In Texas, everything is tied to your lic. plate. Reg., insurance, inspection, CHL, biometrics to include your digital pic.
When an officer lights you up, he runs the plate and has a wealth of information pop up on his laptop mounted in the car. True, the vehicle could be freshly stolen and may not show up as such, so officer vigilance is there.
If the officer asks you, tell him you have a weapon in the vehicle, otherwise routine traffic stops there is no need to tell the officer you have a weapon. In Texas, we have the castle doctrine as well as CHL. That meaning, it is lawful to have a concealed handgun in your vehicle whether or not you hold a CHL. CHL just allows you to have it on your person.
Hmmm. Let’s see if we can get this straight. You get pulled over for yakking on a cell phone because it’s a distraction but LEO’s viewing their portable PC while driving is okay. LOL! Yup. Comply or maybe die.