Applied online, but mailed everything via snail mail 10/5, license in hand 12/20.
My status changed to "mailed" on Sunday night (15th), so why it takes 5 days for a letter to do what I can in 2.5 hours is beyond me. I do not blame the workers, but there's a systemic problem somewhere...
As a side note on my application process, it wasn't until after I'd submitted everything that I heard anything about submitting documentation on arrests (a couple of PIs earned in fits of youthful exuberance which resulted in nights in the pokey), so I was a little concerned that I might have some delays because of that. Found my record in Virginia online, which I could order a copy of. Found out that here in Harris county, they had absolutely no record of my arrest, and that I'd have to go downtown just to get a letter to say as much
Fortunately, DPS didn't seem to care about my transgressions enough to ask for paperwork, so huzzah!What a relief to finally close the status update tab in my browser
