Aaron and Peter

We are new fulltimers, registered in Livingston, and we both registered to vote. However, for Tuesday's election (11/2) we didn't receive notifications of the election, let alone any information as to how to vote by mail. So, we won't be able to vote in this election. How can I make sure that I don't miss another election?

Just became Livingston residents. We were hoping to keep our old doctor in CA for a while, but found out that she won’t be able to see us now that we aren’t CA residents. But not sure we want to have a doctor based in Livingston, we might prefer one in a larger market. Does anyone have a doctor in a larger Texas market that gets the full time lifestyle? Any pointers for me? We have Anthem Blue Cross PPO, so we are flexible in that way.

We sold our house so we own no property in CA anymore. Although I may be doing some piecemeal work from my old CA employer I will pay appropriate CA taxes on that income. We leave CA before July 1 permanently and will file partial-year for 2021. I’m also moving our storage our of state. I’m pretty sure we will be ok with CA but also wanted to make sure that I could defend my domicile choice if CA challenges it. My only other income is my pension. I have no concerns about the Texas tags on my RV and car while we remain in CA.

We considered South Dakota (and, in fact, the previous owners were South Dakota “residents”), but I want to be more honest about where we might spend time. I expect we will be actually spend real time in Texas. Besides, I understand that California is quite aggressive about domicile, and South Dakota is apparently a red flag that I wouldn’t likely be able to validate, while Texas would be. Thanks, though, it would have saved us some money.

Thanks, Kirk. I was smart enough to get our address already, so that's covered 🙂 And have the taxes in the bank to pay TX (rather our new home have the money than our old one). I will call the Polk County Tax Office and discuss my questions--thank you so much for that!

First, I know questions like these are asked all the time, but I really need a reality check from the folks who know: We just purchased a used RV. Took out-of-state delivery so we have not paid sales tax yet, and have a temp AZ registration on it. Have not yet established domicile in TX, but have a driver license appointment for me and my spouse in mid February. We were originally planning on driving from where we currently reside (San Diego, CA for another couple of months) to Livingston, but as it turns out the logistics are problematic and it would be much easier if we can just fly in and register our vehicles, get the driver license, and finalize everything else for domicile without having our vehicles (new-to-us MH and our toad) there. So, for those in the know, please let me know if the following makes sense: 1) Move our bank accounts, vehicle insurances, and perhaps our Dish for the RV in Livingston 2) Bring all our documents to Livingston. (BTW, what forms can/should we download and fill out for the registration/driver license/etc. before we get there?) 3) Register our vehicles perhaps the day before our license appointments (do I need to get the MH weighed? Will a weight from California work?) 4) Pass the written driver test for the CDL B Exempt, and schedule a driver test 5) When the driver test date shows up, go to the appropriate branch (in my case, El Paso is closest) but get the vehicle inspected in TX before the appointment. 6) What am I forgetting? Thank you for your guidance. I'm freaking out a bit about this.