TX HB922

Establishes specific requirements for "inhabiting" a residence for voting purposes, requiring a person to have slept overnight, eaten, and kept personal belongings (clothing, medicine, toiletries, furniture) at the location

Prohibits a person from establishing voting residence at a property while claiming an active residence homestead tax exemption on a different property, unless they have sold that property or filed a homestead exemption application for their claimed voting residence

Requires candidates for public office to include on ballot applications a statement confirming they have inhabited their claimed residence address and disclose any property where they claim a homestead exemption

Creates a new judicial process (Subchapter F) for challenging candidate eligibility, allowing any registered voter in the election territory to file suit no later than 30 days before the election, with expedited discovery procedures and mandatory deposition of the candidate

Changes the deadline for primary election candidate withdrawal and ballot removal from the day after the filing deadline to the 50th day before the primary election, with the law taking effect December 1, 2026