If you can legally buy a firearm, you qualify to apply for a Concealed Handgun License in Texas.  To obtain a LTC, you:

  Must be a legal resident for 6 months preceding the application date

  Must be at least 21 years of age^†

  Must never have been convicted of a felony

  Must not be currently charged with commission of a Class A or B misdemeanor^‡ or felony^‡

  Must not be chemically dependent

  Must be capable of exercising sound judgment with respect to the proper use and storage of a handgun

  Must not, in the 5 years preceding the application date, been convicted of a Class A or B misdemeanor^‡, or an offense under Section 42.01 Penal Code^‡

  Is fully qualified under applicable federal and state laws to purchase a handgun

  Must not be finally determined to be delinquent in making child support payments

  Must not be finally determined to be delinquent in the payment of tax or other money collected by the comptroller, the tax collector of a political subdivision of the state, or any agency or subdivision of the state

  Must not be currently restricted under a court protective order or subject to a restraining order affecting the spousal relationship, other than a restraining order solely affecting property interests.

  Must not, in the 10 years preceding the application date been adjudicated as having engaged in delinquent conduct violating a felony grade penal law

  Must not make any material representation or failure to disclose any material fact in an application pursuant to section 411.174

^†Active Duty or Honorably Discharged veterans must be at least 18
^‡or equivalent offense