Renew or start all over?

[Wonder boy]

It has been 10 years since my CHL has expired. Reading up on the TX state site it states as long as I meet the eligibility
requirements I'm good to go. Then on the renewal form it says I can only renew within 1 year after expiration of my
license. I have a spotless record but just didn't renew. Will I have to start back at square one with all the training , finger
printing, passport photos ect.?
I've been looking all through this site for nearly 4 hrs now and can't find this specifically mentioned.
I called the sharp shooter down in Corpus for more info, but was told to just submit a renewal and see what happens....
I don't like going into something without knowing the outcome. I also don't like donating to the state just to see "WHAT HAPPENS". I have been trying to call Austin but can't stay on the phone for hrs waiting.

[Pawpaw]

You will need to start over as though you never had a license before.

GC §411.185. LICENSE RENEWAL PROCEDURE.
Text of subsection as amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 156, Sec. 1
(a) To renew a license, a license holder must:
(1) complete a handgun proficiency course under Section 411.188(a) within
the six-month period preceding:
(A) the date of application for renewal, for a first or second renewal; and
(B) the date of application for renewal or the date of application for the
preceding renewal, for a third or subsequent renewal, to ensure that the
license holder is not required to complete the course more than once in any
10-year period; and
(2) submit to the department:
(A) an application for renewal on a form provided by the department;
(B) evidence of handgun proficiency, in the form and manner required by the
department;
(C) payment of a nonrefundable renewal fee as set by the department; and
(D) one or more photographs of the applicant that meet the requirements of
the department.
Text of subsection as amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1387, Sec. 1
(a) To renew a license, a license holder must, on or before the date the license
expires, submit to the department by mail or, in accordance with the procedure
adopted under Subsection (f), on the Internet:
(1) a renewal application on a form provided by the department;
(2) payment of a nonrefundable renewal fee as set by the department; and
(3) the informational form described by Subsection (c) signed or electronically
acknowledged by the applicant.

[sjfcontrol]

Passport photos no longer required (if you have a Texas DL or ID).
Fingerprints are done electronically at specific locations.
10 years is a LONG time -- lots of stuff has changed.

Yes, you will need to start over.

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