Carlos Jose Ayala Morales is a Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive

AUSTIN – In an effort to generate more investigative tips from the public, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has once again elevated Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Carlos Jose Ayala Morales to Featured Fugitive status. The reward for information leading to his arrest is increased to $6,000 during August if the tip is received this month.

Carlos Jose Ayala Morales , 44, a convicted, repeat sex offender from Houston, has been wanted out of Harris Co. since February 2025 for attempted indecency with a child by sexual contact. He was also the department’s Featured Fugitive back in March 2025 .

In 2000, Ayala Morales was convicted of burglary of a building and sentenced to six months of confinement. In 2018, he was convict

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