Texas Amber Alert discontinued: Missing 11-month-old out of Midland found safe

MIDLAND, Texas (KTRK) -- A statewide Amber Alert has been discontinued after it was issued late Tuesday night for an 11-month-old girl.

Authorities issued an update just before 1 a.m. Wednesday that Darla Steve had been found.

Darla was last seen at 12:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 16 in the 2700 block of Southwest Street in Midland, Texas, nearly eight hours from Houston.

Officials believed Darla may have been with 29-year-old Zach Jack Smith. Their relationship was not immediately disclosed.

It wasn't immediately known where Darla was found or why authorities believed she was in danger.