Texas Transportation Code - TRANSP § 71.055. Powers of Pilot Boards

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

(2) establish pilotage rates for service in that board's jurisdiction;  and

(3) adopt and enforce rules consistent with this chapter regarding the appointment, qualification, or regulation of branch pilots or deputy branch pilots in that board's jurisdiction as necessary to govern those pilots and properly operate that district's ports.