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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 3526–3550 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)
▲ +0.3 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.3% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+21.3% (CAGR +3.6%/yr)
#3526
State #3568
Mark Brooks
Director (Place 4) • Hunter's Glen Municipal Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 96.3Reg: 95.5Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 23▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.9/100)
#3527
State #3567
Gregory Temple
Director (Place 3) • Hunter's Glen Municipal Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.3Reg: 92.6Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 23▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.9/100)
#3528
State #3565
Randall Chesnutt
Director (Place 1) • Hunter's Glen Municipal Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 92.4Reg: 93.1Pro-Liberty: 123Expansion: 43▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.9/100)
#3529
State #3576
William Bock
Director (Place 1) • Firefly Municipal Utility District (Travis County)
Fiscal: 91.9Reg: 91.4Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 19▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.9/100)
#3530
State #3566
Gary Alley
Director (Place 2) • Hunter's Glen Municipal Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 96.3Reg: 95.8Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 28▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.9/100)
#3531
State #3603
Michael Young
President (Place 2) • Lake Forest Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.1Reg: 92.1Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.9/100)
#3532
State #3580
Rosalind Caesar
President (Place 1) • Waller County Municipal Utility District #46 (Waller County)
Fiscal: 95.2Reg: 92Pro-Liberty: 136Expansion: 28▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.9/100)
#3533
State #3577
William Bock
Director (Place 1) • Firefly Municipal Utility District (Travis County)
Fiscal: 94.3Reg: 93.7Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 20▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.9/100)
#3534
State #3570
Margarita Arce
President (Place 2) • Webb County Drainage District #1 (Webb County)
Fiscal: 94.4Reg: 94.6Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 33▲ +3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.9/100)
#3535
State #3646
Lester Champagne
Commissioner, Port Arthur Representative Place 2 (Port Arthur Place 2) • Jefferson County Drainage District #7 (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 95.4Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 11▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.8/100)
#3536
State #3623
Sherrie Whitlow-Lee
President • Northwest Park Municipal Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 94.2Reg: 92.8Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 35▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.8/100)
#3537
State #3643
Richard Beaumont
Commissioner, Port Neches Representative (Port Neches) • Jefferson County Drainage District #7 (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 93.3Reg: 93.6Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 11▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.8/100)
#3538
State #3644
Albert Moses Jr.
Commissioner, Port Arthur Representative Place 1 (Port Arthur Place 1) • Jefferson County Drainage District #7 (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 95.4Reg: 91.5Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 11▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.8/100)
#3539
State #3645
Mathew Vincent
Commissioner, Nederland Representative (Nederland) • Jefferson County Drainage District #7 (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 94.8Reg: 92.9Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 11▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.8/100)
#3540
State #3641
Chester Levy
President • Jefferson County Drainage District #7 (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 93.3Reg: 94.4Pro-Liberty: 120Expansion: 30▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.8/100)
#3541
State #3615
Alan Friedman
Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 3) • HIGHLAND PARK ISD (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 94.7Reg: 94.4Pro-Liberty: 168Expansion: 30▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.8/100)
#3542
State #3629
Alex McLemore
Board President (Place 2) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 219A (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 92.1Reg: 92.3Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 38▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.8/100)
#3543
State #3614
Lydia Novakov
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 5) • HIGHLAND PARK ISD (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 92.1Reg: 91.5Pro-Liberty: 168Expansion: 30▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.8/100)
#3544
State #3630
Todd A. Leffler
Board Vice President (Place 1) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 219A (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 93.3Reg: 92.3Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 32▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.8/100)
#3545
State #3612
Jimmy R. Williams
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Camp Wood (Real County)
Fiscal: 94.1Reg: 96.2Pro-Liberty: 170Expansion: 28▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.8/100)
#3546
State #3613
Steven Vanden Branden
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Camp Wood (Real County)
Fiscal: 92.9Reg: 91.4Pro-Liberty: 170Expansion: 28▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.8/100)
#3547
State #3642
James Gamble Sr.
Commissioner, Groves Representative (Groves) • Jefferson County Drainage District #7 (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 96Reg: 95.1Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 16▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.8/100)
#3548
State #3607
Marc Myers
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 4) • HIGHLAND PARK ISD (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 94.4Reg: 92.2Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 32▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.8/100)
#3549
State #3608
Juan Gomez
Mayor • City of Camp Wood (Real County)
Fiscal: 94Reg: 92.8Pro-Liberty: 165Expansion: 33▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.8/100)
#3550
State #3606
Julie Prause
Board Trustee (Place 3) • TEXAS SCH FOR THE BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED (Travis County)
Fiscal: 91.9Reg: 93.7Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 48▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.8/100)
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