After you move in Texas: license, registration and homestead exemption
Driver license, vehicle registration, voter registration and the homestead exemption: what is due and when.
When: In the first 30 days after move-in
Driver license
- Moving within Texas: update your address within 30 days. You can usually do it online with the Department of Public Safety.
- New to Texas: you have 90 days to get a Texas license.
Vehicle registration
- New to Texas: register your vehicle within 30 days, at the county tax office.
- Most Houston-area counties require an emissions test first.
Voter registration
Update your address when you update your license. To vote in an election you must be registered 30 days before it.
Homestead exemption, if you own
A homestead exemption lowers the taxable value of the home you own and live in. You file once with your county appraisal district. It is free to file. The deadline is usually April 30.
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