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They are MUCH better down here, but some things to be careful of:

If you've ever been arrested (fingerprinted and photographed) You'll need to get information from the arresting agency (the state, city, county, etc that arrested you) stating what you were arrested for, and proof you weren't convicted of a felony. There's more information on doing this all over this forum, and people explain it better than me.

Get a class where all the steps are covered, like photos, fingerprints, etc. There are quite a few silly things that are absolutely required, and doing it yourself, you're sure to miss a step. We've got great instructors on here, and the rest of us will love to recommend to you a "full service" class.

The only reasons you can be denied are:
1) conviction of a felony, ever
2) conviction of a class A or B misdemeanor (or crimes that would have been in Texas, in other places) for 5 years after date of conviction
3) being younger than 21 (there are some exceptions if youre millitary)
4) Chemically dependant (Basically arrested for something involving alcohol or drugs more than twice within a 10 year period I think. Being an alcoholic is ok as long as you havn't been arrested for crimes realted to alcohol within the above timeframe.)
5) Not qualified to purchase a handgun under federal laws from a FFL
6) In default for taxes or other money owed to the state of Texas
7) Under a restraining order
8) you lied on your application

Under Texas law, if you dont have any of these disqualifiers, you MUST be issued a license.