CORYELL COUNTY, Texas (KWTX) - Things got heated at the Coryell County Commissioners Court meeting Tuesday, and it appears voters got their point across.

More than 150 people attended the public meeting, either via Zoom or in person, to voice their concerns about a new budget that could have increased their taxes by 21 percent.

The message from voters was clear, they are not happy with the first budget proposal that the court planned to vote on.

“To hear this 21% increase in our taxes to make up for the mistakes you’ve made,” said one person who attended the meeting. “You made mistakes, not us. And you’re expecting us to come in here and bail you out. Well, you can see, we’re done.”

It included things like more money for travel that the commissioners agreed they don’t need, and a $7,00

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