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Bastiat & Liberty Watchdog Index
Texas Local Government Freedom Index
Objective, empirical rankings grading 6,167 Texas local governments and 31,351 elected officials on fiscal restraint, tax burden, private property rights, and regulatory overreach. Zero peer normalization.
Top Ranked Elected Officials
Showing 2676–2700 of 8,397 matching elected officials
28-Year Freedom & Budget Trend Benchmark (FY 2000 – FY 2027)
Cohort Average Across Visible Page (25 Ranked Entities)5-Yr Freedom Trend (FY 22→27)
▲ +1.0 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +2.3 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.1% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+14.9% (CAGR +2.8%/yr)
#2676
State #2677
Melissa Smith
Commissioner (Place 2) • Kaufman Emergency Services District No. 7 (Kaufman County)
Fiscal: 95.5Reg: 94.6Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 16▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2677
State #2675
Derek Herring
Commissioner (Place 5) • Caldwell Hays Emergency Services District #1 (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 94.3Reg: 94.9Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 8▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2678
State #2674
Skip Dorsett
Commissioner (Place 4) • Caldwell Hays Emergency Services District #1 (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 96.5Reg: 93.4Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 8▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2679
State #2673
Karen Gallaher
Commissioner (Place 3) • Caldwell Hays Emergency Services District #1 (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 96.7Reg: 95.7Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 8▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2680
State #2672
Randy Schaefer
Commissioner (Place 2) • Caldwell Hays Emergency Services District #1 (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 92.6Reg: 94.8Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 13▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2681
State #2671
Lisa Murphy
Commissioner (Place 1) • Caldwell Hays Emergency Services District #1 (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 95.4Reg: 96.2Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 30▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2682
State #2670
Heather Burks
Commissioner (Place 5) • Ector County Emergency Services District No. 2 (Ector County)
Fiscal: 94.1Reg: 92.9Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 5▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2683
State #2669
Pattie Kappauf
Commissioner (Place 4) • Ector County Emergency Services District No. 2 (Ector County)
Fiscal: 92.5Reg: 96.4Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 5▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2684
State #2668
Randy Lightfoot
Commissioner (Place 3) • Ector County Emergency Services District No. 2 (Ector County)
Fiscal: 94.1Reg: 96.5Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 5▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2685
State #2667
Kevin Searcy
Commissioner (Place 2) • Ector County Emergency Services District No. 2 (Ector County)
Fiscal: 95.8Reg: 96.6Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2686
State #2666
John Turner
Commissioner (Place 1) • Ector County Emergency Services District No. 2 (Ector County)
Fiscal: 96.1Reg: 94.4Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 35▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2687
State #2665
Aaron Permenter
Commissioner (Place 5) • Jefferson County Emergency Services District No. 5 (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 92.9Reg: 96.5Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 7▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2688
State #2664
Doug Saunders
Commissioner (Place 4) • Jefferson County Emergency Services District No. 5 (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 95.5Reg: 94.6Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 7▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2689
State #2663
Jerry Nelson
Commissioner (Place 3) • Jefferson County Emergency Services District No. 5 (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 95.4Reg: 95.4Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 7▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2690
State #2662
Steve Rice
Commissioner (Place 2) • Jefferson County Emergency Services District No. 5 (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 93.8Reg: 94Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 13▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2691
State #2660
Conrad Newton
Director (Zone 5) • Navarro Soil and Water Conservation District #514 (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 94.6Reg: 94.1Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2692
State #2661
Daniel Hidalgo
Commissioner (Place 1) • Jefferson County Emergency Services District No. 5 (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 94.9Reg: 96.5Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 24▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2693
State #2659
MARY BROWN
Director (Zone 4) • Navarro Soil and Water Conservation District #514 (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 93.2Reg: 94.1Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2694
State #2658
CLINT MONTFORD
Director (Zone 3) • Navarro Soil and Water Conservation District #514 (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 95.7Reg: 94.6Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2695
State #2657
BENNY MELTON
Director (Zone 2) • Navarro Soil and Water Conservation District #514 (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 96.3Reg: 95.7Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 16▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2696
State #2656
LARRY BOSWELL
Director (Zone 1) • Navarro Soil and Water Conservation District #514 (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 92.4Reg: 93.4Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 33▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2697
State #2655
Errett Edmiston
Director (Zone 4) • McCulloch Soil and Water Conservation District #249 (Mason County)
Fiscal: 96.7Reg: 94.2Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 15▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2698
State #2654
Bardin Striegler
Director (Zone 3) • McCulloch Soil and Water Conservation District #249 (Mason County)
Fiscal: 95.5Reg: 92.6Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 15▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2699
State #2653
Mark Moseley
Director (Zone 2) • McCulloch Soil and Water Conservation District #249 (Mason County)
Fiscal: 91.9Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 24▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2700
State #2652
Jeffrey Kaspar
Director (Zone 1) • McCulloch Soil and Water Conservation District #249 (Mason County)
Fiscal: 92.3Reg: 93.2Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 37▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)