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 Poison Control Center | 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 M. D. 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 | (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 |
| Houston's 10-Digit Dialing System | |