AUSTIN, Texas (KETK) - Henderson County Judge Wade McKinney testified against Senate Bill 9 in Austin on Aug. 1, saying the bill would hurt the county's ability to fund public services.

Senate Bill 9 would lower the amount that most counties and city's can raise taxes without voter approval from 3.5% to 2.5%. McKinney testified against the bill in a public meeting of the Texas Senate's Local Government Committee that was livestreamed on Aug. 1. His full testimony can be seen in the video at the top of this article.

McKinney said that the county's population has grown by 6% since 2020 and that the county has been able to continue funding its services by trying to bring in as much revenue as it can.

"We are debt-free, by the way, have been since 2014," McKinney said. "We have 17 volunteer

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