Texas Handgun Association (TxHGA)
began in 1997
Austin
- began as the Texas Concealed Handgun Instructor Association
- 2003 expanded membership to include license holders and anyone interested in carrying a handgun for self defense
Texas Handgun Association
P.O. Box 161713
Austin, Texas 78716
(866) 516-5117
https://txhga.org/
About the Texas Handgun Association
The Texas Handgun Association (TxHGA) is an Austin-based, 501(c)(4) not-for-profit association that works to promote and improve the Texas License to Carry law. It was founded in 1997, one year after the state’s concealed handgun law took effect, as the Texas Concealed Handgun Instructor Association, with membership limited to instructors certified by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). In 2003 it became the Texas Concealed Handgun Association and opened membership to license holders, and in 2019 members voted to drop “Concealed” from the name.
TxHGA matters to Texas gun owners because it brings together the instructors who teach the state’s carry courses and the people who carry. It represents members to the public, the media, DPS and the Legislature, and it promotes firearms safety and high training standards. Membership is open to anyone not prohibited from buying a handgun, and the association reports more than 1,500 members. Its annual conference draws trainers and speakers from across the country; the 23rd conference, held May 14-16, 2021, in Kerrville, was the first offered both in person and online, with keynote speaker Edmundo Mireles Jr. of the 1986 FBI Miami shootout.
Key Facts
- 1996: Texas concealed handgun licensing law takes effect
- 1997: Founded as the Texas Concealed Handgun Instructor Association
- 2003: Renamed the Texas Concealed Handgun Association; license holders admitted
- 2019: Members vote to adopt the name Texas Handgun Association
- May 14-16, 2021: 23rd annual conference held in Kerrville, in person and online for the first time
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