{"id":46,"date":"2026-05-06T21:08:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T21:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=46"},"modified":"2026-05-06T21:08:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T21:08:17","slug":"texas-dps-proposes-citizenship-checks-for-handgun-licenses-security-guards-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=46","title":{"rendered":"Texas DPS proposes citizenship checks for handgun licenses, security guards and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> <!-- --> <!-- --><p><span><strong>AUSTIN, Texas<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>The Texas Department of Public Safety has proposed new rules that would require applicants who are looking to receive a license to carry, to provide documentation verifying their citizenship, or immigration status, through a federal database.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=36\">Governor Abbott opens 460 MW Pin Oak power plant, first under Texas Energy Fund<\/a><\/p> <h2>Handgun license requirements proposed<\/h2> <!-- --><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/9e0c53d5544f0fd0649734387c03713d-768x432.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/9e0c53d5544f0fd0649734387c03713d-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/9e0c53d5544f0fd0649734387c03713d-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/9e0c53d5544f0fd0649734387c03713d.jpg 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n <div><p><span>13 May 2022, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Rottweil: A Walther PDP Full Size 9mm handgun and 9mm Luger cartridges lie on a table of a sports shooter. Photo: Silas Stein\/ (Photo by Silas Stein\/picture alliance via Getty Images)<\/span> <!-- --><\/p> <!-- --><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><p>What we know:<\/p> <!-- --><p>The proposed amendments were published in the April 24 edition of the Texas Register and would require both new and renewed applicants to submit proof of eligibility under federal law.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><h2>SAVE database for citizenship verification<\/h2> <!-- --><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/072dba8bb91fc9f5ee802bfc332c4bac-768x432.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/072dba8bb91fc9f5ee802bfc332c4bac-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/072dba8bb91fc9f5ee802bfc332c4bac-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/072dba8bb91fc9f5ee802bfc332c4bac.jpg 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n <div><p> <span><strong> (Al Diaz\/Miami Herald\/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)<\/strong><\/span><\/p> <!-- --><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><p>Applicants would be required to use documents verified through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE, program.<\/p> <!-- --><p>The rule changes are intended to ensure compliance with the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, which governs eligibility for certain public benefits, including professional and commercial licenses.<\/p> <!-- --><h2>Valid ID for Texas LTC<\/h2> <!-- --><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/13b72c2b06407addb6b118bcbfced823-768x432.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/13b72c2b06407addb6b118bcbfced823-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/13b72c2b06407addb6b118bcbfced823-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/13b72c2b06407addb6b118bcbfced823.jpg 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n <div><p><span>\u00a0(Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg\/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)<\/span> <!-- --><\/p> <!-- --><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><p>What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p> <!-- --><p>Under the proposal, applicants would need to provide one of several forms of identification, among other federally recognized documents:<\/p> <!-- --><ul><li><span>REAL ID-compliant driver\u2019s license or identification card,<\/span><\/li><li><span>a valid U.S. passport,<\/span><\/li><li><span>a foreign passport with a visa and I-94 form,<\/span><\/li><li><span>a certified birth certificate,<\/span><\/li><li><span>a certificate of naturalization or citizenship, or<\/span><\/li><li><span>a permanent resident card<\/span><\/li><\/ul> <!-- --><p>Amanda Contrino, a senior policy analyst with the Texas DPS\u2019s Regulatory Services Division, said in the proposal that most applicants are expected to already possess the required documentation and, as a result, the agency does not anticipate additional economic costs for most individuals.<\/p> <!-- --><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7ebcf68ad4f11cc0adf07881f5d2a0d7-768x432.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7ebcf68ad4f11cc0adf07881f5d2a0d7-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7ebcf68ad4f11cc0adf07881f5d2a0d7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7ebcf68ad4f11cc0adf07881f5d2a0d7.jpg 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n <div><p><span>(Photo by Al Seib\/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)<\/span> <!-- --><\/p> <!-- --><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><p>The other side:<\/p> <!-- --><p>For those who do not already have qualifying documents, the proposal notes potential costs could include $22 for a certified copy of a Texas birth certificate, $33 for a REAL ID-compliant driver\u2019s license or identification card, and $165 for a U.S. passport.<\/p> <!-- --><p>Texas DPS says the changes are not expected to have adverse economic effects on small businesses, micro-businesses or rural communities. Officials said the rules are necessary to maintain the integrity of the licensing process and comply with federal law.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=30\">Pflugerville mass shooting: 1 dead, 4 injured; police identify man killed, release video<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><h2>Impact on security licenses, vehicle inspectors<\/h2> <!