Texas Transportation Code - TRANSP § 62.025. Powers of Pilot Boards

(1) appoint, suspend, or dismiss a branch or deputy pilot of a port in the district;

(2) establish pilotage rates for service in the board's jurisdiction; or

(3) adopt and enforce rules consistent with this chapter about the appointment, qualification, or regulation of branch or deputy pilots that are needed to govern those pilots and for the proper operation of the district's ports.