Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price shakes hands with Sheriff Marian Brown after swearing her in as sheriff.

Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price shakes hands with Sheriff Marian Brown after swearing her in as sheriff.

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Dallas County's First Black Sheriff Takes Reins for Good After a Year in Interim Role

New Year’s Day was déjà vu for Marian Brown, who was sworn in as interim Dallas County sheriff a year ago after Lupe Valdez stepped down to run for Texas governor. County commissioners picked Brown to replace Valdez, and voters made the job official in November. Longtime County Commissioner John Wiley Price swore in Brown, the county's first black sheriff, in a ceremony Tuesday at the Frank Crowley Courts Building.