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GC §411.178. NOTICE TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. On
request of a local law enforcement agency, the department shall notify
the agency of the licenses that have been issued to license holders
who reside in the county in which the agency is located.

GC §411.192. CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS. (a) The department
shall disclose to a criminal justice agency information contained
in its files and records regarding whether a named individual or any individual
named in a specified list is licensed under this subchapter. Information
on an individual subject to disclosure under this section
includes the individual's name, date of birth, gender, race, zip code,
telephone number, e-mail address, and Internet website address. Except
as otherwise provided by this section and by Section 411.193, all
other records maintained under this subchapter are confidential and
are not subject to mandatory disclosure under the open records law,
Chapter 552.
(b) An applicant or license holder may be furnished a copy of disclosable
records regarding the applicant or license holder on request
and the payment of a reasonable fee.
(c) The department shall notify a license holder of any request that is
made for information relating to the license holder under this section
and provide the name of the agency making the request.
(d) The department shall make public and distribute to the public at
no cost lists of individuals who are certified as qualified handgun instructors
by the department and who request to be included as provided
by Subsection (e). The department shall include on the lists each
individual's name, telephone number, e-mail address, and Internet
website address. The department shall make the list available on the
department's Internet website.
(e) An individual who is certified as a qualified handgun instructor
may request in writing that the department disclose all or part of the
information described by Subsection (d) regarding the individual. The
department shall include all or part of the individual's information on
the list as requested.

Can others find out if I am licensed to carry a concealed handgun?
No. Information on individuals who are licensed to carry a concealed handgun is confidential and not subject to requests under the Public Information Act. However, the Department may release information about a concealed handgun licensee to criminal justice agencies.