Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra is taking his long-running feud with San Marcos City Hall back to court, filing a lawsuit to stop the city from tearing down a modest downtown building he owns at 201 South LBJ Drive, now home to Las Dos Fridas Cocina Mexicana. The complaint names City Manager Stephanie L. Reyes and the city’s real estate manager, Cory Lime, and asks for emergency relief along with a jury trial. It is the latest flare-up in a yearslong fight over a slender strip of land that runs under part of the structure.
What the lawsuit alleges
Becerra’s lawsuit argues that San Marcos officials pushed ahead with plans to demolish the building even though part of it sits on land controlled by the city, and contends that the way the city has handled the property violates local rules and state law. The filing leans on Article I, Section 17 of the Texas Constitution, which states that “no person’s property shall be taken, damaged, or destroyed for…..