From Facebook:
Per a report on 90.1 FM Texas Department of Public Safety is overwhelmed with Licenses to Carry applications. The backlog is so great they are going to add additional shifts and work 24 hours per day, 7 days per week until they are caught up. The news report said DPS received over 136,000 applications between Dec. 1, 2015 and Feb. 29, 2016. That is almost 2,500 per work day!