Back to Public Records Search
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 576–600 of 8,611 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)
▲ +1.4 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +1.9 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.5% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+15.8% (CAGR +3.0%/yr)
#576
State #553
Dallen Ford
Director, Place 3 (Place 1) • City of White Settlement Crime Control and Prevention District (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 94.9Reg: 97.1Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 14▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.8/100)
#577
State #554
Preston Freeman
Vice President (Place 1) • Denton County Fresh Water Supply District #1-C (Denton County)
Fiscal: 95.9Reg: 95Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 34▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.8/100)
#578
State #578
Melissa Hudson
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Travis County Municipal Utility District #2 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 94.3Reg: 98.5Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 24▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.8/100)
#579
State #577
Sarah Rossig
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Travis County Municipal Utility District #2 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 95.3Reg: 95.4Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 24▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.8/100)
#580
State #552
Michele Cooper
Director, Place 5 (Place 3) • City of White Settlement Crime Control and Prevention District (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 97.1Reg: 95.1Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 27▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.8/100)
#581
State #576
Tracy T. Johnson
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Travis County Municipal Utility District #2 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 97.3Reg: 94.7Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 30▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.8/100)
#582
State #575
Wilmer Roberts
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Travis County Municipal Utility District #2 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 98.1Pro-Liberty: 123Expansion: 41▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.8/100)
#583
State #574
Michael Binnick
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 251 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 96.3Reg: 99.1Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 17▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.8/100)
#584
State #573
Eric Vanderbilt
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 251 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 94.4Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 17▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.8/100)
#585
State #551
Shawn Barnes
Commissioner, Place 2 • Travis County ESD #12A (Travis County)
Fiscal: 96Reg: 98.6Pro-Liberty: 169Expansion: 7▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.8/100)
#586
State #719
Pete Barrera
Director, Place 2 • Irion County Water Conservation District (Irion County)
Fiscal: 98.9Reg: 94.4Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 3▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#587
State #718
Sid Sullenger
Director, Place 1 • Irion County Water Conservation District (Irion County)
Fiscal: 96.6Reg: 95.5Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 3▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#588
State #625
Steve Jennngs
President • Cameron County Drainage District #5 (Cameron County)
Fiscal: 97.6Reg: 97Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 34▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#589
State #717
John Elliott
Director, Place 2 • Headwaters Groundwater Conservation District #8 (Kerr County)
Fiscal: 96.5Reg: 97.1Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 3▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#590
State #716
Kenneth Wilke
Director, Place 1 • Headwaters Groundwater Conservation District #8 (Kerr County)
Fiscal: 96.1Reg: 96Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 3▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#591
State #623
Niketa Parikh
Director (Place 2) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #244 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 98.8Reg: 98.2Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 21▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#592
State #715
Martina Lemond Dixon
Director, Place 2 • Harris County Appraisal District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.5Reg: 98.5Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#593
State #714
Tracy Jones
Director, Place 1 • Harris County Appraisal District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 98.6Reg: 95.4Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#594
State #624
Tarun Grover
Board President • Platinum Ranch Municipal Utility District #1A (Grayson County)
Fiscal: 94.3Reg: 97.1Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 38▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#595
State #713
Russell Rau
Director, Place 2 • Greater Harris County 9-1-1 Emergency Network (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.8Reg: 94.2Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#596
State #621
Jacqueline Ivy
President (Place 3) • Cedar Crest Public Improvement District #5 (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 95.2Reg: 97.7Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 14▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#597
State #712
Mark Denman
Director, Place 1 • Greater Harris County 9-1-1 Emergency Network (Harris County)
Fiscal: 98.3Reg: 99Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#598
State #620
Robert Stegall
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #450 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.5Reg: 97.9Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 20▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#599
State #711
Tommy Anderson
Director, Place 2 • Galveston County Emergency Communication District (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 96Reg: 96.8Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 5▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#600
State #710
Paul Hopkins
Director, Place 1 • Galveston County Emergency Communication District (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 97.4Reg: 94.9Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 5▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)