February Applications

[mstex12]

Yes, I have called 3 times now and all that I can tell is; they log on to the same site as we all can and look at the status, just as we all can. They tell me "your application is processing". I ask for more info but they tell me there is no other info, I will just have to wait. I am happy to have fount this forum, you know waiters love company.

[Chip]

but they tell me there is no other info

That's not entirely true. I've only called once, but they were at least able to tell me that they were waiting on the dreaded Harris County background check. I had asked if anything was missing from my application. I'd suggest you do the same - you should be able to politely ask what's missing, whether they are waiting on a background check, etc.

After hearing that it was the Harris County backlog, I decided not to even bother checking my online status again until late August.

[USA1]

Yes, I have called 3 times now and all that I can tell is; they log on to the same site as we all can and look at the status, just as we all can. They tell me "your application is processing". I ask for more info but they tell me there is no other info, I will just have to wait. I am happy to have fount this forum, you know waiters love company.

keep trying..from what i've read ..sometimes you get someone who is considerate ,and will look deeper to answer your questions. its kinda like fishin or gamblin .

[Clay5_98]

Yes it depends on who you get when calling, the lady I’ve talked with seems nice and told me all they were waiting on was Harris County BC. However I once talked with this guy who was very rude and all he would say is “still processing”. He kind of struck me as if I was bothering him or maybe he would preferably be somewhere else… like another job?

Days Processing: 130
Days since PIN: 100

[USA1]

He kind of struck me as if I was bothering him or maybe he would preferably be somewhere else… like another job?

typical ...some folks, especially government forget that THEY WORK FOR US

[thorkyl]

GF now at 139 days, got call last week, VM left on her cell phone

"Still waiting on your BG"

[PsychDiver]

Finally, Plastic in hand. First mailed to DPS the first week of February. Lived in Harris and Galveston Counties. State reps aid (Larry Taylor) was very helpful in calling the counties to enquire about what the holdup on the bg checks were. Now, I have to get the addressed changed because I just sold my house and moved into an apartment. Will move again in a few months so DPS will get some more money from me. But I didn't want to give them a reason to hold it up again to have it reprinted. I now have it in hand and can wait for the new one to come so I at least have one.

[jackj87]

This process is really beginning to irritate me. I called Thursday and was transferred to the technician adn told to leave a voice mail and wait 24- 48 hours. I called again Monday afternoon and they transferred me to her supervisor and to wait again up to 2 days for a return call. My BG check has been back since the 6th of June, and I am already past the month mark for reprocessing the application.

Any insights from the experienced Harris Co. applicants of what the hold up could be? I know they say if you were arrested that they have to review the packet, but I sent in the court documentation showing that it was a dismissed charge.

thanks guys

[CMan]

Five Mos. Today, I called and Whattaya know, It was "Accepted" TODAY ,
June 23 I sent a note to my State Sen. and Rep. got a reply thats it, DPS replied to my week previous email, said waiting on License to be printed, twice I re-replied asking if that meant it was approved, received no response as of yet, sent that info to Rep Davis' JD Chief of Staff Weller, No Reply to this day
I Should Receive it in about "Two Weeks"

[joe817]

I've got my fingers crossed for ya Cman!

[USA1]

I've got my fingers crossed for ya Cman!

me too ! 5 months is a loooong time !congrats

[quickdraw]

Any insights from the experienced Harris Co. applicants of what the hold up could be?

thanks guys

I am starting to think because so many people are calling their reps they seem to be getting put to the front of the line, and that leaves some of us waiting longer. I am seeing people in the April thread getiing their plastic already, and other Harris county applicants the sent theirs in a month after we did getting theirs.
I am not happy at all about waiting so long but I actually expected the wait to be about six months. A freind of mine and his daughter waited right at six months and both have "squeaky clean" records, as in never even had a traffic ticket.
I can understand getting impatient but calling your state reps at day 60 in many cases seems to be slowing down progress for people who have been waiting twice that long.
I talked with the tech processing my application on Monday and was told my BG check from Harris county( which was sent to HC in April) was not back yet. She also said she would put me "on the expidite list" and see if that will help. I asked her about giving the slow counties a certian amount of time and issuing the permit if they don't respond in a timely manner. She told me they did do that for a while and the state legislature put a stop to it.
I guess people have the right to contact their reps about delays, but I think they just may well be screwing those of us that were in line ahead of them. IMHO
End of rant

[piscessmith]

Five Mos. Today, I called and Whattaya know, It was "Accepted" TODAY ,
June 23 I sent a note to my State Sen. and Rep. got a reply thats it, DPS replied to my week previous email, said waiting on License to be printed, twice I re-replied asking if that meant it was approved, received no response as of yet, sent that info to Rep Davis' JD Chief of Staff Weller, No Reply to this day
I Should Receive it in about "Two Weeks"

Congrats Suppose this means I still have another month to go...

[Chip]

Any insights from the experienced Harris Co. applicants of what the hold up could be?

Harris County has one person - one person - doing all the background checks for one of the most populated counties in the nation. That one person got pulled off doing background checks for five weeks during Ike. They claim that the slowness has a lot to do with this, as well as with the increase in the number of applications.

[quickdraw]

Chip

i understand that, but Ike hit almost a year ago, with the backlog , at the VERY least Harris county needs to put a few people on to get the backlog caught up. Good Lord, take a few officers off DOT (extorting money from truck drivers) duty for a few weeks. My form of protest after this is over will be that "I will NEVER spend another dime of my hard earned money in Harris County,nor will I ever take a job from anyone based in HC.