The Harris County Pct. 1 Constable’s Office said the child, who is non-verbal and has autism, was found along the roadway median in the 5400 block of W. Mt. Houston Road around 5 a.m. Wednesday. Three concerned citizens found the boy and called 911.

A woman from Spring was arrested, accused of locking her 4-year-old daughter out of the house in cold temperatures.

Ashley Ann Dixon, of Cypress, has been charged with abandoning her child after allegedly leaving her 2-year-old home alone for over two hours to visit a wine bar.

A woman was arrested and charged after her 4-year-old child and a puppy were found in a non-running vehicle in north Harris County Tuesday, Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman’s Office said.

A grandfather is in the Harris County Jail accused of leaving five of his grandchildren home without food or running air conditioning as temperatures reached triple digits on Monday.

A judge brought up concerns about the bond condition that says a couple accused of prostitution and child endangerment is not allowed to have contact with their 7-year-old child. The judge said she believes it’ll do more harm to simply cut her off from all of her family.