Tex. Transportation Code § 63.001
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 63.001, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 63.001. GOVERNOR TO APPOINT BOARDS.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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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