Staff Report

A lawsuit has been filed in 207th District Court alleging County Judge Ruben Becerra received payment for duties he did not perform and asking that he be removed from office.

CountyJudge Ruben Becerra

The action, filed Monday, Sept. 14 by Dripping Springs resident Nathan Kaspar, also asks that pending litigation, Becerra be replaced in his role leading the Commissioners Court.

Becerra applied for and accepted payment of $25,000 in 2019 and 2020 for performance of “judicial func...