by Anita Miller

Expanded reliance on specialty courts and an increasing use of technology were touted by both candidates hoping to be elected judge of Hays County Court-at-Law #3 during their webinar forum Sept. 24 sponsored by the League of Women Voters.

Incumbent Judge Tacie Zelhart, a Republican who was appointed to the bench in 2019, said in an opening statement that in her short service, she has made the court “more efficient, transparent and accountable.” She said she “foun...