{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-69.038","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 69.038","heading":"DEPUTY BRANCH PILOT APPOINTMENT BY BRANCH PILOT.","body":"(a) Each branch pilot, subject to examination and approval of the board, may appoint two deputy branch pilots.\n(b) A branch pilot may appoint an additional deputy branch pilot if the board considers the appointment advisable.\n(c) A branch pilot who appoints a deputy branch pilot without the approval of the board forfeits the pilot's appointment as a branch pilot.\n(d) A branch pilot who appoints a deputy branch pilot is responsible for the actions of the deputy branch pilot.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 745, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 4. NAVIGATION","SUBTITLE B. PILOTS","CHAPTER 69. JEFFERSON AND ORANGE COUNTY PILOTS LICENSING AND REGULATORY ACT","SUBCHAPTER C. PILOT LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.69.htm#69.038","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"66836e1b0eab1caa45528f7348f36e09c506fa0be8bda20bac59b36322db46ea","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-69.037","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-69.039"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}