Gun Issued To Former Dallas County Sheriff Running For Governor Missing

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A gun issued to Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lupe Valdez while she was Dallas County sheriff seven years ago wasn’t returned and remains missing.
The Dallas Morning News reports Valdez was given a 9mm Beretta pistol in 2011, when her gun of the same model malfunctioned.
The sheriff’s department said in a statement Monday “the firearm is considered missing.” It provided few details, but the newspaper cited a July sheriff’s depar