Fourteen-year-old Debra Moore, also known as Dawn, has been missing from Highlands, Texas since July 20, 2025. She was last seen around 11:20 a.m. in the 600 block of Clear Lake Road. At the time she disappeared she was 5 feet 3 inches tall, about 160 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes; some reports note a distinctive mole on her left cheek.

Debra left a note at home saying she was unhappy with how she was being treated and that she planned to go to a friend’s house and return the next day, but she never came back. Her aunt and legal guardian, Jessica Wall, reported her missing after finding stuffed animals tucked under the covers to make it look as if Debra were asleep. The family has been distributing flyers and checking her social media accounts without solid leads. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is investigating, and Debra’s photo has been displayed on digital billboards in the Houston area through a partnership with the Texas Center for the Missing and Clear Channel Outdoor. Authorities and the family are concerned that she may have been communicating with older individuals online.

If anyone has information about Debra Moore’s whereabouts, please contact the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit at 713-274-9270 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.