A man accused in the 2022 death of an off-duty Harris County deputy - shot and killed while confronting a trio of catalytic ...

A judge announced no death penalty for Joshua Stewart in Deputy Almendarez's 2022 murder case.

Almendarez was shot to death on March 31. He was off-duty and shopping with his wife when, investigators say, he caught the three defendants in the act of stealing his truck's catalytic converter.

The bill was written by State Senator Carol Alvarado, District 6 (D-Houston). “Governor Abbott has signed Senate Bill 224, the “Deputy Darren Almendarez Act,” into law.

Two of the three suspects are facing the death penalty for allegedly shooting Deputy Darren Almendarez to death after they were caught trying to steal the officer's catalytic converter back in March.

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Harris County Sheriff's Office Deputy Darren Almendarez's wife, Flor Zarzoza, center, enters the Texas 177th District Court at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse, Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed the Deputy Darren Almendarez Act into law, creating new criminal penalties for catalytic converter thefts.

Senate Bill 224, or the "Deputy Darren Almendarez Act," is named for a Harris County deputy who was killed in 2022 while trying to stop a catalytic converter theft.

6 suspects arrested in catalytic converter thefts; Crime ring possibly linked to fatal shooting of HCSO deputy Darren Almendarez More than $484K in bulk currency, one firearm, narcotics seized ...

Darren Almendarez served as a protector in the community and to his family. His niece, Alice Almendarez, calls him "irreplaceable." "The hero of the family. Like, the person we all looked up to.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed the Deputy Darren Almendarez Act into law, creating new criminal penalties for catalytic converter thefts.