These population increases created towns where there was once nothing, and when an inevitable downturn hit, the bustling settlements were abandoned. Thousands of years before Texas's first oil ...

In 2024, at least 18 babies have been abandoned across the state of Texas, according to the Washington Post’s tracking in a new report this week. That’s more than double the number of infants ...

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As Texas' stringent abortion laws continue to hold sway, a growing number of babies are being abandoned in Texas. Experts say a lack of education is to blame for unlawful child surrender.

The Houston Chronicle reported that three other babies were found abandoned around the city in June, with some groups raising concerns that they were left because of Texas' strict abortion laws.

A family walking on a trail in Texas this weekend made a startling discovery when they spotted an abandoned newborn baby wrapped in a towel. The baby found Saturday evening was “freshly born ...