Maintaining Domicile
A person who established domicile through one of the actions described in the section “Establishing a Domicile” in this section and continues to reside in Texas, except for temporary absences, is considered to have maintained domicile in Texas for that period of time unless he or she takes specific steps to change his or her domicile to a different location.
Examples of individuals who are not presumed to have the required intent to make Texas his or her domicile are listed below.
- An individual whose initial purpose for moving to Texas is to attend a college or a university as a full-time student is presumed not to have the required intent to make Texas his or her domicile. However, the presumption may be overruled by clear and convincing evidence.
- An individual performing acts which are directly related to fulfilling educational objectives or which are required or routinely performed by temporary residents of Texas.