Help in Your State: Texas

View contact information for the Texas Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation programs below.

Victim Assistance Program

Office of the Texas Governor
Public Safety Office
Criminal Justice Division

Texas Crime Victims Clearinghouse
Phone: 800-848-4284
Note: The Texas Crime Victims Clearinghouse is not affiliated with the Texas Victim Assistance Program. It is a legislatively created resource that provides referrals for crime victims in Texas.

Victim Compensation Program

Texas Office of the Attorney General
Crime Victims' Compensation Program
Phone: 800-983-9933

Additional Resources

Additional resources and information for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, elder abuse, and child sexual abuse material offenses is available on these U.S. Department of Justice websites—

• the Office on Violence Against Women's Local Resources Map for state sexual assault, domestic violence, and Tribal coalitions, 
• the National Elder Fraud Hotline (833-372-8311),
• the Elder Justice Initiative's elder abuse resources in your state, and
• the Defined Monetary Assistance Victims Reserve site (restitution for victims of child pornography, also known as child sexual abuse material offenses).