GALTEX Pilots Services Corporation provides the administration and operations support services for the sixteen federally-licensed and State Commissioned Branch Pilots of Galveston County who serve the Ports of Galveston and Texas City. These services include but are not limited Dispatching, Billing, Accounting, as well as Pilot Boat operation and maintenance. The Pilots are responsible for the safe navigation of vessels in and out of the Ports as required by federal and state laws. These laws currently require that all foreign flagged vessels, U.S. Flag vessels coming from foreign ports, and U.S. Flag vessels greater than 10,000 gross tons employ the services of a state Pilot.

The Dispatching function consists of receiving orders for Pilot services from Ship Agents/Vessel Masters and the subsequent dispatch of Pilots to said vessels. The Pilot Boat function consists of the operation and maintenance of the company owned pilot boats which are used for transporting the Pilots to and from the vessels they service. The administration function consists of but is not limited to the management of the service corps, billing for pilot services, accounting function for the service corporation, as well as overseeing the maintenance of service corporation assets.