Government Code §301.004

(a) Under the direction of the secretary of state, the clerk shall call the counties in alphabetical order regardless of whether the secretary of state has received the election returns for each county. (b) If an individual appears at the call and presents proper evidence of his election, the individual shall be admitted or qualified as if the individual's election returns had been made to the secretary of state. (c) After the clerk has called the counties and the members-elect have appeared and presented their credentials, the clerk shall administer the official oath to each member-elect.