Harris County seeks help finding missing 13-year-old girl in Greenspoint

Harris County Precinct 4 is asking for help finding Luz Maria Urquidez Palacios, a 13-year-old girl last seen May 12 near Ella Boulevard and Rankin Road in the Greenspoint area. Deputies said she was reported missing after being last seen at the Cranbrook Apartments, and as of a June 9 update she was still missing.

Authorities described Luz Maria as about 5 feet tall, 110 pounds, with dark red hair about 48 inches long and dark brown eyes. Her last known clothing was not available, adding to the challenge for investigators and for anyone who may have seen her near the apartment complex, nearby stores, bus stops or along Rankin Road in the days after she disappeared.

The case number is 2605-01821, and anyone with information is being urged to call 281-376-3472. The search has a broad public-safety footprint in north Harris County, where apartment corridors, commuter routes and high foot traffic can make a missing child easier to miss and also give more people a chance to recognize her.

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office also offers an online system for reporting missing persons and runaways, a reminder that family members and witnesses do not have to wait for a direct contact with deputies to pass along information. In Greater Houston, Texas Center for the Missing has long served as a support hub for missing-person cases; the group was formed in March 2000 after the disappearance of 17-year-old Gabriel Lester.

Texas Center for the Missing says 6,357 new missing child cases were filed in Harris County in 2025, along with 7,988 in the 14-county Houston-Galveston region. The broader picture shows why every confirmed sighting, even one that seems minor, can matter in a case like this. Texas Department of Public Safety also says it coordinates the state Amber Alert network, and local activation authority expanded in 2023 under legislation signed by Gov. Greg Abbott.