TX citizen; I want to have my Firearm Rights restored. I am unsure of the most effective & prompt method or means of doing so.

The gun laws from where you live will govern you. All 50 states must follow the federal gun law possession ban. In your state, when you are looking to possess a gun, you will run into it as well. Federal law prohibits gun possession by any of the following groupings of people. This is true no matter what your state law says: (1) Convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year; (2) Fugitive from justice; (3) Unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance; (4) Adjudicated as mentally defective or has been committed to a mental institution; (5) Alien illegally or unlawfully in the United States or an alien admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa; (6) Discharged from the US military by dishonorable conditions; (7) A former citizen of the United States who has renounced US citizenship; (8) Subject to a court order that restrains the person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or child of such intimate partner; or (9) Convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence .... Cannot lawfully receive, possess, ship, or transport a firearm. If your convictions fall into any of these groupings, as a practical matter under federal law, you can never legally own a gun again no matter what Texas law says. So before some lawyer tries to convince you to file a form and pay a fee and go to court, make sure you understand that federal law must be followed by all 50 states.

Unless you were convicted of in federal court, Texas has a process to apply for relief from firearms disabilities for state felony charges. Restoration of civil rights is determined by the jurisdiction of the conviction. Beecham v. United States (below). Consult a locally licensed attorney who is familiar with this area of law. A firearms law, second amendment, or criminal defense attorney should be able to assist you.