AA Meetings in Houston

Key takeaway

Houston Intergroup Association answers a 24-hour hotline at 713-686-6300 and lists more than 2,400 meetings a week across greater Houston in its online directory at aahouston.org. Callers from outlying areas can use the toll-free line. Our meeting finder at /meetings/ searches public AA and NA feeds by day, format, and ZIP.

Last updated: Thu Oct 01 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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Finding a Meeting in Houston Today

Houston's scale is the good news: with more than 2,400 meetings a week, there is almost always one starting soon near you. Houston Intergroup Association, the A.A. service office for the metro, coordinates the online meeting directory and keeps it current. Each entry shows the time, the location or online platform, the district or region, and the format.

The phone is the simplest door. Call 713-686-6300 at any hour and a volunteer can find you a meeting, explain what a first visit looks like, or just talk. From outlying areas the toll-free line is 877-390-6300. A.A.'s national site, aa.org, is not itself a meeting finder; it directs people to local offices like Houston Intergroup, to the free Meeting Guide app, and to the Online Intergroup.

If you want a printed or digital copy to carry, the same directory feeds the Meeting Guide app, and the intergroup's bookstore at the office sells literature. The office is at 5151 Mitchelldale, Suite B10, open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where Houston Meetings Happen

The directory organizes the metro into regions and districts rather than one long list, which matches how Houston actually spreads:

Downtown and central Houston. The Downtown-Central districts hold a dense run of morning and evening groups, including LGBTQ and Spanish-language listings at club and church locations such as the Lambda Center on West Clay Street.
Inner west side (Memorial, Post Oak, Sharpstown-Alief). Clubs like the Post Oak Club on Long Point Road host multiple groups a day, some in person and some hybrid with an online option.
Southeast (Clear Lake, Galveston Bay, Pasadena, Baytown). The Clear Lake-Galveston and Pasadena districts run early-morning discussion groups at clubs like the Bay Area Club, with wheelchair-accessible listings.
North (Spring, The Woodlands, Cypress, Tomball, Humble, Kingwood). Districts 31 and 32 cover the northern corridors, with a mix of in-person clubs, hybrid meetings, and online-only groups.
West (Katy) and beyond. Katy's clubs run meditation and 12 & 12 meetings; the directory also reaches Conroe, Huntsville, and Livingston to the north.

Use the region filter first, then the day, and confirm the meeting is still active — the directory marks temporarily closed locations rather than quietly deleting them.

Formats, Cost, and Anonymity

A.A. meetings divide into open and closed. Anyone interested in A.A.'s program of recovery may attend an open meeting, including nonalcoholics as observers; closed meetings are for people who have a drinking problem and want to stop drinking. If this is your first time, an open meeting is a safe entry.

The Houston directory labels formats the way most large directories do: discussion (the common share-on-a-topic style), Big Book study, step and tradition study, speaker meetings, meditation, newcomer meetings, and affinity filters — men's, women's, LGBTQ, Spanish, online, and wheelchair access.

Cost is not a barrier. A.A. says there are no dues or fees for membership; a voluntary basket may circulate, and skipping it is fine. You do not have to speak at your first meeting, and anonymity is a founding principle: what you hear in the room stays there. The first-meeting guide describes a typical hour.

Getting There Without a Car

METRO, the regional transit authority, runs local bus routes, park-and-ride express service, the METRORail light rail lines through downtown, Midtown, the Museum District, and the Texas Medical Center, and METRORapid bus rapid transit — see ridemetro.org for the trip planner. Club meetings in the core sit close to rail; suburban clubs generally need a bus connection or a ride.

Online meetings fill the gaps. The Houston directory includes online-only and hybrid listings, and the online A.A. meetings guide explains how video and phone meetings work, including joining silently with your camera off.

Peer Support vs. Medical Care

A.A. is mutual peer support, not clinical treatment. NIDA explains that mutual-help groups are peer-led, not led by healthcare professionals — free, not time-limited, and useful for many people on their own or alongside professional care.

A doctor, not a meeting, is the right first stop in some situations. NIAAA says alcohol withdrawal can be life threatening when people who drink heavily over time stop suddenly rather than cutting back or stopping with medical support. Up to half of people with alcohol use disorder get some withdrawal symptoms, and a small proportion need a few days of medical detox. If that describes your drinking, talk with a clinician before you stop.

Emergency: call 911 for an overdose, a seizure, trouble breathing, or someone who cannot be woken.
Crisis: call or text 988 for a mental health or suicide crisis.
Treatment: search FindTreatment.gov or call SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) — free, confidential, 24/7, English and Spanish.
Referral help: call or text (800) 653-9376 and we can help you sort out a level of care. SmarterRecovery is a referral helpline — not Houston Intergroup — and calling is free to you because treatment providers pay for the referral service.

Call or text (800) 653-9376 if you want help finding treatment. If what you need tonight is a meeting, start with the Houston Intergroup hotline or our meeting finder and confirm the listing. In an emergency or a suicide crisis, call 911 or 988 first.

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Common Questions

How many AA meetings are in the Houston area?

Houston Intergroup says there are more than 2,400 A.A. meetings a week in the greater Houston area. Its online meeting directory lists each one with time, location, and type, and the same schedule is available on the free Meeting Guide app. Numbers shift as groups open, close, and move, so check the live directory rather than a printed copy.

Is the Houston hotline really answered 24 hours a day?

Yes. Houston Intergroup operates a 24-hour phone hotline at 713-686-6300 for callers seeking help, and it gives a toll-free number — 877-390-6300 — for people calling from outlying areas. Office staff work Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., but the phone line stays on around the clock.

Where is the Houston Intergroup office?

At 5151 Mitchelldale, Suite B10, Houston, TX 77092, in northwest Houston near the junction of Highway 290 and the 610 Loop. The office sells A.A. literature and group supplies, and the same website hosts the meeting directory, an events calendar, and news. Call before you visit if you want to confirm the bookstore is open.

What kinds of meetings will I find in the Houston directory?

The directory sorts meetings by region and district — Downtown-Central, Clear Lake-Galveston, Katy, Spring-The Woodlands, Cypress-Magnolia-Tomball, Pasadena, Baytown, Humble-Kingwood and more — and labels each by format: discussion, Big Book, step study, speaker, men's, women's, LGBTQ, meditation, Spanish, online, and wheelchair access. Pick a region, then a day, and you get a short list.

Does AA count as treatment for alcoholism?

No. NIDA describes mutual-help groups like A.A. as peer-led support, not professionally led treatment — they are free and open-ended, and many people use them on their own or alongside clinical care. If you drink heavily every day, NIAAA warns that stopping suddenly can cause dangerous withdrawal that needs medical supervision. Call 911 for a seizure or trouble breathing; call or text 988 in a crisis.