Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 61.003 — RESIDENCE
HS § 61.003Title 2. HEALTH · Part C. PROGRAMS PROVIDING HEALTH CARE BENEFITS AND SERVICES · Ch. 61. INDIGENT HEALTH CARE AND TREATMENT ACT · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)For purposes of this chapter, a person is presumed to be a resident of the governmental entity in which the person's home or fixed place of habitation to which the person intends to return after a temporary absence is located. However, if a person's home or fixed place of habitation is located in a hospital district, the person is presumed to be a resident of that hospital district.
(b)If a person does not have a residence, the person is a resident of the governmental entity or hospital district in which the person intends to reside.
(c)Intent to reside may be evidenced by any relevant information, including:
(1)mail addressed to the person or to the person's spouse or children if the spouse or children live with the person;
(2)voting records;
(3)automobile registration;
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Legislative history
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.091, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0175, eff. April 2, 2015.