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This question has always intrigued me.

I would turn the question to ask "why wouldn't you want to identify yourself to a police officer?" Yes, I've seen the videos where the police are harassing someone who is open carrying. I also understand that, sometimes, it is those who push the envelope to the limit who help get lines drawn to protect our rights.

OTOH, I support voter ID. I want anyone who is influencing our government to properly identify themselves.
It stands to reason that an interaction with an officer has a purpose (good or bad) and identifying oneself is as much an assertion for rights as not doing so.

I maintain that an officer bent on incorrect activities is not going to change that path whether or not and ID is produced so there is nothing to be gained for me as an individual by not showing my ID.

I've had a couple of situations while riding my bike (I don't carry any ID when I do that) where I would have happily recited my TX drivers license number for an officer if I was asked. Whatever problem is coming my way, I don't see an benefit to no doing so. Some here have reported leniency by some officers when that officer learned that the person had a CHL. I believe that most officers are going to support the idea of CHL and I'm prepared the share that I have one, even if it is not "demanded" of me.