Condado de Travis

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Guide 2 lists the shelter and Coordinated Entry contacts for the ten biggest counties: Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, Bexar, Travis, Collin, Denton, Fort Bend, Hidalgo and El Paso.

Travis County (Austin)

In Austin, the first step toward housing is a Coordinated Assessment. Anyone who is homeless in Austin and Travis County can do one. ECHO says people staying with friends or in a hotel usually can't, and should use the other help on its page.

By phone: Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center, 512 522 1097, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 8 pm.

Walk in at Sunrise, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 1 pm.

Outreach teams can come to you: HOST 512 804 3720, PATH (Integral Care) 512 804 3700.

Leaving domestic violence: The SAFE Alliance, 512 267 7233.

Source: https://www.austinecho.org/get-help/

Travis County: Coordinated Assessment

In Austin, the first step toward housing is a Coordinated Assessment. Anyone who is homeless in Austin and Travis County can do one. ECHO says people staying with friends or in a hotel usually can't, and should use the other help on its page.

By phone: Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center, 512 522 1097, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 8 pm.

Walk in at Sunrise, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 1 pm.

Outreach teams can come to you: HOST 512 804 3720, PATH (Integral Care) 512 804 3700.

Leaving domestic violence: The SAFE Alliance, 512 267 7233.

Source: https://www.austinecho.org/get-help/

County mental health crisis lines, 24 hours

Texas Health and Human Services lists these as the crisis lines for each county's local mental health authority. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If someone is in danger right now, call 911.

Harris (The Harris Center): 1 866 970 4770

Dallas (North Texas Behavioral Health Authority): 1 866 260 8000

Tarrant (MHMR of Tarrant County): 1 800 866 2465

Bexar (The Center for Health Care Services): 1 800 316 9241 or 210 223 7233

Travis (Integral Care): 512 472 4357

Collin (LifePath Systems): 1 877 422 5939

Denton (Denton County MHMR Center): 1 800 762 0157

Fort Bend (Texana Center): 1 800 633 5686

Hidalgo (Tropical Texas Behavioral Health): 1 877 289 7199

El Paso (Emergence Health Network): 1 877 562 6467

Source: https://www.hhs.texas.gov/services/mental-health-substance-use/mental-health-crisis-services

Address Confidentiality Program (Texas Attorney General)

Helps survivors of family violence, sexual assault, human trafficking and stalking keep their home address private. You get a substitute post office box address, and the state forwards your mail. You need a protective order, or papers showing the crime. The state recommends working with an advocate to apply.

Call toll free 1 888 832 2322, or 512 936 1750 in Austin.

Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm Central.

Sexual assault crisis centers: 1 800 656 4673, or https://taasa.org/crisis-center-locator

Source: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/crime-victims/address-confidentiality-program

Travis County (Austin)

ECHO points people fleeing domestic violence to The SAFE Alliance.

Call 512 267 7233.

https://www.safeaustin.org/

Source: https://www.austinecho.org/get-help/

Travis County Veterans Services

Always free. Help with VA benefits, disability claims and appeals, and referrals for medical, mental health, housing, education and money help. By appointment only.

Call 512 854 9340.

5325 Airport Boulevard, Austin, TX 78751

Monday to Thursday, 9 am to 4 pm.

Book online: https://www.traviscountytx.gov/veterans-services/contact-form

For a VA claim, appeal or debt deadline in the next 30 days, the county says to contact the VA directly at 1 800 827 1000.

Source: https://www.traviscountytx.gov/veterans-services

Austin: eviction legal help

The City of Austin lists Texas RioGrande Legal Aid for emergency eviction counseling, representation and prevention for renters with low incomes. Volunteer Legal Services and Texas Legal Services Center also help.

https://www.trla.org/

https://www.vlsoct.org/

Source: https://www.austintexas.gov/housing/renter-resources

Shelter space is limited and it changes every day. Nobody can promise a bed.

Last checked Oct 12, 2026.