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I think it will take Case Law to resolve this. To be charged with 06/07, an LTC must:
carries a concealed handgun under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code
It is undefined what Under the Authority means. Legally issued? ID physically on your person?
We do know though you need to be carrying a license and a handgun to have 46.15 Non-Applicability:
(b) Sections 46.02, 46.03(a)(14), and 46.04(a-1) do not apply to a person who:
(6) is carrying:
(A) a license issued under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, to carry a handgun; and
(B) a handgun:
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I wouldn't doubt your comment about case law eventually settling the question. However, I tend to think that the LTC ID follows the same requirement as a common DL. TX transportation code 521.025 requires one to physically carry/possess their DL while driving.
If you read down in the section, however, it describes a "defense to prosecution" if the accused had a valid DL at the time. Now, defense to prosecution doesn't mean the lack of a citation or in some cases arrest at the time of the contact by an officer, but realistically I doubt the majority of cops exercise that option unless other factors are present to warrant that action.
I'm not Saul Goodman by any means, but I bet the LTC follows the same requirement as the DL, and maybe case law might be required to settle that if it's not already spelled out somewhere. LE can usually always verify the existence of a valid DL or LTC out in the field, but they usually are not prohibited from taking some form of action even then.