Maybe some Texas LEO-types can confirm, but I believe here your CHL is tied to your DL, and any time you are asked for ID, you must also show your CHL. I don't remember whether or not you have to reveal your carry status, but I do in a traffic stop. I usually just keep my hands on the wheel, and tell them first thing that I have a CHL and I'm carrying. My experiences have always been pleasant, other than the occasional speeding ticket that I deserved, but one time I did have a state trooper ask me why I thought I needed to carry a gun. He asked if I drove through a bad neighborhood or carried a lot of money. I though that was kind of a stupid question to ask an obvious "good guy" who only got pulled over for a brake light out. I just told him I carried for the same reason he did. Apparently, that was a good enough answer. I got a warning, and fixed the brake light on the way home.