Tex. Transportation Code § 71.156
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 71.156, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 71.156. RECOVERY OF PILOTAGE CHARGES.
Official statutory text
(a) A pilot may bring an action to recover compensation for pilotage or services offered, including:
(1) pilot services rendered in accordance with Section 71.152 to a vessel in the jurisdiction of the pilot board of a navigation district in Cameron County;
(2) payment under Section 71.154 for pilot services available but not used; and
(3) payment under Section 71.155 for unauthorized pilot services.
(b) A pilot prevailing in an action brought under this section to recover payment under Section 71.155 is entitled to recover the pilot's court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
(1) pilot services rendered in accordance with Section 71.152 to a vessel in the jurisdiction of the pilot board of a navigation district in Cameron County;
(2) payment under Section 71.154 for pilot services available but not used; and
(3) payment under Section 71.155 for unauthorized pilot services.
(b) A pilot prevailing in an action brought under this section to recover payment under Section 71.155 is entitled to recover the pilot's court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
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