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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 2726–2750 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)
▲ +1.8 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +0.5 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.8% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+18.6% (CAGR +3.7%/yr)
#2726
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)
#2727
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)
#2728
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)
#2729
State #2578
Chuck Montgomery
Trustee (Place 1) • UNION HILL ISD (Upshur County)
Fiscal: 95Reg: 92.8Pro-Liberty: 178Expansion: 20▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2730
State #2577
Bryan Fowler
Trustee (Place 4) • SMYER ISD (Hockley County)
Fiscal: 96.8Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 177Expansion: 21▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2731
State #2576
Codye Hodges
Trustee (Place 3) • SMYER ISD (Hockley County)
Fiscal: 92.6Reg: 94.5Pro-Liberty: 177Expansion: 21▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2732
State #2574
Anthony Maye
Trustee (Place 1) • SMYER ISD (Hockley County)
Fiscal: 96.1Reg: 95.3Pro-Liberty: 177Expansion: 21▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2733
State #2573
Pat Parish
Trustee (Place 7) • UNION HILL ISD (Upshur County)
Fiscal: 96.1Reg: 93Pro-Liberty: 178Expansion: 20▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2734
State #2572
Mary Gipson
Trustee (Place 6) • UNION HILL ISD (Upshur County)
Fiscal: 95.9Reg: 96.6Pro-Liberty: 176Expansion: 22▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2735
State #2571
James Elledge
Trustee (Place 5) • UNION HILL ISD (Upshur County)
Fiscal: 94.1Reg: 95.2Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 40▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2736
State #2570
Darren Robertson
Trustee (Place 7) • SMYER ISD (Hockley County)
Fiscal: 93.5Reg: 94.2Pro-Liberty: 177Expansion: 21▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2737
State #2569
Jason Neal
Trustee (Place 6) • SMYER ISD (Hockley County)
Fiscal: 92.3Reg: 93.1Pro-Liberty: 171Expansion: 27▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2738
State #2568
Brad Locke
Trustee (Place 5) • SMYER ISD (Hockley County)
Fiscal: 94.3Reg: 95.3Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 47▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2739
State #2836
Rachel Jackson
Board President • Lost Creek Limited District (Travis County)
Fiscal: 92.5Reg: 95.7Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 35▲ +3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.3/100)
#2740
State #3052
MARVIN WALTON
Director, Place 2 • DIANA SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT (Upshur County)
Fiscal: 93Reg: 95.2Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.3/100)
#2741
State #3047
Marv Ulbricht
Director, Place 1 • Colorado County Groundwater Conservation District (Colorado County)
Fiscal: 94.5Reg: 92.5Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 5▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.3/100)
#2742
State #3048
Rebecca Moulder
Director, Place 2 • Colorado County Groundwater Conservation District (Colorado County)
Fiscal: 92.7Reg: 95Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 5▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.3/100)
#2743
State #3045
Betty Brown
Director, Place 1 • Brady Housing Authority (Mason County)
Fiscal: 94.5Reg: 94.1Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 16▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.3/100)
#2744
State #3046
Vernon Jones
Director, Place 2 • Brady Housing Authority (Mason County)
Fiscal: 94.7Reg: 96Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 16▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.3/100)
#2745
State #3049
Paul Harper
Director, Place 1 • Cuero Housing Authority (DeWitt County)
Fiscal: 94.9Reg: 92.9Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 10▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.3/100)
#2746
State #3050
Terry Stock
Director, Place 2 • Cuero Housing Authority (DeWitt County)
Fiscal: 92.2Reg: 94.9Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 10▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.3/100)
#2747
State #3042
James Vaughn
Director, Place 2 • Aliana Management District (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 93.4Reg: 94.3Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 11▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.3/100)
#2748
State #3016
Stephen Jonas
Director (Place 1) • Watch Hill Municipal Utility District (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 93.9Reg: 96.5Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 15▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.3/100)
#2749
State #3043
Larry Vickers
Director, Place 1 • Benbrook Library District (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 95.3Reg: 92Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 10▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.3/100)
#2750
State #2943
Gordon Franklin
Director (Place 4) • First Colony Municipal Utility District #10 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 93.7Reg: 93.2Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 13▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.3/100)
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