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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.
Top Ranked Elected Officials
Showing 7476–7500 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)
▲ +0.9 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +2.8 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+1.9% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+13.4% (CAGR +2.5%/yr)
#7476
State #7402
Tim Byrom
Commissioner, Place 5 (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)
#7477
State #7401
Cecil Clay
Commissioner, Place 4 (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)
#7478
State #7400
Kate Newberry
Commissioner, Place 3 (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)
#7479
State #7399
Amee LeBlanc
Commissioner, Place 2 (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)
#7480
State #7398
Greg Fountain
Commissioner, Place 1 (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)
#7481
State #7397
Brady Hanson
Commissioner, Place 4 (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)
#7482
State #7396
Johnnie Jennings III
Commissioner, Place 3 (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)
#7483
State #7395
Leon Blackwelder
Commissioner, Place 2 (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)
#7484
State #7394
David Barber
Commissioner, Place 1 (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)
#7485
State #7393
Kathy Rhodes
Director, District 7 (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)
#7486
State #7392
David Dunn
Director, District 6 (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)
#7487
State #7391
Wallace Dunn
Director, District 5 (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)
#7488
State #7390
Sylvia Rodriguez
Director, District 4 (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)
#7489
State #7389
Bryn Dodd
Director, District 3 (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)
#7490
State #7388
Don Hallmark
Director, District 2 (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)
#7491
State #7387
Will Kappauf
Director, District 1 (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)
#7492
State #7386
Tom Echols
Director, Place 5 • Stephens Memorial Hospital District (Stephens County)
Fiscal: 89.8Reg: 90.5Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 8▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7493
State #7385
Todd Tidwell
Director, Place 4 • Stephens Memorial Hospital District (Stephens County)
Fiscal: 91.5Reg: 92.1Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 15▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7494
State #7384
Bruce Curry
Director, Place 3 • Stephens Memorial Hospital District (Stephens County)
Fiscal: 89Reg: 88.9Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 40▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7495
State #7383
Linda Powell
Director, Place 5 • Sandy Land Underground Water Conservation District (Yoakum County)
Fiscal: 89.5Reg: 89.4Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 8▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7496
State #7382
Duwane Billings
Director, Place 4 • Sandy Land Underground Water Conservation District (Yoakum County)
Fiscal: 92.7Reg: 92.3Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7497
State #7381
Tracy Welch
Director, Place 3 • Sandy Land Underground Water Conservation District (Yoakum County)
Fiscal: 93Reg: 92.7Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 30▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7498
State #7380
Carl Tepper
Director, Place 5 • North Overton Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (Lubbock County)
Fiscal: 92.6Reg: 90.8Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7499
State #7379
Timothy Pridmore
Director, Place 4 • North Overton Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (Lubbock County)
Fiscal: 89.6Reg: 93.1Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 21▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#7500
State #7378
Kurt Metcalf
Director, Place 3 • North Overton Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (Lubbock County)
Fiscal: 89.1Reg: 92.2Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 38▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)