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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 7851–7875 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)
▲ +1.3 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.5% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+17.3% (CAGR +3.3%/yr)
#7851
State #7856
Justin Jackson
President (Place 2) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #210 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 88.4Reg: 90.1Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 23▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#7852
State #7586
Angela Bull
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • RICARDO ISD (Kleberg County)
Fiscal: 91Reg: 88.8Pro-Liberty: 247Expansion: 55▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#7853
State #7857
Matthew Deal
Board Vice President (Place 2) • Montgomery-Grimes County Municipal Utility District 146D (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 91Reg: 89.2Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 25▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#7854
State #7859
B Benson
President • Northwest Harris County Municipal Utility District #23 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 89.9Reg: 89.8Pro-Liberty: 115Expansion: 41▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#7855
State #7860
Lenora Flores
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Northwest Harris County Municipal Utility District #23 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 92.3Reg: 92.2Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 32▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#7856
State #7861
Jaime Chapa
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Northwest Harris County Municipal Utility District #23 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 88.9Reg: 89.4Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 24▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#7857
State #7862
Earlinda Trujillo
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Northwest Harris County Municipal Utility District #23 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 91.3Reg: 90.9Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 24▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#7858
State #7863
Dan Young
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Northwest Harris County Municipal Utility District #23 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 89.6Reg: 89.5Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 24▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#7859
State #7864
Barbara Benson
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Northwest Harris County Municipal Utility District #23 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 93.2Reg: 91.4Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 24▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#7860
State #7865
Chris Elder
President • Bear Creek Special Utility District (Collin County)
Fiscal: 90.3Reg: 92.1Pro-Liberty: 113Expansion: 13▲ +3.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#7861
State #7866
Margaret Holland, MD
Board Member • Tarrant County Hospital Discrict (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 88.6Reg: 90.3Pro-Liberty: 79Expansion: 21▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#7862
State #7867
Demitria Bivins
Board Member, Place 1 (Place 1) • Tarrant County Hospital Discrict (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 90.4Reg: 92.5Pro-Liberty: 86Expansion: 14▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#7863
State #7868
Ralph Emerson Jr.
Board Member, Place 2 (Place 2) • Tarrant County Hospital Discrict (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 88.7Reg: 90.6Pro-Liberty: 93Expansion: 7▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#7864
State #7869
Ronald Clevenger
Board Member, Place 3 (Place 3) • Tarrant County Hospital Discrict (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 89.4Reg: 90.5Pro-Liberty: 93Expansion: 7▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#7865
State #7870
Dorothy DeBose
Board Member, Place 4 (Place 4) • Tarrant County Hospital Discrict (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 92.2Reg: 89.2Pro-Liberty: 93Expansion: 7▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#7866
State #7871
David Mansdoerfer
Board Member, Place 5 (Place 5) • Tarrant County Hospital Discrict (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 91.4Reg: 88.3Pro-Liberty: 93Expansion: 7▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#7867
State #7872
Casey Ford
Board Member, Place 6 (Place 6) • Tarrant County Hospital Discrict (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 90.3Reg: 89.9Pro-Liberty: 93Expansion: 7▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#7868
State #7873
Allan Rodger
Board Member, Place 7 (Place 7) • Tarrant County Hospital Discrict (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 92.4Reg: 89.2Pro-Liberty: 93Expansion: 7▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#7869
State #7874
Chuck Taggart
Board Member, Place 8 (Place 8) • Tarrant County Hospital Discrict (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 90.8Reg: 89.1Pro-Liberty: 93Expansion: 7▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#7870
State #7875
Blake Woodard
Board Member, Place 9 (Place 9) • Tarrant County Hospital Discrict (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 92.1Reg: 92.8Pro-Liberty: 93Expansion: 7▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#7871
State #7876
D. T. Nguyen
Board Member, Place 10 (Place 10) • Tarrant County Hospital Discrict (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 92.7Reg: 93.1Pro-Liberty: 93Expansion: 7▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#7872
State #7877
Dustin Austin
Board Member, Place 11 (Place 11) • Tarrant County Hospital Discrict (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 89.9Reg: 91.4Pro-Liberty: 93Expansion: 7▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#7873
State #7644
Raymond Lee
Board President (Place 2) • West Travis County Municipal Utility District #5 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 92.5Reg: 89.1Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 23▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#7874
State #7615
Jim Hever
President • Preston Summit Municipal Utility District #1 (Grayson County)
Fiscal: 89.2Reg: 91.7Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 37▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#7875
State #7619
Jo Lynn O'Neil
Vice President (Place 2) • Palo Pinto Emergency Services District #2 (Palo Pinto County)
Fiscal: 91.2Reg: 91.2Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 36▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
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