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Thanks for the help guys. I sold the truck. Here's the ad on autotrader.com that I posted just last night. It went to the first caller for a couple of hundred bucks less than I was asking.

Now, if anybody is looking to buy a used by well maintained 1995 Crown Victoria LX, PM me.

Charles L. Cotton wrote:It's not the Castle Doctrine provides for car-carry without a CHL; it's HB1815.

You can have a handgun on your person while in your own motor vehicle.

Chas.

Thanks Chas for the definitive answer.

The car in question being seen in a few minutes is a small two seater pickup truck, so it would be the word of the thief against mine.

Let me start by saying that I am still waiting for my CHL to arrive in the mail, so I am not yet licensed to carry concealed.

I know that Texas' Castle Doctrine law allows one to carry a firearm inside the car, and to and from your home to the car, but, does the current law require that the firearm in the car be in plain view, or can it be concealed on one's person?

The reason I'm asking is that last night, we listed two cars for sale on AutoTrader.com, and people have already started calling this morning about coming over the see and test drive one of the vehicles. Since I don't know who any of these people are (although, in fairness to the ones who are going to be here in 15 minutes, they sound on the phone like nice people with kids), I deem it prudent to carry concealed on my person while out test driving with a prospective buyer, but I don't know if this is lawful or not.

Thanks for any input.