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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 7151–7175 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)
▲ +1.2 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +2.3 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.3% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+14.7% (CAGR +2.8%/yr)
#7151
State #7326
Mark Hampson
Director (Place 3) • Kings Manor Municipal Utility District (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 89.3Reg: 91.1Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 20▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7152
State #7327
Winton Richards
Director (Place 4) • Kings Manor Municipal Utility District (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 93.1Reg: 91.6Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 20▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7153
State #7328
James Bearden
Director (Place 5) • Kings Manor Municipal Utility District (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 92.8Reg: 92.1Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 20▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7154
State #7367
Marc Smith
Director (Place 4) • Fern Bluff Municipal Utility District (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 88.7Reg: 88.7Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 35▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7155
State #7368
Phyllis Coleman
Director (Place 4) • The Meadows at Chandler Creek Municipal Utility District (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 90.4Reg: 89.1Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 40▲ +3.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7156
State #7387
Will Kappauf
Director (District 1) • Ector County Hospital District (Ector County)
Fiscal: 91.7Reg: 92.4Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 29▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7157
State #7388
Don Hallmark
Director (District 2) • Ector County Hospital District (Ector County)
Fiscal: 88.5Reg: 88.9Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 19▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7158
State #7389
Bryn Dodd
Director (District 3) • Ector County Hospital District (Ector County)
Fiscal: 88.7Reg: 92.5Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7159
State #7390
Sylvia Rodriguez
Director (District 4) • Ector County Hospital District (Ector County)
Fiscal: 89.6Reg: 92.3Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7160
State #7391
Wallace Dunn
Director (District 5) • Ector County Hospital District (Ector County)
Fiscal: 90.9Reg: 89.9Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7161
State #7392
David Dunn
Director (District 6) • Ector County Hospital District (Ector County)
Fiscal: 88.7Reg: 93.3Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7162
State #7393
Kathy Rhodes
Director (District 7) • Ector County Hospital District (Ector County)
Fiscal: 90.8Reg: 90.5Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7163
State #7394
David Barber
Commissioner (Place 1) • Chambers-Liberty Counties Navigation District (Chambers County)
Fiscal: 90.3Reg: 90.1Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 33▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7164
State #7444
Ed Rhodes
Director (Place 4) • Porter Municipal Utility District (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 92.9Reg: 91Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 21▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7165
State #7395
Leon Blackwelder
Commissioner (Place 2) • Chambers-Liberty Counties Navigation District (Chambers County)
Fiscal: 89Reg: 90.1Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 15▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7166
State #7396
Johnnie Jennings III
Commissioner (Place 3) • Chambers-Liberty Counties Navigation District (Chambers County)
Fiscal: 91.1Reg: 89.9Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7167
State #7351
Theresa Rogers
President • Oak Point Water Control and Improvement District #1 (Denton County)
Fiscal: 92.4Reg: 90.4Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 33▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7168
State #7334
Rornelius-odell Hicks
Board Member (Place 1) • Rabhicks property management llc (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 93.1Reg: 92.2Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 21▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7169
State #7306
Jesse Gay
Trustee (Place 6) • CHESTER ISD (Tyler County)
Fiscal: 92.4Reg: 91.4Pro-Liberty: 164Expansion: 40▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7170
State #7397
Brady Hanson
Commissioner (Place 4) • Chambers-Liberty Counties Navigation District (Chambers County)
Fiscal: 92.1Reg: 89.4Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7171
State #7398
Greg Fountain
Commissioner (Place 1) • Galveston County Emergency Services District #2 (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 89.2Reg: 90.2Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 34▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7172
State #7399
Amee LeBlanc
Commissioner (Place 2) • Galveston County Emergency Services District #2 (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 93.3Reg: 92.7Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 20▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7173
State #7400
Kate Newberry
Commissioner (Place 3) • Galveston County Emergency Services District #2 (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 88.4Reg: 91.4Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 8▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7174
State #7401
Cecil Clay
Commissioner (Place 4) • Galveston County Emergency Services District #2 (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 92Reg: 92Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 8▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7175
State #7402
Tim Byrom
Commissioner (Place 5) • Galveston County Emergency Services District #2 (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 90.9Reg: 89.2Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 8▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
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