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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 776–800 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)
▲ +2.6 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.3% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+14.1% (CAGR +2.7%/yr)
#776
State #821
Rico Reyes
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1) • Travis County Emergency Services District #2 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 96.4Reg: 97.9Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 38▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#777
State #820
Karen Bruett
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5) • Burnet County Emergency Services District #9 (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 95.4Reg: 94.8Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 4▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#778
State #819
Randy Steele
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4) • Burnet County Emergency Services District #9 (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 94.3Reg: 98.6Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 4▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#779
State #818
Paul Hischar
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3) • Burnet County Emergency Services District #9 (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 96.5Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 4▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#780
State #817
Charles Wolfe
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2) • Burnet County Emergency Services District #9 (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 94.6Reg: 97.9Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 7▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#781
State #816
Robert Price
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1) • Burnet County Emergency Services District #9 (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 94.2Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 136Expansion: 28▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#782
State #815
Jan Hill
Director, Place 5 • Watuga Crime Control and Prevention District (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 97.5Reg: 97.8Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 10▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#783
State #814
Mark Taylor
Director, Place 4 • Watuga Crime Control and Prevention District (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 97.1Reg: 94.6Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 16▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#784
State #813
Lovie Downey
Director, Place 3 • Watuga Crime Control and Prevention District (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 96.8Reg: 98Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 33▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#785
State #812
Kenneth Medlock
Director, Place 5 • University Hills Municipal Management District (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 95.5Reg: 97.7Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 7▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#786
State #811
Alan Michlin
Director, Place 4 • University Hills Municipal Management District (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 98.6Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 14▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#787
State #810
Jesse Brinkman
Director, Place 3 • University Hills Municipal Management District (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 96.6Reg: 95.3Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 33▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#788
State #808
Randy Karnes
Director, Place 4 • Trinity Memorial Hospital District (Trinity County)
Fiscal: 95.5Reg: 98.4Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 11▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#789
State #807
Michelle Medlock
Director, Place 3 • Trinity Memorial Hospital District (Trinity County)
Fiscal: 95Reg: 96.9Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 31▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#790
State #806
Gary Schenk
Director, Place 5 • Memorial Villages Water Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 94.7Reg: 94.6Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 15▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#791
State #805
Cathy Stubbs
Director, Place 4 • Memorial Villages Water Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.8Reg: 94.3Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 15▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#792
State #804
Randolph Ewing
Director, Place 3 • Memorial Villages Water Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.9Reg: 96.8Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 23▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#793
State #803
Kevin Mosley
Director, Place 5 • Harris County Utility District #15 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.6Reg: 98.1Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 23▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#794
State #802
Leonard Mattox
Director, Place 4 • Harris County Utility District #15 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 96.3Reg: 97.5Pro-Liberty: 136Expansion: 28▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#795
State #801
Bridgett Kelley
Director, Place 3 • Harris County Utility District #15 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 98.2Reg: 98.5Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 37▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#796
State #800
Richard Cantu
Director, Place 5 • Harris County Department of Education (Harris County)
Fiscal: 96.7Reg: 94.9Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 3▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#797
State #799
Andrea Duhon
Director, Place 4 • Harris County Department of Education (Harris County)
Fiscal: 98Reg: 98.2Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 10▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#798
State #798
Amy Hinojosa
Director, Place 3 • Harris County Department of Education (Harris County)
Fiscal: 98.3Reg: 97.4Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 30▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#799
State #797
PHILLIP SPENRATH
Commissioner, Place 5 • GULF COAST REGIONAL 911 COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION (Harris County)
Fiscal: 98.4Reg: 96.3Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 4▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#800
State #796
Gary Nelson
Commissioner, Place 4 • GULF COAST REGIONAL 911 COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.3Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 14▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
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