SAN ANTONIO – A woman who gave birth along a route from the northeast side and she abandoned her newborn child on Tuesday was charged and identified, according to San Antonio police.

Julie Alexander, 37, was charged with abandoning and endangering a child, a second-degree felony, Bexar County Jail records show.

SAPD said officers responded to reports of a man with a newborn in the 1900 block of Austin Highway around 3:30 p.m. The man told police he found the child along a trail on the Salado Creek Greenway.

According to police, the man said he saw a woman leave the greenway and found a newborn baby on the trail. He assumed the child belonged to him.

He then took the child to seek help, police said.

Alexander was later found in another location. The San Antonio Fire Department said she and the child were taken to a hospital.

According to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, the child is still in the hospital to be monitored for any health issues.

In Texas, parents can drop off their newborns in special, alarmed boxes at fire stations and other designated locations.

Of the state Safe Haven Actalso known as The Law of the Infant Mosesit was first enacted in 1999. It allows parents who are unable to care for their children to legally and safely surrender them up to 60 days of age by surrendering them in designated safe places, including any hospital , fire station or emergency medical services. Texas station.

According to DFPS, in fiscal year 2024 there were 14 children statewide who are classified as Baby Moses cases, two of which are from Region 8, where Bexar County is located.

In fiscal year 2025, there were three children classified in the state as Baby Moses cases, two of which are from Region 8.

Alexander is still in the Bexar County Jail. A second-degree felony is punishable by up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

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