Zena Stephens poses for a photo after being sworn in as Texas’s first black female sheriff. Trevor Gonzalez

Zena Stephens poses for a photo after being sworn in as Texas’s first black female sheriff. Trevor Gonzalez

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Stephens Sworn-in As First Black Female Sheriff in Texas

Zena Stephens was sworn in as Jefferson County sheriff, Jan. 2, becoming the first black female sheriff in the state of Texas and one of only two in the country.