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.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.