Those wishing to become Texas residents in order to vote must first be citizens of the U.S. This can be done through natural birth within U.S. borders, birth abroad to U.S. parents, or naturalization. Naturalization is a process in which a citizen of another country becomes a citizen of the U.S. Whatever your path to citizenship, you will need documentation of your citizenship, whether that be a birth certificate or a certificate of naturalization.  Becoming a U.S. citizen can take some time. Naturalization requires 5 years of legal residence in the U.S., followed by an application process and a naturalization test. The test consists of questions on English, U.S. history, and civics.  However, there is a strict limit on the number of people who can be permanent residents (those with green cards) and who can become citizens each year, so just because you want to apply and take the test does not mean you will be allowed to. While you do not need to show your ID to anyone to register to vote, the registration form asks for an driver's license or ID number and you will be required to show a form of ID when you actually go to vote. The forms of identification that are accepted at voting locations include:  Texas driver license Texas election identification certificate Texas identification card Texas license to carry permit United States military identification card United States citizenship certificate US passport Pick up a voter registration application from any polling place or state office. Fill out the form and mail it in 30 days before a scheduled election.  On the application you will be asked your name, address, driver's license or ID number, if you are a U.S. Citizen, and various other identifying information, such as your date of birth.  While voting is voluntary and not required to be a resident of Texas, it is something that only a resident can do.

Summary: Be a United States citizen. Have identification. Register to vote.


When you reapproach them to offer a second apology, start by summarizing exactly what you did wrong.  This will ensure that the two of you are on the same page and will help to fully clear the air. Say something like “Gia, I apologize for yelling at you the other day.  I was angry and that is no excuse.  I should never have raised my voice at you; I was completely out of line.” After apologizing, make sure that there is nothing else that you have done that needs to be discussed.  Your perception of the issue could be entirely different from theirs.  For instance, you might think someone is mad because you yelled, but they really might be upset because you walked away from them afterwards when trying to speak to you. Say “Was there anything else that I did that bothered you?  If so, I'd like for us to talk about it.” Once you have spoken, give them time to speak.  Truly listen to them; do not interrupt them or plan out your responses in your head while they are speaking.  Try summarizing back what they have said to you to make sure they feel heard. For instance, you might say “So, it sounds like you're saying that I really bothered you when I cut you off in the meeting the other day because it made you feel unimportant.  I'm sorry for that and I want you to know that I value all of your contributions to our team.” Never say things like “Well, I'm sorry for yelling BUT you made me mad.”  Give your apology and leave it at that, with no exceptions or disclaimers.  A half apology is no apology at all.  Be open, honest, and genuine as well and don't preplan your words, but do some self reflection beforehand so you'll be ready. After you have both spoken at length about your own missteps, take some time to discuss any issues that you may have had with them.   Do not make up and issue or bring up something that was resolved from the past in order to make yourself feel better; only bring real concerns to the table for discussion. Try to avoid blaming them or being defensive. Simply explain your perspective.  You might say something like “I am truly sorry for what I said to you, Brian.  Sometimes, though, you try to one-up me.  Or you brag about how much money you have when you know I'm going through a tough time, so that makes me feel like you're trying to make me jealous.” Use "I" statements to describe how you feel. For example, "I feel like sometimes I am not heard," is less combative than, "You never listen to me."

Summary: Summarize what you did. Ask for clarification. Listen. Take responsibility for what you did. Address your own concerns.


This is the web page do download the XAMPP client. XAMPP is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS.  Click the download button for whichever system your computer runs on. You will be redirected to a download page and your download will start automatically. If your download does not start automatically, click the green text that says click here at the top of the page. Once the install file is finished downloading, you can open the downloaded file in your web browser or Downloads folder.  The install file is "xampp-windows-x64-X.X.X-0-VC15-installer.exe" on Windows, "xampp-osx-X.X.X-0-vm.dmg" on Mac, and "xampp-linux-x64-X.X.X-0-installer.run" on Linux. If you receive an alert that informs you that your Antivirus software may interfere with the installation, temporarily disable your antivirus software and click Yes to continue the installation. When you see the XAMPP installer welcome screen, click Next to continue. XAMPP has a variety of services, including PHP, MySQL, Apache, phpMyAdmin, and more.  Click Next to install everything, or uncheck the boxes next to the services you don't want to install and click Next. Here you are asked where you would like to install the personal web server application. The default is to the C:\ drive when installing on a PC. This is probably the best location.  To change folder locations, click the icon that resembles a folder and select a folder to install XAMPP to. On Mac, when you see the XAMPP icon with an arrow pointing to the Applications folder, click and drag XAMPP.app to the Applications folder as indicated to copy it to your Applications folder. When you see the information screen about Bitnami, click Next to continue. Once the installation process is complete, click Finish. Click the flag that represents your language (English or German).  Then click Save.  XAMPP will open automatically once the installation is complete.
Summary: Go to https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html in a web browser. Click the link for your operating system. Double-click the install file. Click Next. Select which services you want to install and click Next. Select a folder to install XAMPP to and click Next. Continue clicking Next until XAMPP starts to install. Click Finish. Select your language and click Save.