{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-55.006","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 55.006","heading":"PORT AUTHORITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.","body":"(a) The committee consists of nine members appointed as follows:\n(1) one member from the Port of Houston Authority appointed by the commission;\n(2) three members who represent maritime ports on the upper Texas coast appointed by the commission;\n(3) three members who represent maritime ports on the lower Texas coast appointed by the commission;\n(4) one member appointed by the lieutenant governor; and\n(5) one member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.\n(b) A committee member serves at the pleasure of the commission.\n(c) The committee must meet at least semiannually.\n(d) A member is not entitled to compensation for service on the committee but is entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses the member incurs in performing committee duties.\n(e) Section 2110.002, Government Code, does not apply to the committee.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 18.05, eff. June 21, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 480 (H.B. 699), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 180 (S.B. 28), Sec. 3, eff. May 26, 2017.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 4. NAVIGATION","SUBTITLE A. WATERWAYS AND PORTS","CHAPTER 55. FUNDING OF PORT DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, PORT CONNECTIVITY PROJECTS, AND STUDIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.55.htm#55.006","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"95206018a6a653a9a09eaa3998d955ed3603f0fe23ab695eb8d32f97a66a16b8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-55.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-55.007"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}