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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.

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Top Ranked Elected Officials

Showing 2701–2725 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)
▲ +2.1 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +0.3 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.9% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+19.5% (CAGR +3.9%/yr)
#2701
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)
#2702
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)
#2703
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)
#2704
State #2651
Shane Steen
Director (Zone 5) • Hale County Soil and Water Conservation District #132 (Hale County)
Fiscal: 96.8Reg: 93.8Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 15▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2705
State #2650
Rickey James
Director (Zone 4) • Hale County Soil and Water Conservation District #132 (Hale County)
Fiscal: 92.1Reg: 94.2Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 15▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2706
State #2649
Rex Hegi
Director (Zone 3) • Hale County Soil and Water Conservation District #132 (Hale County)
Fiscal: 92.2Reg: 96.3Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 15▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2707
State #2648
Chris Sageser
Director (Zone 2) • Hale County Soil and Water Conservation District #132 (Hale County)
Fiscal: 94Reg: 95.3Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 25▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2708
State #2647
Jeff Harrell
Director (Zone 1) • Hale County Soil and Water Conservation District #132 (Hale County)
Fiscal: 95.5Reg: 95.6Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 30▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2709
State #2595
Toxie Cockrell
Director (Place 5) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #26 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 94.5Reg: 95.7Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 11▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2710
State #2629
Benjamin Green
Director (Place 5) • Round Rock Municipal Utility District No. 2 (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 94.3Reg: 93.5Pro-Liberty: 121Expansion: 43▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2711
State #2594
Natasha Wardsworth
Director (Place 4) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #26 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 92.3Reg: 92.5Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 11▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2712
State #2593
Frederick Walker, Sr.
Director (Place 3) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #26 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 95.3Reg: 96.8Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 11▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2713
State #2592
Charles Benton
Director (Place 2) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #26 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 92.4Reg: 95Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 15▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2714
State #2591
Demonica Johnson
Director (Place 1) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #26 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 96.7Reg: 92.5Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 36▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2715
State #2589
Carlos Castellanos
Director (Place 3) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #451 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 93.5Reg: 93.4Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 28▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2716
State #2588
Mauricio Handal
Director (Place 2) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #451 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 92.8Reg: 94.1Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 31▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2717
State #2587
Zar Garcia
Director (Place 1) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #451 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 93.9Reg: 92.4Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 38▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2718
State #2586
Lauren Brigance
Director (Place 5) • Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 578 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 92.1Reg: 95.2Pro-Liberty: 119Expansion: 47▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2719
State #2585
Terry Sue O'Kelley
Director (Place 4) • Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 578 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 96.8Reg: 94.2Pro-Liberty: 119Expansion: 47▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2720
State #2584
Sam Cocke
Director (Place 3) • Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 578 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 93.4Reg: 92.5Pro-Liberty: 119Expansion: 47▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2721
State #2583
Christopher Townsend
Director (Place 2) • Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 578 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 94.9Reg: 96.4Pro-Liberty: 120Expansion: 46▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2722
State #2582
Alissa Payne
Director (Place 1) • Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 578 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 94.6Reg: 96.5Pro-Liberty: 116Expansion: 50▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2723
State #2581
Janet Albright
Trustee (Place 4) • UNION HILL ISD (Upshur County)
Fiscal: 96.6Reg: 96.2Pro-Liberty: 178Expansion: 20▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2724
State #2580
Amanda Ainsworth
Trustee (Place 3) • UNION HILL ISD (Upshur County)
Fiscal: 92.2Reg: 95.7Pro-Liberty: 178Expansion: 20▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2725
State #2579
Thomas Cooley
Trustee (Place 2) • UNION HILL ISD (Upshur County)
Fiscal: 93.9Reg: 91.9Pro-Liberty: 178Expansion: 20▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
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