Who is eligible?

Eligibility for Texas License To Carry a firearm

A person is eligible for a license to carry, IF the person:

is a legal resident of this state for the six month period preceding the date of application,
is at least 21 years of age (military 18 - 21 years of age now eligible - 2005 Texas LTC Law change),
has not been convicted of a felony,
is not currently charged with the commission of a felony, Class A or Class B misdemeanor, or equivalent offense, or an offense under Sec. 42.01 of the penal Code (Disorderly Conduct) or equivalent offense,
is not a fugitive from justice for a felony, Class A or Class B misdemeanor, or equivalent offense,
is not a chemically dependent person (a person with two convictions within the ten year period preceding the date of application for offenses (Class B or greater) involving the use of alcohol or a controlled substance is ineligible as a chemically dependant person. Other evidence of chemical dependency may also make an individual ineligible for a License to Carry),
is not incapable of exercising sound judgement with respect to the proper use and storage of a handgun,
has not, in the five years preceding the application, been convicted of a Class A or Class B misdemeanor, or equivalent offense, or an offense under Section 42.01 of the Penal Code (Disorderly Conduct) or equivalent offense,
is fully qualified under applicable federal and state law to purchase a handgun,
has not been finally determined to be delinquent in making child support administered or collected by the attorney general,
has not been finally determined to be delinquent in the payment of a tax or other money collected by the comptroller, state treasurer, tax collector of a political subdivision, Alcohol Beverage Commission or any other agency or subdivision,
is not currently restricted under a court protective order subject to a restraining order affecting a spousal relationship,
has not, in the 10 years preceding the date of application, been adjudicated as having engaged in delinquent conduct violating a penal law in the grade of felony,
has not made any material misrepresentation, or failed to disclose any material fact, in an application submitted pursuant to Section 411.174 or in a request for application submitted pursuant to Section 411.175.