Section 68.037 - Branch Pilot Appointment By Governor(a) On filing of the bond and oath required by Section 68.039, the board shall certify to the governor that a person licensed as a branch pilot has qualified.(b) On receipt of the board's certification, the governor shall issue to the person, in the name of the state and under the state seal, a commission to serve as a branch pilot to and from Brazoria County ports.(c) The governor shall appoint the number of branch pilots necessary to provide adequate pilot services for each Brazoria County port.Tex. Transp. Code § 68.037
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.