> I guess RealID is supposed to be sort of the solution to that issue, but the requirments for those are annoying to fulfill if you're not a utility-paying tenant.
If you have a car, you're good, since the vehicle registration and insurance count as the two documents you need. If you have a job, you're good, since a W-2 and a pay stub count as the two documents you need. If you don't pay any bills, and you don't have a car or a job, then you're almost certainly living with someone else (probably your parents), so you're good since they can fill out a Residency Affidavit.
I did say annoying, not impossible. For me it was no car, not the master tenant, no Residency Affidavit in my state, and I don't own a printer. So, an annoying afternoon to pull up my W2 and a paystub and send them to a Kinkos, as opposed to just one afternoon wasted at the DMV.
How so? There's a ton of other choices for how to prove residency. For example, here's your choices if you live in Texas: https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/texas-resid...
If you have a car, you're good, since the vehicle registration and insurance count as the two documents you need. If you have a job, you're good, since a W-2 and a pay stub count as the two documents you need. If you don't pay any bills, and you don't have a car or a job, then you're almost certainly living with someone else (probably your parents), so you're good since they can fill out a Residency Affidavit.