Choose the course that fits you — each card below shows its price and certificate.
The entry license for unarmed security work in Texas. The whole course is online — pay by card, start the same day, and finish at your own pace.
The complete armed license in one package: online classes, then hands-on skills, defensive tactics, and live-fire qualification with our DPS-licensed instructor.
The classroom half of the commissioned (armed) license, taken online from anywhere in Texas.
What's included: classroom lessons online. What's NOT included: in-person skills training, range qualification, and PSP-31. How to finish: finish with Level III Full ($150) with MLG, or complete skills and range with a licensed instructor elsewhere.
6 hours continuing education online + range requalification day with MLG. Leaves you with your CE certificate and your PSP-31 firearms proficiency certificate.
Full ($100) vs Online Classes (CE Part) ($85): the $15 difference is the range requalification day.
What's included: 6 hours CE online + CE certificate. What's NOT included: range requalification day and PSP-31. How to finish: finish with Recertification Full ($100) with MLG, or complete range requalification with a licensed instructor elsewhere.
Full ($100) vs Online Classes (CE Part) ($85): the $15 difference is the range requalification day.
The advanced license for personal protection work, taught fully in person at our Mission, Texas school by a DPS-licensed Level IV instructor.
Armando Garza offers the Texas License to Carry course in person at the MLG school in Mission. Classroom and range, both on site, taught face to face by a DPS-certified LTC instructor. No online classroom — this course is in person only.
MLG Protection Services, LLC (TX DPS Lic. #C20047) delivers licensed Level 2 Non-Commissioned and Level 3 Commissioned Security Officers, mobile vehicle patrols, and discreet private investigations across the Rio Grande Valley.
State-certified Level 2 & Level 3 commissioned protection for businesses and institutions across the RGV.
Security staffing and protection across municipal, educational, commercial, and residential sites.
High-security tactical personnel for high-risk assets, financial institutions, and critical infrastructure requiring authorized armed deterrence.
Professional visual deterrence, gatehouse access management, concierge security, and visitor badging for corporate and commercial sites.
Marked patrol vehicles providing randomized security sweeps, alarm verification, lockup procedures, and active perimeter monitoring.
Specialized security staffing for K-12 school districts, private academies, and educational facilities with child-safe de-escalation protocols.
Civic facility coverage, administrative building security, public council meeting protection, and city property management.
Heavy machinery asset protection, construction theft mitigation, nighttime lighting monitoring, and loss prevention for retail storefronts.
Discreet corporate intelligence, internal fraud detection, covert insurance surveillance, executive background checks, and evidence documentation for legal proceedings.
Reports are not provided for employment, tenant screening, credit, or insurance eligibility decisions.
Explore InvestigationsLevel 2 officers provide unarmed visual deterrence; Level 3 officers are commissioned and armed. Full tier detail lives on our services page.
Unarmed presence for access control, gatehouses, and storefronts.
Armed protection for high-value assets and high-risk environments.
Hands-On Accountability • Community-Focused Leadership
President and Owner Armando Garza directly oversees client accounts, guard training, and civic partnerships across the Rio Grande Valley.
Career pathways from entry-level guard to commissioned armed leadership — with flexible shifts and equipment financing support. See the full benefits on our careers page.
Headquartered in Mission, Texas, MLG Protection operates an extensive dispatch network delivering reliable patrol and guard coverage throughout the entire RGV.
Whether you represent a municipal agency, a school district, a commercial retail center, or a construction development, our command team provides tailored risk evaluations.
2515-B East Griffin Parkway, Mission, TX 78572
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Everything you need to know about our licensing, guard tiers, and deployment in South Texas.
Yes. MLG Protection Services, LLC operates in strict compliance with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Private Security Bureau. Our unarmed personnel hold active Level 2 registrations, and our armed personnel hold rigorous Level 3 Commissioned licenses with mandated state background checks and periodic qualification renewals.
Yes. In addition to uniformed security, MLG operates licensed private investigation operations throughout South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley. We specialize in corporate fraud, worker compensation and insurance claim verification, covert field surveillance, executive due diligence, skip tracing, and trial support—conducted with complete confidentiality and reporting formatted for use in legal proceedings.
Level 2 guards are non-commissioned (unarmed) security professionals focused on visual deterrence, access control, visitor sign-in, and proactive reporting. Level 3 officers are state-commissioned armed professionals trained in tactical firearms operation, emergency response, and high-threat mitigation for government, financial, or high-risk properties.
MLG Protection Services operates in full compliance with municipal procurement and state security regulations, maintaining strict Texas DPS licensing, comprehensive general liability insurance, and rigorous background verification.
Thanks to our centralized operations at 2515-B East Griffin Parkway in Mission, we can deploy emergency or short-term guards across Mission, McAllen, and Edinburg within hours, while scheduled long-term security contracts are thoroughly onboarded with site-specific standing orders.
You can apply directly via our online Careers page or visit our central office at 2515-B East Griffin Parkway in Mission, TX. We offer streamlined onboarding, flexible shifts for students and veterans, internal equipment financing for Level 3 weapons, and a clean drug-free work culture.
