Authorities are searching for a missing 17-year-old girl from Houston, Texas.
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children says Mercedes Howald was last seen on Jan. 9.
She is described as 17-years-old, 5 feet 4 tall, 140 pounds with red hair and green eyes.
Anyone with information is asked to call NCMEC at 1-800-843-5678 or San Marcos Police Department (Texas) at 1-512-753-2108.
