Helpful Telephone Numbers
| Auto | |
| Harris County Tax Office - Auto Registration Texas Dept. of Public Safety - Driver Test Information Rideshare Metro Bus Information Center | 713-368-2000 281-517-1333 713-224-7433 713-635-4000 |
| Consumer Information | |
| Better Business Bureau Harris County District Attorney, Consumer Fraud Division State Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division | 713-868-9500 713-755-5836 713-223-5886 |
| Emergency Telephone Numbers | |
| All Emergencies Animal Bite Cases Department of Defense Disaster Relief/Red Cross Harris County Sheriff's Department Hermann Hospital Emergency Room (Trauma Center) Houston Police Department Motorist Assistance Program Texas Department of Public Safety | 911 713-238-2170 713-946-6595 713-526-8300 713-704-4070 713-884-3131 713-225-5627 281-517-1200 1-800-222-1222 |
| Legal Assistance | |
| Gulf Coast Legal Foundation Houston Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service | 713-652-0077 713-759-1133 713-237-9429 |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Mayor's Citizens Assistance Office (city services) | 311 |
| Credit Bureau (to open local credit file) | 713-878-1900 or 1-800-288-2585 |
| Harris County Government Directory Houston Mayor's Office Houston Parks and Recreation Immigration and Naturalization Service Marriage and License - Harris County Clerk's Office U. S. Passports Social Security Administration Time and Temperature Weather | 713-755-5000 713-247-2200 713-845-1000 1-800-375-5283 713-755-6405 1-877-487-2778 1-800-772-1213 713-222-8463 713-529-4444 |
| New in Town | |
| Directory Assistance Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau | 1-411 713-437-5200 |
| Personal Crisis | |
| Child Abuse Hot Line Houston Area Women's Center Runaway Hot Line Women's Information, Referral and Exchange Service (WIRES) Employee Assistance Program | 1-800-252-5400 |
| Pets | |
| City of Houston (licensing) Houston Humane Society (dogs and cats) Humane Ranch of Texas (horses and other livestock) Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) | 713-238-2170 713-433-6421 713-433-0300 713-869-7722 |
| Special Medical Assistance | |
| Alcoholics Anonymous Cancer Information Service Dental Referral Service, Houston Dental Society Doctor's Referral Service, Harris County Medical Society Narcotics Anonymous 24-hour help line | 713-686-6300 713-792-3245 713-961-4337 713-942-7050 713-661-4200 |
| Sports Ticket Information | |
| Gulf Greyhound Park Houston Astros (baseball) Houston Rockets (basketball) Houston Comets (basketball) Houston Aeros (hockey) | 1-800-275-2946 (713) 799-9500 (713) 963-7300 (713) 627-9622 (713) 627-2376 |
| Taxes | |
| Income Tax Information (IRS) State and County Property Taxes | 1-800-829-1040 713-224-1919 |
| The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | |
| 713-792-2696 713-792-7895 713-792-7090 713-795-0000 |
| UT Police (campus jurisdiction only) | |
| 713-794-HELP 713-794-4357 (in house: 4-HELP) |
| 713-792-2890 (in house: 2-2890) |
| Utilities | |
CenterPoint Energy Entex (natural gas) | 713-207-1111 |
| Voter Information | |
| Harris County Democratic Party League of Women Voters Republican Headquarters of Harris County Voter Registration and Information | 713-802-0085 |