Tex. Gov't Code Section 301.004
Temporary Officers; Duties

(a)

If the secretary of the senate for the previous session is present, that individual shall act as temporary secretary of the senate. If the chief clerk of the house of representatives for the previous session is present, the secretary of state shall appoint that individual to act as temporary chief clerk. The presiding officer of each house of the legislature shall appoint any temporary officers necessary to ensure the organization of the legislature.

(b)

Under the direction of the presiding officer, the secretary of the senate or chief clerk shall call the districts of the appropriate house in numerical order regardless of whether the secretary of state has received the election returns for each district.

(c)

If an individual appears at the call and presents proper evidence of the individual’s election, the individual shall be admitted or qualified as if the individual’s election returns had been made to the secretary of state.

(d)

After the secretary of the senate has called the districts and the senators-elect have appeared and presented their credentials, the official oath shall be administered to each senator-elect by an officer authorized by law to administer oaths.

(e)

After the chief clerk has called the districts and the members-elect of the house of representatives have appeared and presented their credentials, the chief clerk shall administer the official oath to each member-elect.

(f)

The presiding officer of each house shall ensure that a journal of the proceedings of that house is kept.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1250 (H.B. 4181), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.

Source: Section 301.004 — Temporary Officers; Duties, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­301.­htm#301.­004 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

301.001
Time and Place of Meeting 301.002
Who May Organize 301.003
Presiding Officers 301.004
Temporary Officers 301.005
Lack of Quorum 301.006
Selection of Officers 301.011
Short Title 301.012
Purpose 301.013
Selection of Committees 301.014
Powers and Duties of Standing Committees 301.015
Meetings of Standing Committees 301.016
Special Committees 301.017
General Investigating Committees 301.018
General Investigating Committee Meetings 301.019
Joint General Investigating Committee Hearings 301.020
Powers and Duties of General Investigating Committees 301.021
General Investigating Committee Employees 301.022
Testimony Under Oath 301.023
Administering Oaths 301.024
Process 301.025
Refusal to Testify 301.026
Contempt of Legislature 301.027
Prosecution for Contempt of Legislature 301.028
Cooperation of Other Agencies 301.029
Appropriations for Salaries, Per Diem, and Expenditures 301.031
Committee Staff 301.032
Gifts and Grants 301.033
Allocation of Space in Legislative Services Building 301.034
Termination of Membership on Interim Committee 301.035
Joint Interim Committee Per Diem and Travel Expenses 301.041
Communications with Parliamentarians 301.042
Communications with Engrossing and Enrolling Department 301.043
Engrossing and Enrolling Department Records of Drafting and Other Requests 301.051
Issuance of Publications 301.052
Distribution of Journals 301.061
Legal Representation of Legislature 301.071
Sale of Texas Flags and Similar Items 301.072
State Buildings Occupied by Legislative Offices and Agencies 301.073
Facilities Management Services for Space Occupied by Legislature 301.0221
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Accessed:
Apr. 29, 2024

§ 301.004’s source at texas​.gov