HOUSTON - The Houston City Council session on Wednesday took time to address the situation surrounding Emmanuel Gonzalez Garcia, a 15-year-old boy with autism who has been in federal custody for more than a week.

The backstory:

On Oct. 4, Garcia went missing while selling fruit with his mother and sister in Spring Branch. His mother filed a missing person report that same day with Houston police.

When he was still not found nearly a week later, his mother and FIEL held a press conference on Oct. 10 to call for help locating the boy. A social worker assisting the family said he has the mindset of a 4 or 5-year-old.

Shortly after the press conference, the Houston Police Department notified the boy’s mother that he had been found safe. However, the boy ended up being placed with the Dep

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