The judges have been short on court reporters since several in the past two years left Nueces County for other counties where the pay is tens of thousands of dollars more, judges said in the Wednesday meeting. Another recently went on maternity leave, putting more strain on the judges. The former 214th district court reporter left after former judge Jose Longoria lost his bid for re-election in November. Longoria's successor, Inna Klein, posted the vacancy twice. The first time, not a single applicant applied during the week the job was posted. The second time, one person applied. After being interviewed,....MORE
