Arabella Autumn Campos, 16, has been missing from Bulverde, Texas, since Sept. 2. She was still listed as a missing juvenile as of Sept. 15, and authorities are asking anyone with information to come forward.
Official Missing-Child Listing
Campos has been formally entered into the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children database under case number 2100379 and NCIC number M119036111 following her disappearance, according to MissingKids.org. As reported by WOAI, Campos was initially listed as a missing or runaway juvenile, a classification that carries its own weight in Texas law but does not diminish the urgency of the search. Her family described her as having brown hair with a blonde streak and said she was last seen wearing a gray shirt with red and yellow lettering and black sweatpants, per the same report.
The Comal County Sheriff's Office is asking anyone who may know where Campos is or have information about her disappearance to contact the agency.
How to Report Information
People with information about Campos's whereabouts should report it directly to the Comal County Sheriff's Office. The case was initially reported as involving a missing or runaway juvenile.
Search Status
Campos remained listed as missing as of Sept. 15.
Bulverde is a community in Comal County.
Texas Procedures for Missing Juvenile Cases
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 63.00905 requires local law enforcement to submit a missing-child record to national databases within two hours of receiving a report and to notify regional agencies within 48 hours, according to FindLaw. Chapter 63 and related guidance also address what happens when an unemancipated minor is located, including conditions for taking custody and an alternative involving the Department of Family and Protective Services; the process is not an automatic return to a guardian in every case.
According to the Texas Center for the Missing, Texas recorded 40,309 missing-person reports in 2025, including 28,229 reports involving children.
How Missing-Child Reports Are Tracked
The Texas Department of Public Safety's Missing Persons Clearinghouse assists law enforcement agencies and the public in locating people missing from Texas or believed to be in the state, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The statewide figures cited above count missing-person and missing-child reports but do not, by themselves, provide a breakdown of how many involved runaway classifications. Nationally, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children said it assisted law enforcement with 29,568 missing-child cases in 2024 and helped bring 91% of those children home, according to NCMEC.
In a separate Bulverde case, an AMBER Alert for 13-year-old Carleigh O'Dell was discontinued after the Comal County Sheriff's Office said she was found in San Marcos, according to CBS Austin. A Hoodline report also documented the case; the incident's date should be confirmed before publication.
