If you have a life-threatening emergency that requires immediate assistance from police, fire, or medical responders, call or text 9-1-1. To learn more about when you should contact 9-1-1, check out our 9-1-1 Tips page.
To request non-emergency assistance, listed below are helpful resources available to you. If your jurisdiction’s non-emergency number is not listed below, please go to our Who We Serve page to find your jurisdiction’s website listed.
| AGENCY | PHONE | ONLINE PORTAL |
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Houston Police |
713-884-3131 |
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Harris Co. Sheriff |
713-221-6000 |
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Fort Bend Co. Sheriff |
281-341-4665 |
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Houston Fire |
713-884-3143 |
https://www.houstontx.gov/fire/ |
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Houston Ambulance |
713-884-3144 |
N/A |
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Houston City Services |
311 |
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Harris County Services |
311 |
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Texas Health & Human Services |
211 |
https://www.hhs.texas.gov |
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Suicide & Crisis Lifeline |
988 (call or text) Text Envia “AYUDA” to 988 (Spanish) |
https://988lifeline.org/chat/ (English) |
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Poison Control Center |
1-800-222-1222 |
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ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center |
1-888-426-4435 |
https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control |
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National Domestic Violence Hotline |
1-800-799-7233 |
https://www.thehotline.org/get-help/# (Live Chat) |
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Houston Area Women’s Center |
713-528-2121 |
https://hawc.org/ (Live Chat) |
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Fort Bend Women's Center |
281-342-4357 |
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National Human Trafficking Hotline |
1-888-373-7888 |
https://humantraffickinghotline.org/en/chat (English Live Chat) https://humantraffickinghotline.org/es/chat (Spanish Live Chat) |
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National Sexual Assault Hotline |
1-800-656-4673 |
https://online.rainn.org (English Live Chat) |