It took a Harris County deputy getting gunned down to address catalytic converter thefts. How many more people or children will need to die to prevent another mass shooting?
On Tuesday, the Texas State House unanimously passed Senate Bill 224 known as the “Deputy Darren Almendarez Act,” authored by State Senator Carol Alvarado. The bill garnered strong bipartisan support in noth chambers of the legislature.
The wife of a fallen deputy lost her husband from an attempted catalytic converter theft. Now, she and a Texas lawmaker want to honor his life through legislation.