Senior Resources
texas department of aging
and disability services (dads) . . . . . .
ombudsman hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
consumer rights & services hotline . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 252-9240
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 252-2412
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 458-9858
Access to Legal Services
family law hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
legal hotline for texans . . . . . . . . . .
state bar of texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
lawyer referral service . . . . . . . . . . .
client-attorney assistance program .
texas rio grande legal aid . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 777-3247
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 622-2520
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 204-2222
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 252-9690
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 932-1900
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 369-0574
office of the attorney general ★ p. o. box 12548 ★ austin, texas 78711-2548 ★ www.texasattorneygeneral.gov
Local referral information is available by dialing “211” in Texas.
These numbers are accurate as of June 1, 2012
Useful
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n u m b e r s
Office of the Attorney General
public information and assistance . . . .
child support program . . . . . . . . . . . .
deaf outreach (tty) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
crime victims’ compensation program .
open records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
consumer protection hotline . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 252-8011
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 252-8014
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 572-2686
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 983-9933
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (877) 673-6839
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 621-0508
Criminal Justice
texas crime stoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
texas dps–missing persons . . . . . . . . . . . .
tdcj victims services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
rape, abuse, and incest national network .
texas address confidentiality program . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 252-8477
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 346-3243
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 848-4284
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 656-4673
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (888) 832-2322
Child & Family Issues
access & visitation hotline . . . . . . . .
national missing/exploited children .
national domestic violence hotline . .
(tty) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
family and protective service . . . . . . .
texas runaway hotline . . . . . . . . . . . .
texas youth hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
family violence legal line . . . . . . . . . .
teen dating violence hotline . . . . . . . .
(tty) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (866) 292-4636
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 843-5678
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 799-7233
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 787-3224
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 252-5400
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (888) 580-4357
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 210-2278
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 374-4673
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (866) 331-9474
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (866) 331-8453
Consumer Protection
federal trade commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ftc identity theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
texas department of insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . .
public utility commission consumer protection . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . (877) 382-4357
. . . . . . . . . . . . (877) 438-4338
. . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 252-3439
. . . . . . . . . . . . (888) 782-8477