-- --><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/91ff3c9726442967b8f74904dd1e2618-768x432.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/91ff3c9726442967b8f74904dd1e2618-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/91ff3c9726442967b8f74904dd1e2618-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/91ff3c9726442967b8f74904dd1e2618.jpg 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n <div><p><span>Tuam Tu works on a Public Works vehicle in the Public Works garage facility on Teague, in north Houston, Thursday,Aug. 5, 2010. Mayor Parker is reducing the number of take home vehicles assigned to city employees, and effort to save $21 million over <\/span> <!-- --><\/p> <div>Expand<\/div><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><p>Dig deeper:<\/p> <!-- --><p>Similar documentation requirements are also proposed across multiple licensing programs administered by the department, including:<\/p> <!-- --><ul><li><span>Qualified handgun instructor certification (application and renewal)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Ignition interlock device vendors (application and renewal for authorization)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Compassionate-Use (low-THC cannabis) program (registration for employees, managers, owners)<\/span><\/li><li><span>Vehicle inspection station certification<\/span><\/li><li><span>Vehicle inspector certification<\/span><\/li><li><span>Private security licenses, including:Individual security licensesCompany licensesCommissioned security officersGuard companiesLocksmith companiesAlarm companies and alarm training schoolsPrivate investigation companies<\/span><\/li><li><span>Individual security licenses<\/span><\/li><li><span>Company licenses<\/span><\/li><li><span>Commissioned security officers<\/span><\/li><li><span>Guard companies<\/span><\/li><li><span>Locksmith companies<\/span><\/li><li><span>Alarm companies and alarm training schools<\/span><\/li><li><span>Private investigation companies<\/span><\/li><li><span>Metals recycling entities (scrap metal businesses) registration<\/span><\/li><\/ul> <!-- --><h2>What is the SAVE?<\/h2> <!-- --><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/36fdbd9c040d8fefc4107e54724c3f50-768x432.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/36fdbd9c040d8fefc4107e54724c3f50-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/36fdbd9c040d8fefc4107e54724c3f50-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/36fdbd9c040d8fefc4107e54724c3f50.jpg 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n <div><p><span>WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; SEPTEMBER 10: Attendees listen to Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) speaking at a &#8220;Only Citizens Vote&#8221; bus tour rally on passing the SAVE Act at Upper Senate Park outside the U.S. Capitol on September 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Safeguard Ame<\/span> <!-- --><\/p> <div>Expand<\/div><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><p>The backstory:<\/p> <!-- --><p>SAVE is an online system administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services that allows government agencies to verify an applicant\u2019s immigration status or U.S. citizenship. The system does not determine whether someone qualifies for a license or benefit; that decision remains with the issuing agency.<\/p> <!-- --><div><p>\n    Related\n  <\/p> <div><div><div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cornyn makes case for SAVE Act as Trump's Senate endorsement stays pending\" class=\"wp-image-38\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2c2927a508a30cf0e57cc852aef03267-768x387.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2c2927a508a30cf0e57cc852aef03267-768x387.jpg 768w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2c2927a508a30cf0e57cc852aef03267-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2c2927a508a30cf0e57cc852aef03267.jpg 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div> <noscript>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cornyn makes case for SAVE Act as Trump's Senate endorsement stays pending\" class=\"wp-image-45\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/22582b50d62ffa56e99b9a0aed833320.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/22582b50d62ffa56e99b9a0aed833320.jpg 768w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/22582b50d62ffa56e99b9a0aed833320-300x151.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/noscript><\/div> <span>article<\/span><\/div><\/div> <div><h3>Cornyn makes case for SAVE Act as Trump&#8217;s Senate endorsement stays pending<\/h3> <p>Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) spoke in favor of passing the SAVE America Act, federally mandating voter ID at the polls, as he and state AG Ken Paxton continue to await an endorsement from the president in their upcoming runoff election.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><h2>Public comment period, adoption timeline<\/h2> <!-- --><p>What&#8217;s next:<\/p> <!-- --><p>If adopted, the changes would apply to both initial handgun license applications and renewals.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>The earliest possible date for adoption is May 24. The department is accepting public comments on the proposal for 30 days following its publication.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=26\">Arrest made in Montgomery County cold case death of 16-year-old Deanna Ogg<\/a><\/p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas DPS is proposing new rules that would require handgun license applicants to verify their citizenship or immigration status through a federal database before being approved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,16,14,12,15,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-and-public-safety","category-gun-laws","category-immigration","category-texas","category-texas-politics","category-u-s-border-security"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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