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I received my CHL in the mail today - 85 days mailbox to mailbox (mailed in materials on 11/4/13). <Happy Dance!>

* Interesting to note - my on-line status first showed "mailed" on 1/22/14. Since it was 7:00 AM when I checked, I naturally assumed that it meant it was actually mailed the day before (on 1/21/14), since "mailed" is past tense (and I didn't think they had mailed it earlier than 7 AM that morning). When I received my CHL today - I noticed that the postmark on the envelope was "01/24/2014" meaning that they not only didn't mail it the day before, but 2 days AFTER it was posted as mailed (1/22/14).

Sooooo...the date when you see your status change to "mailed" may not actually be the date they mail it.

Also, for anyone who might be curious - they mailed it USPS First Class Mail (mailed on Friday 1/24 and I received it Tuesday 1/28...and I live in the Dallas area).

I mailed my stuff on Nov 4th, on-line status finally shows as "background check: under review" today! So you should be seeing yours updated soon!

Gary

JoeSixPack wrote:Story on Austin Fox TV news tonight (Friday 9pm) on the long wait for processing CHL applications.

Says the DPS has hired temporary workers to help with the backlog.

Hope so.....

I'm still waiting for an update on my initial application submitted Nov. 15, 2013. Maybe will see something soon.

Hope so.....


Joe

Finally, after 75 days (mailed in materials on Nov 4, 2013), my status on-line went from "waiting on the receipt of the required documents" to "background check: under review"!

Gary

Update: status changed to "concealed handgun license: manufacturing pending" on 1/19/14!

Update: status changed to "concealed handgun license: manufacturing" on 1/21/14!

Update: status changed to "concealed handgun license: mailed" on 1/22/14!

...just watchin' the mailbox now...

update: received CHL in the mail today (1/28/14), and as prescribed by recent legislation: it has "Veteran" printed on it.


*** 85 days mailbox to mailbox ***