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DW... you'll have to take my word for it. I have a reason to speed (and so far, 100% of LEO's that have pulled me over on the job agree), but that's really not the point of my question. Venus has a great point. One such time was when I had a tail light out at 2am in Dallas. I had no idea, and the officers were way cool about it. So it's really a question that is worth getting answered for innocent circumstances as well as those of us boneheads who just insist on speeding

Do we have any LEO's that would be willing to chime in? If the answer is, "Just do it the way you always do it. If you get pulled over, you just might get outed." then I am totally okay with that too.

Haha... One would be correct! There is no formal policy that prohibits my carrying. Primarily, I am concerned that it would get back to my company and they would create such a policy. My job is a little different. I am a trainer, and I go out with people to train them, so this is not "carpooling" we are talking about. I also might be with people who work for my company or any company that has a contract with mine. So it's a gray area that I don't want anyone to separate into black and white for me. Beside that, it's my practice not to talk about the fact I am carrying... ever. IMO, the best time for anyone to know I am carrying is about the same time they know I need to be.

As far as informing the LEO when I am not carrying, they find out you have a CHL as soon as they run your license, and the same drill ensues, but I figure if we get it out of the way early, then I don't appear to be keeping anything back. In TX, all the LEO's I have encountered have been very supportive, so I have no reservation. Even if I did, those guys and gals face a lot of unknowns in their world. If I can take one question mark out of their day by saying, "Here's my permit, but I am not carrying." then I am okay with that.

I posted this on another forum, but I didn't know TXCHL was here, so I thought I would ask the TX experts!

I live in TX and have been pulled over a handful of times on the interstate. I have only ever had good experiences with any LEO.

I was driving 3 other people the other day though, and I wondered... what's the drill with a car full of people that don't know I am carrying? (I work in healthcare, and this was a car full of coworkers. We had a pretty legit reason for being in a big hurry on the interstate.)

When I have gotten pulled over in the past, whether carrying or not, I always hand the LEO my license and CCP, roll windows down, light up the cab, and keep my hands on the wheel. They always ask if I am carrying. If I am, they want to know where... but never any problems.

Well, if I happen to get pulled over with others in the car, any recommendations on how not to have that conversation with LEO in front of the passengers? (other than not getting pulled over in the first place )

Can you hand your license/CCP to the LEO and politely ask to step out of the car if he has any questions he'd like to ask? Just a thought... Thanks in advance.