How do i know when i became a resident of texas

[jcfreestone]

We moved to Texas but I work in Ohio. When did I become a resident of Texas? Was it the data I purchased my home?

[BMcCalpin]

Generally, you become a resident of a state when you relocate

• your place of sleeping,
  
• your mailing address,
  
• your driver's license,
  
• your voter's registration,
  
• similar things like landline phone
  

to a location in that state. Thus, if you rented an apartment in Texas prior to buying the home and got a PO Box for mail in Texas, that could be a sign of residency.

However, each state has its own definition of residency (or none at all); thus, you could literally be a resident of two states at once, under their differing rules.

Please see this Ohio web page on the residency issue. It's for non-residents, but it gives you an idea of what Ohio is looking at to define residency.