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I sent mine in Priority Mail, Certified, Return Receipt Requested just to be able to prove DPS got it in case it comes to that. It was not until two days after it was in Austin that it was delivered (I kept copies of everything). I don't know if USPS was that slow or if DPS doesn't pick up the mail on a daily basis. The weird part was it was signed for just before 8 PM.

I appreciate the comment about the length of time it takes for DPS to enter it into the system as received as I have been wondering. Two weeks seems to be a long time just to enter it in the system as "received", but it is what it is.

USPS service seems to be getting poorer these days. I sent another item Priority Mail to Florida and the system not only does not track it as claimed, but the website is now giving messages that amount to "disavowing all knowledge...." When I called their phone system was as bad or worse. I gave up and called the recipient to see if it had gotten there.

I wish DPS would give a street address so that you could FedEX it.

[Edit] P.S. I did some other reading and found posts going back several years on other websites regarding the 30 day period DPS has to assign the application (background check) to a "Designee" (worker) before the 60 day clock starts. Some of the posts intimated that DPS was working the system so that they would be able to meet the 60 processing time by delaying assigning the application to a "Designee" (worker). Apparently, the online status is only changed when the application is assigned to a "Designee" (worker). There were a few brief comments about a bill pending in a prior legislature for the 30 day period to be removed. Has anyone heard anything about such a proposal before the current legislature?