Texas
This is the full guide: programs, benefits, and local services, grouped by topic. 25 listings. Each one has a source, the day we checked it, and a next step. Nothing here is medical, legal, or benefits advice.
Start with waiver interest lists. You can ask to be added before a slot is open. The how-to is also at Texas waiver interest lists. The Texas motor-vehicle tax exemption for an adapted vehicle is in Getting a vehicle.
211 in Texas
United Way says you can call 211 to reach a local 211. You can also search its page by address, ZIP code, or county.
The website name is the one on United Way's 211 map, checked October 15, 2026.
Medicaid in Texas
Medicaid.gov lists Texas Health and Human Services for Texas. The state agency decides who qualifies. This page does not.
Open Texas Health and Human Services
Copied from Medicaid.gov on October 15, 2026. Open the federal contact page.
Work help in Texas
The Rehabilitation Services Administration lists a vocational rehabilitation agency in every state. We copied the Texas lines from that federal page. The agency decides whether it can help.
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Protection and advocacy in Texas
Disability Rights Texas is the protection and advocacy office on the National Disability Rights Network member list. It can help with disability rights. It does not decide benefits.
Copied from the member list on October 15, 2026. Open the member list.
Medicare counseling in Texas
Health Information, Counseling, and Advocacy Program (HICAP) is the State Health Insurance Assistance Program for Texas. The SHIP center says this counseling has no charge. It is not an insurance sale.
Open Health Information, Counseling, and Advocacy Program (HICAP)
Copied from the SHIP page on October 15, 2026. Open that SHIP page.
National steps you can use today
- Social Security disability benefits: call 1-800-772-1213, TTY 1-800-325-0778, or open the how-to-apply page.
- Health coverage: start at HealthCare.gov.
- Devices to borrow: the state assistive technology directory.
- Rides: the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center.
- A vehicle you need for work: ask the vocational rehabilitation office on this page whether it can be part of a plan. The agency decides. Buying, payment, and equipment are in Getting a vehicle.
- A local center: the independent living finder.
- Waiver interest lists7 listings
The first step for six Texas Medicaid waiver programs. Names are added first-come, first-served. A place on a list is not a slot.
- Health coverage3 listings
Texas Medicaid paths we opened: STAR+PLUS for many adults, Medicaid Buy-In for workers, and where HHSC says to apply.
- Food1 listing
Texas SNAP, including a simpler application for some older adults and people with disabilities.
- Work2 listings
Vocational rehabilitation from the Texas Workforce Commission, including self-employment help. Not a startup grant.
- Home and daily help4 listings
Home changes, a way to find a local housing provider, hiring your own workers, and independent living centers.
- Early childhood1 listing
Early Childhood Intervention for children from birth to 36 months. The local program decides eligibility.
- School1 listing
Where families with a special education or IEP question can reach the Texas Education Agency.
- Aging1 listing
Area Agency on Aging help for people 60 and older, and for people who care for them.
- Deaf, hard of hearing, blind, and low vision2 listings
State offices for communication access, telephone equipment, and services for people who are blind or have low vision.
- Rights1 listing
The protection and advocacy agency for Texans with disabilities. It chooses which cases it takes.
- Brain injury1 listing
The state office that explains acquired brain injury and where to ask questions. Not a diagnosis.
- Find local help1 listing
The 2-1-1 number printed on Texas Health and Human Services pages. The 2-1-1 website itself was not readable when we checked.
Nationwide listings live on equipment, getting around, and encouragement. 103 listings are on the site in total.