Phone and Fax Numbers

Abatement Notifications
Phone: 512-834-6747
Fax: 512-206-3794
Email: lead.notifications@dshs.texas.gov

Compliance Section
Phone: 512-834-6665
Fax: 512-206-3777

Inspections Section
Phone: 512-834-6747
Fax: 512-206-3794
Notifications Fax: (512) 206-3795

For Certification & Trainer Accreditation Information
Environmental & Sanitation Licensing Branch
Email: lead.reg@dshs.texas.gov
Toll Free: 800-572-5548
Phone: 512-834-6600

For Other Questions or Further Help
Email: leadhelp@dshs.texas.gov
Toll-free: 800-293-0753
Phone: 512-834-6787
Fax: 512-483-3414

Mailing Addresses

For General Correspondence
Texas Department of State Health Services
Environmental Lead Program MC 2835
P. O. Box 149347
Austin, Texas 78714-9347
(If shipping OVERNIGHT, only USPS Special Service Deliveries will deliver to a P. O. Box. UPS or Federal Express will NOT.)

For All Lead Abatement Notification Forms

Notification forms mailed using regular mail service (USPS) should be mailed to the following address: 

Texas Department of State Health Services
Asbestos and Lead Notifications Branch MC 2835
P. O. Box 143538
Austin, Texas 78714-3538

Notification forms mailed using an overnight/priority courier service (UPS, FedEx, etc.) should be mailed to the following address:

Environmental Lead Abatement Notifications 
Environmental Section, MC 2835
Texas Department of State Health Services
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, Texas 78756-3199 

For All Lead Abatement Notification Fee Invoice Payments
Cash Receipts Branch, MC 2003
Texas Department of State Health Services
PO Box 149347
Austin, Texas 78714-9347
*Note:  No onsite payments of notification invoices will be accepted. Please either use the notifications online system or send your payments with invoice coupon to the address provided above. 

For Certification applications:
Texas Department of State Health Services
Cash Receipts Branch, MC 2003
PO Box 149347
Austin, Texas 78714-9347
(If shipping OVERNIGHT, only USPS Special Service Deliveries will deliver to a P. O. Box. UPS or Federal Express will NOT.)