2026).

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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.

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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.

Graylin Gant, Jay Heichelheim, Stephen Holt, Sherif Saudi, and Charles Braden v. Hon. Gregory W. Abbott, Kenny Koncaba, W. B.Boney, Trey Hill, Kelly K. Lovell, Henry S. Porretto, Wallace R. Hogan, Jr., Chris Henry, Derek Tracy, Clinton Schuessler, Wendy Morrison, David Manney, Jon Halvorsen, Christos Sotirelis, Mark Saunders, Scot E. Smith, Scott Mitchell, Matthew Bush, Chris Gutierrez, Michael Godnich, and David Dion

574 S.W.3d 625 (Court of Appeals of Texas, 2019)

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