{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-71.107","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 71.107","heading":"APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY BRANCH PILOT.","body":"(a) Only a branch pilot licensed for water in the jurisdiction of the pilot board of a navigation district in Cameron County may appoint a deputy branch pilot to serve in that board's jurisdiction.\n(b) A branch pilot serving in the jurisdiction of the pilot board of a navigation district in Cameron County may appoint two deputy branch pilots, subject to that board's examination and approval.\n(c) A branch pilot may appoint an additional deputy branch pilot under this section if the applicable pilot board considers the appointment advisable.\n(d) A branch pilot who appoints a deputy branch pilot under this section is responsible for the acts of the deputy branch pilot.\n(e) A branch pilot who appoints a deputy branch pilot under this section without the approval of the applicable pilot board forfeits the pilot's appointment as a branch pilot.\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 821 (S.B. 1353), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 4. NAVIGATION","SUBTITLE B. PILOTS","CHAPTER 71. CAMERON COUNTY PILOTS LICENSING AND REGULATORY ACT","SUBCHAPTER C. REGULATION OF BRANCH PILOTS AND DEPUTY BRANCH PILOTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.71.htm#71.107","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"72ad46e4f9bc29d81a3a40232fb9b2b87e7cfaa00dbf589a932e4104b72764f3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-71.106","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-71.108"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}