Lupe Valdez

NBC 5’s Brian Curtis sits down with newly-elected Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown.

Marian Brown, who had been serving as interim Dallas County Sheriff since Jan. 1, 2018, was sworn-in for her first full term Tuesday.

Valerie Jackson filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Dallas County and several employees, including former Sheriff Lupe Valdez.

Valerie Jackson filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Dallas County and several employees, including former Sheriff Lupe Valdez.

Two Dallas County Republicans appointed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) faced different fates Tuesday night in the 2018 midterm elections.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was elected to a second term Tuesday night, defeating Democratic challenger Lupe Valdez, former Dallas County Sheriff.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) held a 14-point lead over his Democratic challenger, former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez, in an Oct. 29 Quinnipiac poll.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has been elected to a second term, NBC News projected just after 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Some democratic candidates, including Sheriff Lupe Valdez, will begin a 10-day, 47-stop state tour on Wednesday.

Some democratic candidates, including Sheriff Lupe Valdez, will begin a 10-day, 47-stop state tour on Wednesday.

Marion Stanford expected the political sign she painted to rile up some folks in her small town of Hamilton in Central Texas. But she didn’t expect to end up in a heated Facebook exchange with Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, or for the police to show up to confiscate her sign.

Incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic candidate Lupe Valdez discuss health insurance for Texans.

Incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic candidate Lupe Valdez discuss what makes them proud to be a Texan.

Democratic candidate Lupe Valdez gives her closing statement in the one and only Texas gubernatorial debate in Austin on Sept. 28, 2018.

Democratic candidate Lupe Valdez and Incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott discuss legalizing marijuana in Texas.

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and his underdog Democratic challenger, Lupe Valdez, met in their only debate Friday night, an opportunity Valdez needed badly to try to make a dent in Abbott’s commanding lead in the polls.

Incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic candidate Lupe Valdez discuss how they would fix the immigration system.

Democratic candidate Lupe Valdez and Incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott discuss whether the Texans should pay for National Guard troops at the border.