Gainesville, TX Helpful Move-In Information

City of Gainesville: 940-668-4500. This page lists city hall, natural gas, power outages, public schools, county tax and voter offices, driver license office, hospitals and library for Gainesville, each from the official source. For emergencies, dial 9-1-1.

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Gainesville phone numbers and websites

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ServicePhoneWebsite
Power outages (delivery utility)
Oncor: report a power outage (24/7)Oncor runs the poles and wires. Call about outages and downed lines; Oncor does not sell plans.888-313-4747oncor.com
Oncor: streetlight outReport online at oncorstreetlight.com.888-313-4747oncorstreetlight.com
City hall and utility billing (water, sewer, trash)
City of Gainesville: City Hall (main line)940-668-4500gainesville.tx.us
Natural gas
Atmos Energy: customer serviceStart, stop or transfer gas service.888-286-6700atmosenergy.com
Atmos Energy: gas leak emergency (24/7)If you smell gas, leave first, then call.866-322-8667atmosenergy.com
Vehicle registration (county tax office)
Cooke County Tax Assessor-Collector (vehicle registration and title)New Texas residents have 30 days to register a vehicle.940-668-5425co.cooke.tx.us
Voter registration (county elections)
Cooke County voter registrar (Tax Assessor-Collector)Register to vote or update your address.940-668-5425votetexas.gov
Driver license (Texas DPS)
Texas DPS Driver License Office: Gainesville206 West California, Gainesville. Appointments required. Phone is the statewide DPS driver license line. New residents have 90 days to get a Texas license.512-424-2600dps.texas.gov
Public schools
Gainesville ISDServes most of Gainesville. Check your address with the district.940-665-4362gainesvilleisd.org
Lindsay ISDServes part of Gainesville. Check your address with the district.940-668-8923lindsayisd.org
Hospitals
North Texas Medical CenterEmergency room. 1900 Hospital Blvd.940-665-1751ntmconline.net
Muenster Memorial HospitalEmergency room. 605 N Maple Street, Muenster (about 13 mi).940-759-2271muensterhospital.com
Public library
Cooke County Library200 S Weaver St., Gainesville.940-668-5530

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