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Contact Your Elected Officials: Harris Country Republican Party
| Harris County District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal | |
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Contact Your Elected Officials: Harris Country Republican Party
More than 237,000 Texans have concealed handgun licenses. But many other law-abiding adults don't have licenses because they are disqualified by exceptions that have nothing to do with public safety, said Alice Tripp, a lobbyist for the Texas State Rifle Association, an NRA affiliate.
Tripp said people who have defaulted on student loans, who owe the state sales tax or franchise tax payments or are behind in child support payments are ineligible to receive a license.
Workaround for these individuals:
Get a license from Florida or Utah, which are recognized in Texas. There is no prohibition in Texas law that prevents Texas residents from carrying on a license from a different state.
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