Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Rondald Bates was killed in a vehicle crash while en route to the Harris County jail at 10:00 p.m.
After finishing an overtime assignment, Deputy Bates was traveling on Travis Street when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a tree near Richmond Avenue in Houston. He was transported to the Ben Taub Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Deputy Bates had served with the Harris County Sheriff's Office for 31 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
31 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Bates gave the Harris County Sheriff's Office 31 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Bates.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Rondald Bates is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Harris County Sheriff's Office, 20 of 56 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 35.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Rondald Bates's cause is highlighted.
How Rondald Bates Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Rondald Bates is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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