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I am of the room. Whining stops now. 161 days. Plastic arrived today via UPS.

TimmyD

Ive also posted in a couple other spots on this site.

Historical Events that have happened since I applied for my Texas Concealed Handgun License.....

1. Hurricane Ike hit Galveston and Houston, and much of the area has since recovered
2. Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years Day, and MLK day have come and gone.
3. Baseball season ended, the World Series played.
4. College Football season completed and Bowl Championship game held.
5. Pro Football regular season ended, NFC and AFC championship games complete.
6. Paid my annual property taxes.
7. Celebrated a birthday, my wife’s, birthday and our anniversary.
8. The stock market and worldwide financial markets have crashed
9. Gasoline has gone from $4.00 a gallon to $1.50 a gallon
10. The Iraq surge has been successful, and troops have begun drawing down.
11. The Texas Legislature was called into session
12. A new president has been elected and has taken office

Despite all this “progress,” I still see this message on the DPS CHL website

“Processing Application”

Update:
Day 141......and still waiting. ...........

Have spoken with the CHL office 5 times. They are supposed to be expiditing. That was a month ago.

Jake,

Thanks for the advice. I didn't contact Driver's office, but did contact my Representative, Larry Taylor. I received an immediate reply and his office was on the phone with DPS later that day. The CHL Bureau has called me and told me my packet was pulled and is receiving expedited treatment. He said expect approval sometime in a week. I'll not hold my breath, but am encouraged about the communication and what I was told.

TimmyD.

I am officially in the waiting room. I took the class from Chas in AUGUST!!!. Submitted the application and received a letter on August 26th that DPS had received my application. Received the Ike letter on September 25th. Corresponded with the DPS CHL Bureau in November and received the same response as others "due to Ike, the background checks are delayed."

Since I live in League City, I've contacted Representative Larry Taylor's office and asked for help. His aide has talked to the CHL folks, who claim they will try to expedite, since its been over 100 days. (I really disliked being another person that felt compelled to complain to elected officials.)

I'll keep you all posted on any progress.

TimmyD.