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The administrative rules quoted were last revised in 2008. DPS has since quit approving videos and guest instructors. You can't use guest instructors unless they are certified Texas CHL instructors. You can use whatever material/videos you think will be beneficial in illustrating the course material as long as it follows the syllabus provided by DPS.

You can use whatever videos you think appropriate. DPS doesn't have an approved/disapproved list. Here is a website that a collection of videos that you could use. http://activeselfprotection.com/

I too purchased the training material from the two outfits that were setup and selling it at the instructor course. I tried using the material but finally gave it up and made my own powerpoint presentation based upon the instructor course material from the DPS class. The purchased material just didn't flow well for me. It took awhile, especially since it was the 10 hour course. But it made it very easy to follow and was consistent in the teaching material.

When the state reduced to 4-6 hours, I trimmed it down using the sylallbus the DPS came up with. It wasn't very hard since my presentaion covered all the goals and course objectives and didn't take much time. I simply cut out what wasn't needed any longer and rearranged to follow the sylallbus. I sometimes teach the modules out of order depending upon the range/classroom location to fit best with the learning environment and range limitations (such as time scheduling, etc.).

Later two other instructors that I sometimes teach with asked to use the presentation due to time contraints and some last minute issues in scheduling a class. They both loved it as it was easy to follow and teach from without ever having seen the presentation before (the last minute thing). I suppose teaching the various NRA firearm courses made me accustomed to being able to teach a class sight unseen from a presentation that is easy to follow (there have been some issues with NRA instructors not being consistent in teaching the NRA material, but I don't think that it is the material that is the problem). If you are well grounded in the subject matter you should be able to take such a presentation and teach it the first time without a problem. So that is the format that I used in developing the CHL presentation. BTW, both of these two instructors are experienced NRA instructors teaching NRA classes. One of them is an NRA Training Counselor.

So, I suggest that you take the time to make your own presentation according to your style and timing. Over time you will want to revisit the presentation and tweek it based upon your class/student experiences. You will definitely need to review every two years after the Texas legislature has finished their session to allow for the changes in the law.