CORYELL COUNTY, Texas (KXXV) — A former Coryell County commissioner is seeking a return to local office after weeks of public backlash over a proposed county budget that would raise property taxes.

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Ray Ashby, who previously served on the Commissioners Court, said he’s running to help the county move forward.

“For us to look forward to the future – I mean, we can't do anything about what's happened. We can't do anything about the tax rate that's set. You just can't,” Ashby said.

“The community is a little bit upset. They feel like they've been kind of blindsided by all of this. And to start with, you know, all of these things don’t happen just yesterday. They didn’t just happen yes

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