Houston Public MediaAuthorities recovered the body of an infant found in a north Houston ditch Tuesday afternoon. It's the second time this month that a dead newborn has been discovered in Houston.
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Newborn found dead in north Houston ditch, second infant death this month, officials said
Know as the "Baby Moses Law," a chapter of the Texas Family Code authorizes a designated infant care providers to take possession of a child appearing to be 60-days-old or younger from the child's parents, if the parent doesn't express intent to return the child, according to the Texas Department of Health and Human Services.