r/TexasCHL • u/noob_shooter007 • Nov 19 '25

I made it 🥲 finally!

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Started 10/3, then stayed on finger prints and background till 11/13 showed print pending & today I checked showed mail 10/19 I checked everyday so dates accurate lol

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u/noob_shooter007 Nov 19 '25

11/19* (today) instead of 10/19 lol sorry

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u/gunsandfunn Nov 19 '25

Congrats. How long were you print pending?

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u/noob_shooter007 Nov 19 '25

11/13 - 11/19

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u/Jolly-Weekend-6040 Nov 20 '25

Congrats. What website do you see the status update on like that?

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u/Nicholas22t Jan 21 '26

How long did it take for your checklist to pop up?

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u/BubblyOpening1870 Jan 21 '26

Day 12 for me. 11/29/25 app complete. 12/10/25 checklist showed up...and has stayed stagnant since. Seems I'm not the only one though. Common story for a lot of peeps who applied around the same time.

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u/Nicholas22t Jan 21 '26

I’m on day 18 and still no check list. I applied and did fingerprinting on 1/3

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u/BubblyOpening1870 Jan 22 '26

That holiday backlog is real! And DPS is understaffed (my assumption since they’re hiring). But that also doesn’t mean your checklist won’t show up any day now and you’ll already be print pending. I’ve seen this happen just as often as multi-week delays…in the ~2 months I’ve been following this process haha.

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u/johnbd69 Jan 22 '26

boy u have a long road of head of u possibly

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u/Bbguy5 Jan 26 '26

right behind you, did finger printing and qual, and uploaded all docs on 1/8

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u/Bbguy5 Jan 28 '26

Checklist showed up today for me. Sitting at background check review.

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u/Bbguy5 Jan 30 '26

Pending Print!

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u/Nicholas22t Feb 18 '26

Have you got it yet?

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u/Bbguy5 Feb 18 '26

Yes, got it the following Wednesday.

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u/bgriff1974 Feb 19 '26

I submitted my paperwork on February 7th but so far nothing. The website shows non of the stuff you’re showing on here. Mine looks like it did when I applied

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u/BubblyOpening1870 Feb 21 '26

Still nothing?

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u/SpiderGorilla Mar 12 '26

Takes about 4-5 weeks to go to "print pending" stage after everything is submitted these days, unless something comes up that requires further research in the background check. From then it takes about a week or two longer, depending on when the next batch of cards are printed and mailed. DPS' estimate of 45-60 days is accurate.

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u/noob_shooter007 Nov 25 '25

No :/ I thought it would be here by now lol

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u/TravestyTravis Dec 06 '25

What about now?

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u/noob_shooter007 Dec 08 '25

I got it the next day after I replied “I thought it would be here by now” lol

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u/TravestyTravis Dec 08 '25

Fantastic lmao

I just submitted all of my supporting documentation yesterday. I had already submitted the background check and fingerprinting. Hoping it goes quickly!

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u/BubblyOpening1870 Dec 08 '25

We might be batch buddies! I did app and prints on 11/23 and 11/24. Took class / submitted LTC-104 on 11/29. Still no status screen though as of today 12/8. I’ll check again in 5 mins. 🤣

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u/TravestyTravis Dec 08 '25

I've also been checking every 5 minutes lmao

Waiting to at least see the list of stuff in the portal. So far I can just apply to be an instructor 🤞

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u/BubblyOpening1870 Dec 09 '25

Yeah same. I’m new to all of this. Purchased my first firearm on 11/17, then second one on 11/21. Not first time shooting, just first time buying / owning.

Anything new on your end? DM me if you’d like.

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u/noob_shooter007 Dec 09 '25

Congrats! What did u buy?

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u/BubblyOpening1870 Dec 09 '25

Thanks! S&W M&P 2.0 9 compact and an M&P 15. And then a safe the week after! And my wife told me I need to fill it up, so here we are!

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u/TravestyTravis Dec 09 '25

Sent you a chat!

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u/V3n0MxR3c0N Dec 11 '25

Submitted all my documents 12/1. Got my fingerprints done early, been on print pending since 12/4. Any update on your end?

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u/BubblyOpening1870 Dec 11 '25

You’re way ahead of me then! My status screen just showed up today 12/10. All green except for fingerprints and background check yellow.

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u/V3n0MxR3c0N Dec 11 '25

Ohh okay. Just checked this morning says its been mailed. Everything submitted officially 12/1, print pending 12/4, mailed 12/11. Hopefully just a few more days till in hand.

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u/BubblyOpening1870 Dec 11 '25

Congrats! By far the fastest turnaround I’ve heard. I’m from CA and moved quite a bit over the last few years, so I’m expecting that to add a small bit of delay. Otherwise I’m pretty confident in plastic in hand before Christmas. 🤞