By Sahar Chmais

Tension filled the air March 9 as Hays County commissioner dove into the problem of unreturned county equipment from former Hays County employee Alex Villalobos.

Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra (D) had an extensive back-and-forth with Commissioners Lon Shell (R) and Walt Smith (R) about the importance, or lack of, regarding the matter.

“At the end of the day I think it’s petty,” Becerra said after nearly 10 minutes of the conversation. “It’s a laptop ...