TEXAS
Helpful 1-800 Telephone Numbers
General Government
Beat Waste/Money Saving Suggestions
(Comptroller of Public Accounts) 1-800-232-8927
Child Support Information
(Office of the Attorney General) 1-800-252-8014
Citizens' General Assistance (Office of the
Attorney General) 1-800-250-8011
Consumer Complaints (Office of the
Attorney General) 1-800-337-3928
County Affairs (Office of the Attorney General) 1-800-252-5476
Crime Stopper's Hotline 1-800-252-8477
Election Information (Secretary of State) 1-800-252-8683
Ethics Commission 1-800-325-8506
Governor's Office Citizens' Hotline 1-800-843-5789
Lawyer's Assistance Program (State Bar of Texas) 1-800-343-8527
Lawyer Referral Service (State Bar of Texas) 1-800-252-9690
Property Tax Information (Comptroller of Public
Accounts) 1-800-252-9121
State Bar of Texas: Grievance Process Information 1-800-932-1900
State Bar of Texas: Public Information 1-800-204-2222
State Employees Retirement Benefits Information
(Employees Retirement System) 1-800-538-3989
State Library Reference Assistance 1-800-252-9386
Talking Book Program (Library and Archives
Commission) 1-800-252-9605
Taxpayer Assistance (Comptroller of Public
Accounts) 1-800-248-4093
1-800-252-5555
Texas Crime Victim Clearinghouse 1-800-848-4284
Texas Tomorrow Fund 1-800-445-4723
Health and Human Services
Adoption and Foster Care Recruitment Inquiry
Line (Department of Protective and
Regulatory Services) 1-800-233-3405
AIDS Information (Department of Health) 1-800-299-2437
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Referral
Network (Commission on Alcohol and
Drug Abuse) 1-800-852-3364
Alzheimer's Disease Information (Department
of Health) 1-800-242-3399
Cancer Registry (Department of Health) 1-800-252-8059
Chemical Dependency Problems Information/Help
(Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse) 1-800-832-9623
Child/Elderly Adult Abuse Hotline (Department
of Protective and Regulatory Services) 1-800-252-5400
Day Care Information Hotline (Department of
Human Services) 1-800-862-5252
Developmental Disabilities Information
(Texas Planning Council) 1-800-262-0334
Disaster Services: Individual and Family Grant
Program (Department of Human Services) 1-800-582-5233
Food Stamp/TANF Program Information
(Department of Human Services) 1-800-448-3927
Gambling Hotline (Commission on Alcohol and
Drug Abuse) 1-800-742-0443
Health Professions Council 1-800-821-3205
Hospice Hotline (Department of Human Services) 1-800-252-8010
Lone Star Card Inquiries (Department of Human
Services) 1-800-777-7328
Maternal and Child Health Information
(Department of Health) 1-800-422-2956
Medicaid Fraud (Office of the Attorney
General) 1-800-252-8263
Medicaid Provider Inquiries 1-800-873-6768
Medicaid Rehabilitation Services (Department of
Human Services) 1-800-792-1109
Mental Health and Mental Retardation,
Department of Consumer Services 1-800-252-8154
Nursing Aid Registry (Department of
Human Services) 1-800-452-3934
Rabies Hotline (Department of Health) 1-800-252-8163
Runaway Hotline 1-800-392-3352
Smoking and Health Information Hotline
(Department of Health) 1-800-345-8647
Social Work Certification Information
(Department of Health) 1-800-232-3162
Education
Adult Literacy Hotline (Texas Education Agency) 1-800-441-7323
Institute of Texan Culture (University of Texas) 1-800-776-7651
Parents' Special Education Hotline (Texas
Education Agency) 1-800-252-9668
Law Library (University of Texas at Austin) 1-800-543-8393
Public Safety and Criminal Justice
Missing Persons Clearinghouse 1-800-346-3243
Motorcycle Safety Bureau (Department of
Public Safety) 1-800-292-5787
Pardons and Paroles: Victim Services Hotline
(Department of Criminal Justice) 1-800-848-4284
Texas Army National Guard Recruiting: General
Information (Adjutant General's Department) 1-888-836-8368
Natural Resources
Adopt-A-Beach (General Land Office) 1-800-852-3224
Alternative Fuel Information (General Land Office) 1-800-638-3599
Boat Registration and Titling (Parks and
Wildlife Department) 1-800-262-8755
Endangered Species Protection: Federal Program
Information (Texas Tech University Health
Science Center) 1-800-447-3813
Environmental Information Line (Natural
Resource Conservation Commission) 1-800-648-3927
Game and Fish Violations (Parks and Wildlife
Department ) 1-800-792-4263
Oil Spill Reporting (General Land Office) 1-800-832-8224
Permit Public Assistance (Natural Resource
Conservation Commission) 1-800-687-4040
Pesticides Use Information (Texas Tech
University Health Science Center) 1-800-858-7378
Pollution Clean-up (Natural Resource
Conservation Commission) 1-800-633-9363
Recycling Information (General Land Office) 1-800-367-8272
Small Business Assistance (Natural Resource
Conservation Commission) 1-800-447-2827
Smoking Vehicles Hotline (Natural Resource
Conservation Commission) 1-800-453-7664
Veterans' Land Program Information
(General Land Office) 1-800-252-8387
Business and Economic Development
Alien Labor Certification (Texas Workforce
Commission) 1-800-252-9924
Career Information Hotline (Texas Workforce
Commission ) 1-800-822-7526
Free Texas Travel Guide/Travel Map
(Texas Department of Economic Development) 1-800-888-8839
Homebuyers Program: Information for First-Time
Low-Income Homebuyers (Department of
Housing and Community Affairs) 1-800-792-1119
Labor Law Information (Texas Workforce
Commission) 1-800-832-9243
Lottery Information (Lottery Commission) 1-800-375-6886
Occupational Information (Texas Workforce
Commission) 1-800-822-7526
Travel Information (Texas Department of
Transportation) 1-800-452-9292
Regulatory
Consumer Credit: Advice and Educational
Information (Office of Consumer Credit
Commissioner) 1-800-538-1579
Insurance Consumer Complaints (Department
of Insurance) 1-800-252-3439
Medical Profession Disciplinary Information
Hotline (Board of Medical Examiners) 1-800-248-4062
Workers' Compensation Health and
Safety Hotline 1-800-452-9595
The Legislature
Lt. Governor's Office 1-800-441-0373
State Auditor's Office Hotline 1-800-892-8348
