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9 Nov 2018, 11:40 am by James Warner, Esq.
Governor Greg Abbott won re-election in Texas, easily defeating democratic challenger Lupe Valdez. [read post]
23 Dec 2006, 1:03 pm
Evidently Dallas' republicans are trying to make the unconstitutionally awful conditions of our county jail the democrats' fault, specifically Lupe Valdez's. [read post]
24 Sep 2007, 1:28 am
If Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez can't afford to hire or train enough guards or provide adequate medical care at the jail, how does she have money to finance her own shiny new SWAT team? [read post]
4 Aug 2010, 7:29 am by Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
“We are disappointed that CBP feels the need to harass local residents and make their lives even more difficult than they already are,” said Juanita Valdez-Cox, executive director of LUPE. [read post]
20 Feb 2007, 6:47 am
Dallas Sheriff Lupe Valdez has taken heat for not hiring enough deputies to adequately staff the jail, but as I've pointed out repeatedly, nobody in the state can find enough guards. [read post]
29 Apr 2008, 11:27 pm
Dallas Sheriff Lupe Valdez says she hasn't read a report about one of her deputies assigned to the auto theft task force who knew ahead of time his informant planned to commit a robbery in Waxahachie. [read post]
12 Oct 2015, 2:59 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
 In Dallas, Sheriff Lupe Valdez will no longer honor immigration holds for low-level offenses, reported the Dallas News. [read post]
27 Jul 2013, 1:01 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Further, "Evidence in the case shows that the county and Sheriff Lupe Valdez have deliberately decided not to train jailers to recognize medical problems even though state regulations require it." [read post]
10 Apr 2019, 9:18 am by Gritsforbreakfast
During his campaign last year during a debate with Democrat Lupe Valdez, Governor Greg Abbott announced his support for making possession of up to two ounces of marijuana a Class C misdemeanor. [read post]
29 Jun 2016, 9:24 am by Michael Lowe
Sheriff Lupe Valdez’s Controversial Policy Is a Lot Like California’s New Law Valdez’s policy? [read post]
5 Nov 2008, 1:08 pm
Bradford has yet to concede, though, and there are still 10,000 uncounted provisional ballots; as of the most recently reported numbers, Lykos was ahead by around 5,000 votes.Congratulations, Lupe, now fix the jailIn Dallas, Sheriff Lupe Valdez defeated her Republican challenger by a 55-45 margin with the help of higher than usual central city turnout, giving her four more years to figure out how to get the jail to pass inspection.Step One: Don't Get Indicted for… [read post]
14 Jan 2008, 7:23 am
While there are reasons for that, in a campaign they sound like excuses, making her vulnerable.Democrats: Incumbent Lupe Valdez vs. [read post]
16 Jan 2008, 10:39 pm
Reported the News ("Overtime bill at Dallas jail tops $9 million," Jan. 16):Sheriff Lupe Valdez's department spent more than $9 million on overtime at the five jails during fiscal 2007, according to a report made public Tuesday by the county auditor's office.Some guards volunteered to work long hours to make up for staffing shortages, doubling their salaries with overtime. [read post]
30 Nov 2010, 6:38 am by Gritsforbreakfast
 [Sheriff Lupe] Valdez said there is always initial resistance whenever an outside agency is brought in to study an organization's operations. [read post]
9 Oct 2008, 10:39 am
The Dallas News' endorsement of Republican Lowell Cannady was essentially a recitation of the failures of incumbent Lupe Valdez, most of which I'd agree with on its face. [read post]
9 Aug 2007, 1:55 am
Heck yeah: In response to Buzz (by Patrick Williams, July 19), and Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez "making liars out of everyone who ever said things couldn't get worse at the jail," well, they ARE worse.As a first-time offender in my 45 years here in Dallas County, I walked into the Lew Sterrett Justice Center to clear up a 3-year-old misdemeanor ticket. [read post]
1 Jan 2009, 12:03 am
UTMB, which ran the hospital, laid off thousands of employees.DNA-based exonerations continue in Dallas and elsewhere, though the Innocence Project of Texas which provided attorneys in many of these cases was hit hard in the pocketbook by Wall Street fraud.Big cities going D: Harris County judicial races flip Democratic following a similar shift in Dallas County in 2006, which solidified this year with Sheriff Lupe Valdez's re-election.The order here is decidedly arbitrary,… [read post]
24 Jun 2008, 4:25 pm
Reported the News:A state audit of the Dallas County Sheriff's Department's use of state and federal criminal justice databases revealed a lack of required training as well as some inaccurate records.In January, the Texas Department of Public Safety audited the department's use of the FBI's National Crime Information Center computer database as well as the state version, the Texas Crime Information Center system.The audit said terminal operators must receive required training, as… [read post]
5 Jan 2008, 12:51 am
"2007 annual report on Texas judiciary availableI've already done a couple of posts based on data from the Office of Court Administration's annual report on the Texas judiciary, but if you're interested in seeing the whole thing, which is chock full of interesting data, it's available here.No transition team yet for new Dallas jail wingDallas Sheriff Lupe Valdez has been criticized, sometimes justly, for her failure to turn around problems at the Dallas… [read post]
14 Jun 2011, 7:14 am by Susan I. Nelson
Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez said the measure would add up to an extra $1.5 million in housing costs annually if each of the 26 municipalities that uses the county jail hauled in just one additional detainee. * * * Though lawmakers insist the issue is not about race or ethnicity, the inherent cultural divide the issue has sparked was apparent in moments throughout the day. [read post]