AAMA Project Tejas

About AAMA Project Tejas

AAMA Project Tejas is an adult outpatient addiction treatment program in Houston, Texas offering culturally responsive and bilingual care for substance use disorders. Part of AAMA’s broader Prevention and Counseling services, Project Tejas provides a continuum that includes family education and aftercare with outpatient treatment as its central focus.

The program is designed to help adults build a sustainable foundation for long term recovery while honoring their language, culture, and community.

Bilingual Outpatient Addiction Treatment

Project Tejas serves adult men and women struggling with drug and alcohol use delivering customized age appropriate care in both English and Spanish. The program uses evidence based approaches and includes intensive outpatient options making it well suited for clients who need structured support while maintaining work, school, or family responsibilities.

Clients can expect comprehensive assessments, client and group sessions, family education and relapse prevention, and recovery peer services. Virtual sessions are also available, expanding access across the Houston area.

Additional Services and Payment Options

Beyond Project Tejas AAMA offers SBIRT services with HIV, hepatitis C, and syphilis testing, prevention education, and linkage to care. Related programming includes family sessions and recovery peer support with community health resources under the Prevention and Counseling umbrella.

AAMA states services may be provided regardless of ability to pay. Accepted payment options include Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, self pay, and financial assistance.

Addiction Treatment Programs

Alcohol Rehab
If you’re ready to overcome alcohol use disorder, an alcohol rehab in Texas can give you the tools you need. High-quality treatment lays a foundation for sobriety and helps prevent relapses by giving you new ways of thinking, better coping skills, and a better understanding of key life skills such as emotional regulation and communication.
Opioid Addiction
The goal of an alcohol rehab in Texas is to give you the tools and skills you need to achieve long-term recovery. Whether you need detox, inpatient treatment, or outpatient care, an opioid program will help you build a new lifestyle based on healthy coping mechanisms, better relationships, and a new way of thinking about life.
Drug Rehab
In Texas, a drug rehab provides a combination of therapy and education to help clients overcome substance misuse. Common services include counseling and classes on coping skills, emotional management, communication, and other key life skills. Drug rehab programs can provide inpatient or outpatient treatment.
Adult Program
An adult program in Texas addresses the unique need of adults, such as finding secure housing, building a career, and raising a family. Adults often have challenges related to their careers, raising a family, and handling responsibilities. These concerns are addressed during evidence-based detox, inpatient treatment, and outpatient care.
LGBTQ Friendly Rehab
Offering specialized substance use treatment for the LGBTQ+ community, LGBTQ+ friendly rehabs in Texas provide a safe space to work on recovery. Some of the common services will include counseling and classes on coping skills, emotional management, communication, and other key life skills. LGBTQ+ friendly programs can provide inpatient or outpatient treatment.
Men's Rehab
Choosing a men’s rehab in Texas can be a great way to manage gender-specific issues while also addressing substance use. Men often have questions about building their careers, being fathers, and having healthy communication styles. These concerns are addressed along with typical evidence-based detox, inpatient treatment, and outpatient care.
Women's Rehab
If you’re a woman struggling with substance use, consider a women’s rehab program in Texas. Women often have questions about building their careers, raising children, and building healthy relationships. These concerns are addressed along with typical evidence-based detox, inpatient treatment, and outpatient care.
Young Adult Rehab
Young adult rehabs in Texas address a wide range of substance use issues while also helping clients transition into adulthood. Young adults often have questions about starting their careers, having a family, and living independently without overspending. These concerns are addressed along with typical evidence-based detox, inpatient treatment, and outpatient care.

Insurance Coverage

Medicaid
How do you pay for rehab in Texas? If you have Medicaid, consider using it to pay for some or all of the costs of treatment. Medicaid covers multiple levels of care, and you may have no out-of-pocket costs. However, you’ll need to choose a treatment center that accepts Medicaid.
Self-pay options
When you use self-pay for rehab in Texas, you have a chance to choose any treatment center you like. Self-pay, also known as private pay, involves writing a check, using a medical loan from a bank or credit union, or sending money electronically. Payment arrangements may vary depending on the level of care.
Financing available
When looking for ways to pay for rehab in Texas, consider asking if financing options are available. Financing options such as payment plans, scholarships, grants, and even medical loans make rehab more accessible. You can use these methods to pay for detox, inpatient treatment, outpatient care, and more.
Medicare
When looking for ways to pay for rehab in Texas, consider Medicare. Your Medicare plan can pay for some or all of the costs of rehab, although you will want to check on the full details. You may have some out-of-pocket costs such as copays or deductibles.

Levels of Care

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Outpatient Rehab
Attending outpatient treatment in Texas allows you to get evidence-based care without living in the facility, helping you establish long-term recovery. Finishing residential treatment is a big step, and outpatient care allows you to have support while you learn to apply your new skills and habits in real life situations.

Therapies

Family Therapy
Attending family therapy in Texas is a way to address broken relationships and dysfunction, helping you establish long-term recovery. Substance use treatment includes detox, inpatient treatment, and outpatient care, and family therapy may be a part of each of these stages. The goal is to help families address past events and broken relationships and develop healthy ways of relating to each other.
Group Therapy
Attending group therapy in Texas is a way to overcome shame and isolation, helping you establish long-term recovery. Sessions generally last 60 to 90 minutes and give you a chance to discover others’ experiences, hear about the impact of substance use, and learn important new life skills.