The AMBER Alert was born in 1996 when local media teamed up with local police to develop an early warning system to find abducted children following the abduction and brutal murder of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, of Arlington.
A Texas AMBER Alert has been discontinued for a 13-year-old girl who was last seen in the Houston area.
According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, the 13-year-old was last seen in Houston at 1 a.m. on Wednesday.
The Harris County Sheriff's Office discontinued the AMBER Alert Thursday morning.
TEXAS STATEWIDE ALERT PROGRAMS
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Eight kinds of alerts can be issued for missing or endangered people in Texas. Below are links to articles with more information about each type of alert.
- Active Shooter Alert
- AMBER Alert & Athena Alert
- Blue Alert
- Silver Alert
- CLEAR Alert
- Camo Alert (no longer operational)
- Endangered Missing Person Alert
- Power Outage Alert
