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Find your LIDDA and request intake

Use the official county or ZIP search and ask the responsible LIDDA for IDD intake, eligibility, and HCS and TxHmL interest-list help.

Official sources checked 2026-07-28

Start here

Find a Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability Authority

Before you start

  • Texas county or ZIP, identity and contact details, communication needs, diagnosis and developmental history, current risks, and available school and clinical records.

Who to contact

Use the official destination above or the LIDDA, service coordinator, program office, or contact named in the current notice.

Find the responsible LIDDA by county or ZIP

Step by step

  1. Search the official directory by county or ZIP and confirm the counties served.
  2. Call the listed intake number and request IDD intake plus discussion of HCS and TxHmL.
  3. Record the contact, requested records, and next event.

Expected next

An intake contact, records request, assessment appointment, interest-list discussion, referral, or written status.

Save this proof

Directory result, name and number called, intake record, records list, appointment, and correspondence.

If this stalls or the answer is no

Recheck the county or ZIP in the official directory and ask the LIDDA to identify the intake owner and next event.

Beyond Childhood planning aid

Find your LIDDA and request intake checklist

A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.

  • Owner and date started
  • Documents or information supplied
  • Confirmation or notice
  • Current status
  • Next event and date
  • Escalation contact

Derived from Find a Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability Authority, LIDDA Overview and Responsibilities

Official resources

Limits

The directory is the controlling local route. Beyond Childhood does not guess a LIDDA from an unverified place name.

Beyond Childhood’s checklists and prompts are planning aids derived from official sources. They are not official forms, legal advice, eligibility decisions, or guarantees of funding, capacity, quality, or service.

Checked sources

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