Updated April 27, 8 20 a.m. John Eakin, a spokesman for Geoffrey Tahuahua, called the lawsuit an "11th-hour stunt" that Dripping Springs voters will see though. "We’re optimistic voters will take note of this suit as political and not genuine believability of his own accusations," Eakin said in an emailed statement. "Geoffrey is focused on what Dripping Springs voters are passionate about, and is eager to reaffirm what voters know to be true – Geoffrey is the most qualified candidate to fight for them on Council." Original post, April 26, 12:45 p.m. William Travis Crow, a current Dripping Springs City Council member, filed suit against challenger Geoffrey Tahuahua on April 23, accusing Tahuahua of falsifying his application to run in the May 4 election, according to the lawsuit. In the lawsuit, Crow claims Tahuahua is not eligible to run for election in Dripping Springs because he had not lived in the city at least six months prior to the candidate filing period deadline in February. Crow and Tahuahua are also running against challenger Stephen Randall. “When confronted with the residency issue, Tahuahua did not timely withdraw,” the lawsuit states. “Instead he engaged in equivocal statements to perpetuate the illusion of eligibility. Because Tahuahua misrepresented his eligibility and did not timely withdraw voluntarily, this suit seeks a judicial determination Tahuahua is ineligible for candidacy in the Dripping Springs city council May 2019 election.” Tahuahua’s candidate application listed he had resided in Dripping Springs for a year prior to filing. However, the lawsuit alleges Tahuahua had not purchased his home in the Founders Ridge neighborhood until September 2018 and had been living outside of the city limits prior to the purchase, making him ineligible. In a Q&A last month with Community Impact Newspaper, Tahuahua said, “We’ve been in the Dripping Springs area since 2016, and last year we made the move to Founders Ridge,” when answering a question asking how long he had lived in the city. Residents have recently brought up the question of Tahuahua’s eligibility during public comment at Dripping Springs City Council meetings. On April 9, the city stated it had received complaints from residents regarding eligibility but was not able to conclusively establish that he was ineligible based on public records. “We have to [be able to] prove that he didn’t live here, he doesn’t have to prove that he did live here,” Dripping Springs Mayor Todd Purcell said at the meeting. “The liability is on us to prove he did not [live here]. We can't file a complaint in court. It would have to be [filed by] an individual or the state of Texas.”