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Cindy George, Houston Chronicle
The unknown parents of the child known as Baby Chloe, an abandoned newborn found inside a plastic bag in February, had their parental rights terminated on Wednesday.
The little girl is now 3 months old. Authorities have been unable to locate her biological parents and have stopped looking for them, Child Protective Services spokeswoman Estella Olguin said.
The determination by Harris County Juvenile Court Judge Michael Schneider brings Chloe closer to becoming available for adoption, but it’s not too late for the mother or father to step forward.
[…] The baby was discovered by a woman walking her dogs in northwest Harris County when the animals became interested in a Wal-Mart bag on the perimeter of the Stonegate Villas Apartments. About 3 inches of the child’s umbilical cord was still attached.
She was a distinct infant – born with one bottom tooth – who weighed 4 pounds and 12 ounces. Medical officials determined that she was a late preterm baby delivered at 36 to 37 weeks’ gestation. She was named Chloe by the Texas Children’s Hospital staff.
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