Staff Report
HAYS COUNTY — Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra will be seeking a second term next year.
Becerra is running for re-election in the primary election on March 1, 2022. He was elected to his first term in 2018. Since then, he has worked to create a public defender’s office, assessed the need for a centralized no-kill animal shelter and the creation of a Center for Mental Wellness, Education and Research with a dedicated veterans affairs wing.
“We’ve accomplished a lot in the last few years, but we’re just getting started. We have more work to do, together,” Becerra said in a news release. “This is the moment where we can choose to keep our positive momentum going and bounce back post COVID stronger than ever before.”
Becerra wants to focus on increasing county government transparency, protecting water resources, growing a business-friendly community and continuing citizen-focused projects in his next term. He is also looking to improve roads and bridges, water and wastewater and broadband resources by maximizing federal infrastructure funds.
