Tex.
Gov't Code Section 411.185
License Renewal Procedure
(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 of $40; and(3)
the informational form described by Subsection (c) signed or electronically acknowledged by the applicant.(b)
The director by rule shall adopt a renewal application form requiring an update of the information on the original completed application.(c)
The director by rule shall adopt an informational form that describes state law regarding the use of deadly force and the places where it is unlawful for the holder of a license issued under this subchapter to carry a handgun. An applicant for a renewed license must sign and return the informational form to the department by mail or acknowledge the form electronically on the Internet according to the procedure adopted under Subsection (f).(d)
Not later than the 60th day before the expiration date of the license, the department shall mail to each license holder a written notice of the expiration of the license, a renewal application form, and the informational form described by Subsection (c).(e)
The department shall renew the license of a license holder who meets all the eligibility requirements to continue to hold a license and submits all the renewal materials described by Subsection (a). Not later than the 45th day after receipt of the renewal materials, the department shall issue the renewed license or notify the license holder in writing that the department denied the license holder’s renewal application.(f)
The director by rule shall adopt a procedure by which a license holder who satisfies the eligibility requirements to continue to hold a license may submit the renewal materials described by Subsection (a) by mail or on the Internet.(g)
The department may not request or require a license holder to provide the license holder’s social security number to renew a license under this section.
Source:
Section 411.185 — License Renewal Procedure, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.411.htm#411.185
(accessed Jun. 5, 2024).