By Anita Miller

When County Judge Ruben Becerra cast his vote last week against Don Montague, Republican candidate for Precinct 3 Constable, to fill the unexpired term of disgraced former constable Ray Helm, he said he did so without intending to “reflect negativity.”

Instead, Becerra had hoped to fill the unexpired term of disgraced former constable Ray Helm, who resigned and surrendered his certification July 31 to avoid prosecution, with someone who would not appear on the ballot in...