Consumer & Safety Resources

Consumer & Safety Resources

Texas Watch and the Texas Watch Foundation are committed to helping consumers navigate these difficult times. It is important that we all stay home and stay safe. To help you do so, we have compiled resources related to consumers and safety here. For more resources, please see texaswatch.org/covid19. 

Your representative is here to help you. If you are experiencing problems with unemployment benefits, safety,  or any other issue, find who represents you here.

Safety Resources: 

• Texas Family Violence Hotline: 800-799-SAFE (7233)

• Texas Abuse Hotline: 1-800-252-5400

• Find local programs for victims of abuse around the state with Womenslaw.org

• Victims of domestic violence: say codeword 'Mask 19' at pharmacy

• How Victims of Domestic Violence Can Afford Transitional Housing

• How to protect your family after being discharged from the hospital with COVID-19

Consuming Goods Safely Resources: 

• Follow the USDA’s guidelines for food storage. (USDA) 

• Consumer Reports: COVID-19 Resources

• Center for Strategic & International Studies Food Security Resources

If you think you might have COVID-19: 

• What to do if you think you have COVID-19 (Washington Post) 

• What to do if you are sick (CDC)

• Where to find COVID-19 testing (DSHS)

• When to head to the doctor (FOX)

• This is when you're no longer contagious with COVID-19

• Mysterious heart damage, not just lung troubles, befalling COVID-19 patients (KHN) 

• CDC Adds 6 Symptoms to Its COVID-19 List

Tips for Following the CDC guidelines: 

To protect yourself against coronavirus, the best advice is to wash your hand frequently for 20 seconds, avoid touching your face, cough into your elbow, keep a safe distance from other people, and stay home.

• What’s your hand washing song? (NPR) 

• Hand washing, so important (Youtube) 

• How to avoid touching your face (CNN)

• CDC Guidelines for Deciding to Go Out

• CDC Guidelines for Close Contact

Last updated: August 20, 2021