The board of pilot commissioners for the ports of Harris County is composed of nine pilot commissioners appointed as follows:
(1) two pilot commissioners appointed by a majority of the city council of the City of Houston;
(2) two pilot commissioners appointed by a majority of the Harris County Commissioners Court;
(3) one pilot commissioner appointed by the city council of the City of Pasadena, who must reside in the city of Pasadena;
(4) one pilot commissioner appointed by a majority of the Harris County Mayors' and Councils' Association, who must be a resident of a municipality in Harris County that is located adjacent to the Houston Ship Channel and has a population of less than 100,000;
(5) two pilot commissioners appointed by the governor; and
(6) the chair of the board, appointed as described by Section 66.0116.
Official text of the Texas Transportation Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.