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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 801–825 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)
▲ +1.5 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +2.3 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.3% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+15.4% (CAGR +2.9%/yr)
#801
State #794
Wendell Hollingsworth
Director, Place 5 • Erath County Development District #1 (Erath County)
Fiscal: 98.2Reg: 98.8Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#802
State #795
STACY ADAMS
Commissioner, Place 3 • GULF COAST REGIONAL 911 COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.3Reg: 96.4Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 29▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#803
State #793
Ken Luker
Director, Place 4 • Erath County Development District #1 (Erath County)
Fiscal: 94.9Reg: 95.4Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 15▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#804
State #792
Butch Fraser
Director, Place 3 • Erath County Development District #1 (Erath County)
Fiscal: 95.7Reg: 96.8Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 33▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#805
State #791
William D. Tate
Director, Place 5 • City Grapevine Crime Control and Prevention District (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 95.9Reg: 98.4Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#806
State #790
Duff O'Dell
Director, Place 4 • City Grapevine Crime Control and Prevention District (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 96Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 11▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#807
State #789
Sharron Rogers
Director, Place 3 • City Grapevine Crime Control and Prevention District (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 96.5Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 32▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#808
State #788
Jeffrey Mcdowell
President (Place 1) • Highway 71 Municipal Utility District (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 99Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 117Expansion: 47▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#809
State #787
Matt Golden
Vice President (Place 1) • Hughes Springs Municipal Development District (Cass County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 97.4Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 14▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#810
State #786
Nicholas Ebert
Board Director (Place 2) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 277 Def Area North (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 98.5Reg: 97.2Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 22▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#811
State #785
Clint Morgan
President (Place 2) • Hughes Springs Municipal Development District (Cass County)
Fiscal: 95.6Reg: 98.5Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 32▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#812
State #784
Brandon Chevalier
Board Director (Place 1) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 277 Def Area North (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 98.6Reg: 95.4Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 31▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#813
State #782
Gary Newman
Board President (Place 1) • Triada Municipal Utility District (Travis County)
Fiscal: 96.5Reg: 99Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 40▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#814
State #781
Salvador Alonzo
President • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #5 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 95.4Reg: 94.2Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 22▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#815
State #780
Robert Kincaid
President (Place 1) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #062 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.6Reg: 94.9Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 32▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#816
State #779
Gary Newman
Board President (Place 2) • Triada Municipal Utility District (Travis County)
Fiscal: 95.5Reg: 95.1Pro-Liberty: 118Expansion: 46▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#817
State #778
Gary Schnek
President • Memorial Villages Water Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 98Reg: 96.7Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 40▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#818
State #776
William Dillard
Director, Place 21 (Place 21) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 94.2Reg: 94.3Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#819
State #774
Chasey M Sanchez
Director, Place 19 (Place 19) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 98Reg: 98.5Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#820
State #773
Eric Burnett
Director, Place 18 (Place 18) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 96.6Reg: 96.7Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#821
State #772
Allan P. Bloxsom III
Director, Place 17 (Place 17) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 98.8Reg: 98.5Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#822
State #771
Olen R Hughs
Director, Place 16 (Place 16) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 95.9Reg: 98.8Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#823
State #770
Jeb Hogan
Director, Place 15 (Place 15) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 94.6Reg: 94.4Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#824
State #769
Gary G Krause
Director, Place 14 (Place 14) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 96.6Reg: 98.5Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#825
State #767
Fohn Bendele
Director, Place 12 (Place 12) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 97.3Reg: 95.4Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
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