Texas LTC Practice Test: Free License to Carry Written Exam Questions (2026)

116 practice questions for the Texas License to Carry (LTC) written exam, the test at the end of the 4-to-6-hour classroom course. They cover the four subjects the law requires: the laws on weapons and deadly force (eligibility and renewal, the places in Penal Code 46.03, the 51% sign, 30.06 and 30.07 notices, campuses and airports, holsters and vehicles), handgun use and safety with restraint holsters, nonviolent dispute resolution, and storage that keeps children safe. Many are real moments: the gas station argument, the hotel with a 30.06 sign, the airport checkpoint, the grandkids visiting. Every answer explains why and cites the statute, using the 2025-2026 DPS law booklet.

The real test: The written exam follows the 4-to-6-hour classroom course on the four subjects in Government Code 411.188: weapons and deadly force law, handgun use and safety with restraint holsters, nonviolent dispute resolution, and storage that protects children. DPS rules require 70% on the written exam and 70% on the shooting test, with three tries in 12 months. Our practice test is 30 questions weighted across the subjects, passing at 21 (70%).

Here: 116 questions. Our own practice questions, written from the Texas statutes in the DPS booklet LTC-16 (2025-2026 edition), 37 TAC 6.14 and DPS LTC course material, with every answer's statute named. Topics follow the classroom subjects in Gov't Code 411.188(b). Not DPS's exam questions. Free.

What's on the test

"On the test" is the rough share of a 30-question test for each topic, following the exam's published weights.

10 sample questions

1. What is the general minimum age for a Texas License to Carry?

   • A.18
   • B.21
   • C.19
   • D.25
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   B. 21

   TX-1 · 1. LTC eligibility, renewal and duties

2. Which place is off limits to a handgun even for an LTC holder under Penal Code 46.03?

   • A.The parking lot just outside a county courthouse building
   • B.A public park owned and operated by the city government
   • C.A grocery store that has posted no signs of any kind at all
   • D.A polling place on election day or during early voting
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   D. A polling place on election day or during early voting

   TX-23 · 2. Places where carry is prohibited

3. What does a proper 30.06 sign tell a license holder?

   • A.You must check your handgun at the front desk
   • B.No weapons of any kind are allowed past the door
   • C.You may not enter with an openly carried handgun
   • D.You may not enter with a concealed handgun
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   D. You may not enter with a concealed handgun

   TX-45 · 3. Trespass notices (30.05, 30.06, 30.07)

4. How must a license holder carry a handgun that is partially or wholly visible in public?

   • A.With a trigger lock
   • B.In a holster
   • C.In a locked case
   • D.Unloaded
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   B. In a holster

   TX-57 · 4. Carrying rules: holsters, vehicles, intoxication

5. Under Penal Code 9.31, when is force justified in self-defense?

   • A.Whenever you feel afraid, whether or not anyone has threatened you
   • B.Only after the other person has already physically injured you badly
   • C.Whenever someone insults you loudly or threatens to sue you in public
   • D.When you reasonably believe it's immediately needed against unlawful force
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   D. When you reasonably believe it's immediately needed against unlawful force

   TX-66 · 5. Use of force and deadly force

6. What is the first rule of safe gun handling?

   • A.Clean the firearm after every outing
   • B.Always rely on the manual safety
   • C.Keep the magazine out until it's needed
   • D.Treat every firearm as if it is loaded
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   D. Treat every firearm as if it is loaded

   TX-85 · 6. Handgun use and safety, restraint holsters

7. Another driver tailgates you, then follows you into a parking lot shouting. You're carrying. What's the best choice?

   • A.Get out and confront him so he knows that you're armed
   • B.Show him the handgun so that he backs down quickly
   • C.Stay in your car if safe, don't engage, leave or call police
   • D.Follow him when he leaves so you can get his plate number
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   C. Stay in your car if safe, don't engage, leave or call police

   TX-101 · 7. Nonviolent dispute resolution

8. Under Penal Code 46.13, how old is a "child"?

   • A.Younger than 21
   • B.Younger than 18
   • C.Younger than 16
   • D.Younger than 17
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   D. Younger than 17

   TX-107 · 8. Storage and child safety

9. A 19-year-old wants an LTC. Which one could qualify?

   • A.A college student who has finished a hunter education course
   • B.Anyone whose parent signs a written consent form for them
   • C.A security guard with two years of on-the-job experience
   • D.A Marine Corps veteran discharged under honorable conditions
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   D. A Marine Corps veteran discharged under honorable conditions

   TX-2 · 1. LTC eligibility, renewal and duties

10. Under Penal Code 46.03, what does "premises" mean?

    • A.A building or part of one, not its parking lots or sidewalks
    • B.Any property owned by the business, including its open land
    • C.The building plus every parking lot and sidewalk around it
    • D.Everything within 1,000 feet of the building's front entrance
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    A. A building or part of one, not its parking lots or sidewalks

    TX-24 · 2. Places where carry is prohibited

What the study guide does

• Short study rounds and flip cards.
• A practice test built like the real one: 30 questions, 21 to pass.
• Pass Meter: your chance of passing if you sat the test today, worked out from your own answers.
• An explanation for every answer.