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First 90 Days: Sequence Your Texas Arrival Tasks

This pathway helps you sequence licenses, registration, homestead exemption, voting, medical care, utilities, and domicile evidence after you arrive in Texas. The order matters.

What This Pathway Covers

This page is being developed. In the full guide, you will find:

  • Texas driver's license. Requirements, documents needed, appointment scheduling, and the 90-day deadline for new residents.
  • Vehicle registration. Texas registration process, inspection requirements, title transfer, and the 30-day timeline.
  • Homestead exemption filing. How to file with your county appraisal district, deadlines, and the $140,000 general exemption plus additional allowances.
  • Voter registration. Texas registration process, deadlines, and how to establish voting residency.
  • Domicile evidence. What documents establish Texas as your legal domicile for tax purposes, and how to create a clean paper trail.

Professionals to consult: Texas DMV (license requirements), county tax assessor-collector (vehicle registration), county appraisal district (homestead exemption), a CPA or tax professional (domicile documentation strategy).

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