Texas relocation guides

Short pages for the questions people search before they open the checklist. Each one links into the interactive Texas checklist.

• Texas Form 130-U and Registration Purposes Only

  How new residents use TxDMV Form 130-U, when Registration Purposes Only is available, and when a full title transfer is optional.

• Texas 30-day registration and 90-day license clocks

  New residents have 30 days to register a car they own and 90 days to transfer a driver license. DPS appointments run about 60 days behind.

• Texas emissions counties, inspection fees, and EVs

  Which Texas counties require an emissions test, the county fee caps, and the $200 EV registration fee plus the $7.50 replacement fee.