Need proof of residency in the Lone Star State? You can use mortgage statements, current insurance policies, utility bills, and a valid voter registration card in Texas.

If you’re trying to obtain a Texas driver’s license, you’ll need to show proof of your residency to the Texas Department of Public Safety (TxDPS). While you’ll use a valid U.S. passport book or U.S. Certificate of Citizenship to verify your identity, you will also need additional valid documents to prove your residential address in Texas.

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What documents can be used as proof of residency in Texas?

If you’re looking to apply for a Texas driver’s license or REAL ID, you must provide the Texas Department of Public Safety (TxDPS) with identification documents that prove the following:

U.S. citizenship (or evidence of lawful presence)

Texas residency

Identity

Social Security number

To verify your residency in the Lone Star State, you must provide two printed documents as proof of residency. They should contain your name and residential address. One document must show that you’ve lived in Texas for at least 30 days.

Any of the following documents can be used to satisfy your Texas residency requirement:

Current deed, mortgage, monthly mortgage statement, mortgage payment booklet, or a residential lease agreement

Current homeowner’s or renter’s insurance policy

Current car insurance policy

Current car payment booklet or payment

Valid, unexpired Texas voter registration card, motor vehicle registration or title, boat registration or title, or concealed handgun license (CHL) or license to carry (LTC)

Utility bill (e.g., water, electricity, garbage, phone, gas, or cable) dated within 90 days of application

Selective Service card

Texas high school, college, or university report card or transcript for current school year

W-2, 1099, or 1098 tax form from your employer, government, or financial institution for the last tax year

Bank statement dated within 90 days before application

Paycheck or pay stub dated within 90 days before application

Official mail from a state, county, city, village, or federal agency, including U.S. Military or Veterans Administration indicating residential address

Medical or health card

Recent release or parole document from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Current DS-2019 form from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Letter of Texas residency from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD)

Please note that proof of residency documents may be photocopied. This does not apply to proof of U.S. citizenship, identity, and Social Security number though.

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What qualifies for proof of identity in Texas?

In Texas, three categories verify your identity. You can bring one item listed in Primary Identity Documents, two items listed in Secondary Identity Documents, or one listed in the latter category and two items listed in the Supporting Identity Documents category.

Here are the documents that qualify for each identity category:

Primary Identity Documents: Texas driver’s license or ID card, valid U.S. passport book or card, U.S. Certificate of Citizenship, U.S. Citizen Identification Card, Permanent Resident Card, Machine Readable Immigrant Visa, Employment Authorization Card, Unexpired U.S. Travel Document, Advance Parole Document, I-94 stamped Sec. 208 Asylee or Sec. 207 Refugee, valid Refugee Travel Letter, American Indian Card, Northern Mariana card, valid foreign passport with attached visa, U.S. military ID card

Secondary Identity Documents: Original or certified copy of a birth certificate

Supporting Identity Documents: Original Social Security card, Texas driver’s license or ID card, valid driver’s license or ID from another state, receipt of Temporary Texas driver's license or ID card, Form W-2 or 1099, school report card, school ID, U.S. military dependent identification card, original or certified copy of marriage license or divorce decree, Texas Voter registration card, original pilot license, concealed handgun license or license to carry, military records, professional license from a Texas state agency, hospital-issued birth record, consular document from a state or national government, original or certified copy of an abstract birth certificate, Texas Inmate ID card, Veterans ID card, Texas vehicle or boat registration, original Medicare or Medicaid card, original Selective Service card, immunization records, valid foreign passport, insurance policy (continuously for last two years), tribal membership card

Again, remember that photocopies of accepted documents for a Texas driver’s license only apply to proofs of residency—not identity.

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