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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 8276–8300 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)
▲ +2.2 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +0.5 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.9% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+17.8% (CAGR +3.8%/yr)
#8276
State #8245
Chris Pratt
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 2) • West Rusk County CISD (Rusk County)
Fiscal: 92.8Reg: 92.7Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 49▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#8277
State #8246
Will Sudweeks
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 5) • West Rusk County CISD (Rusk County)
Fiscal: 90.9Reg: 90.2Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 39▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#8278
State #8247
Lorenzo Tavarez
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 3) • West Rusk County CISD (Rusk County)
Fiscal: 89.9Reg: 92.6Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 40▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#8279
State #8248
Mathew Eastwood
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 1) • West Rusk County CISD (Rusk County)
Fiscal: 91.5Reg: 89.1Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 40▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#8280
State #8249
Sandra Smith
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 4) • West Rusk County CISD (Rusk County)
Fiscal: 92.1Reg: 90.9Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 40▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#8281
State #8252
Ricky Pedersen
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5 (Precinct 5) • Delta County (Delta County)
Fiscal: 90.1Reg: 88.9Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 35▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#8282
State #8253
Grace Crabb
County Clerk • Delta County (Delta County)
Fiscal: 91.5Reg: 92.6Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 35▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#8283
State #8254
Marshall Lynch
County Sheriff • Delta County (Delta County)
Fiscal: 89.7Reg: 91Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 35▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#8284
State #8255
Dawn Moody
County Tax Assessor-Collector • Delta County (Delta County)
Fiscal: 90.8Reg: 90.6Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 35▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#8285
State #8256
Edgar J. "Jay" Garrett
County Attorney • Delta County (Delta County)
Fiscal: 89.7Reg: 92Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 35▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#8286
State #8257
Will Ramsay
District Attorney • Delta County (Delta County)
Fiscal: 91.8Reg: 88.1Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 35▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#8287
State #8244
Nathan Acker
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • RUSK ISD (Cherokee County)
Fiscal: 89.6Reg: 87.9Pro-Liberty: 187Expansion: 37▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#8288
State #8270
Roy Eaton
President (Place 1) • Wise County WSD (Wise County)
Fiscal: 91.5Reg: 88.3Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 39▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#8289
State #8315
Billy Pitts
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • WESTPHALIA ISD (Falls County)
Fiscal: 87.8Reg: 92.1Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 41▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.3/100)
#8290
State #8316
Amber Ryan
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • WESTPHALIA ISD (Falls County)
Fiscal: 89.3Reg: 92.1Pro-Liberty: 169Expansion: 29▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.3/100)
#8291
State #8317
Tyler Grubbs
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • WESTPHALIA ISD (Falls County)
Fiscal: 88.2Reg: 92.5Pro-Liberty: 169Expansion: 29▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.3/100)
#8292
State #8292
Lee Lentz-Edwards
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • KERMIT ISD (Winkler County)
Fiscal: 87.8Reg: 90.7Pro-Liberty: 275Expansion: 51▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.3/100)
#8293
State #8293
Ramiro Antillon
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • KERMIT ISD (Winkler County)
Fiscal: 89Reg: 89.2Pro-Liberty: 275Expansion: 51▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.3/100)
#8294
State #8310
Sue Dickinson
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Iredell (Bosque County)
Fiscal: 91.3Reg: 90Pro-Liberty: 173Expansion: 25▲ +3.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.3/100)
#8295
State #8294
Edward Davila
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • KERMIT ISD (Winkler County)
Fiscal: 90.7Reg: 91.9Pro-Liberty: 275Expansion: 51▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.3/100)
#8296
State #8295
Aaron Hardaway
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • KERMIT ISD (Winkler County)
Fiscal: 89.1Reg: 90.8Pro-Liberty: 275Expansion: 51▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.3/100)
#8297
State #8311
David Kettering
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Iredell (Bosque County)
Fiscal: 91Reg: 92.3Pro-Liberty: 173Expansion: 25▲ +3.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.3/100)
#8298
State #8296
Sheila White
Director, Place 3 • West Keegans Bayou Improvement District (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 92.1Reg: 89.9Pro-Liberty: 197Expansion: 47▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.3/100)
#8299
State #8308
Ricardo Vergara
Mayor • City of Iredell (Bosque County)
Fiscal: 90.8Reg: 87.9Pro-Liberty: 164Expansion: 34▲ +3.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.3/100)
#8300
State #8297
Kalpesh Patel
Director, Place 4 • West Keegans Bayou Improvement District (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 91.9Reg: 90.9Pro-Liberty: 214Expansion: 30▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.3/100)
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