The judge is now leaning on the Taylor County Commissioners' Court to increase his court’s budget by $50,000 to make a current part-time judge full-time and to hire a court reporter. The commissioners have a special-called meeting Tuesday to go over a preliminary budget report. The booming meth problem in Taylor County has carried over to the court system and the family district court is taking a big hit with an overload of Child Protective Services cases. The problem, Judge Paul Rotenberry said, stems from drug abuse. Children in Taylor County are being removed from their homes and placed in the state’s care. Those cases trickle down to the 326th District Court, filling up the....MORE
