Determining Residency

The following persons shall be classified as Texas Residents and entitled to pay resident tuition at all institutions of higher education. 
(1) a person who:

• (A) graduated from a public or accredited private high school in this state or, as an alternative to high school graduation, received the equivalent of a high school diploma in this state, including the successful completion of a nontraditional secondary education and
• (B) maintained a residence continuously in this state for:
  • (i) the thirty-six months immediately preceding the date of graduation or receipt of the diploma equivalent, as applicable; and
  • (ii) the 12 months preceding the census date of the academic semester in which the person enrolls in an institution.
   

(2) a person who:

• (A) established domicile in this state not less than 12 months before the census date of the academic semester in which the person enrolls in an institution; and
• (B) maintained domicile continuously in the state for the 12 months immediately preceding the census date of the academic semester in which the person enrolls in an institution.

(3) a dependent whose parent:

• (A) established domicile in this state not less than 12 months before the census date of the academic semester in which the person enrolls in an institution; and
• (B) maintained domicile continuously in the state for the 12 months immediately preceding the census date of the academic semester in which the person enrolls in an institution.