Bare00foot wrote:While I understand the workload issues that DPS struggles with (and I'm sympathetic), they really are no different than most other Texas government offices: Understaffed and non responsive. The fact that their website is really of no help exacerbates the frustration. They could save all of this if the site showed you the sequence of events and where you are in the process. They'd save themselves a ton of time attempting to answer many of the status inquiries, and generate a little satisfaction and confidence in the overall process.
The big difference between the CHL/LTC office and everything else is that this is to exercise a God-given, Constutionally-recognized right, wherein an otherwise law-abiding citizen has to choose to commit a crime in order to carry a weapon to protect himself against the lawless. It kinda feels like Texas pays lip service to this right, with no follow through on execution.
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I submitted the last of my application materials on 12/10. Seeing as how many of the "waiters" are from the same period, maybe someone in the application room went bat-poop crazy and scrambled that week's worth of applications. I'm on day 84 and haven't heard a thing. I'm going to start my license renewal paperwork as soon as I get my license so maybe it'll be approved in time to avoid the lapse.