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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 826–850 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)
▲ +1.7 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +1.7 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+16.9% (CAGR +3.2%/yr)
#826
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)
#827
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)
#828
State #768
Mark A Moczygemba
Director, Place 13 (Place 13) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 98.6Reg: 96Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#829
State #766
Armandina Ramirez
Director, Place 11 (Place 11) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 98Reg: 96.6Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#830
State #765
William J Bill Schuchman
Director, Place 10 (Place 10) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 95.9Reg: 98.2Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#831
State #764
Eliza McElhaney
Director, Place 9 (Place 9) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 98.3Reg: 95.4Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#832
State #763
Ross Cansino
Director, Place 8 (Place 8) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 96.8Reg: 95.6Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#833
State #762
Shannon T Freund
Director, Place 7 (Place 7) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 95.3Reg: 94.4Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#834
State #761
Marshall Davidson
Director, Place 6 (Place 6) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 95.4Reg: 97Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#835
State #760
Jane D Bell
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 97.5Reg: 97.4Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#836
State #759
Daniel R Suckley
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 95.3Reg: 96.4Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#837
State #758
Howard A. Tony Wood
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 96.5Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#838
State #757
James Bendele
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 97.8Reg: 95.4Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#839
State #756
Daniel L Kelley
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 96.4Reg: 94.2Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 18▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#840
State #755
Fidel Rul
President • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 98.9Reg: 94.2Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 30▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#841
State #754
Hayden Groth
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • BROOKELAND ISD (Jasper County)
Fiscal: 94.3Reg: 94.5Pro-Liberty: 179Expansion: 19▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#842
State #753
Tom Spring
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • BROOKELAND ISD (Jasper County)
Fiscal: 97.5Reg: 96.8Pro-Liberty: 179Expansion: 19▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#843
State #752
Charlie Beckett
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • BROOKELAND ISD (Jasper County)
Fiscal: 94.4Reg: 96.6Pro-Liberty: 179Expansion: 19▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#844
State #751
Brett Holloway
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • BROOKELAND ISD (Jasper County)
Fiscal: 96.5Reg: 98.9Pro-Liberty: 179Expansion: 19▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#845
State #750
James Shelton
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • MORAN ISD (Shackelford County)
Fiscal: 98.2Reg: 97.2Pro-Liberty: 173Expansion: 25▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#846
State #749
Gary Roan
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • MORAN ISD (Shackelford County)
Fiscal: 98.5Reg: 97.1Pro-Liberty: 173Expansion: 25▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#847
State #748
Alice Branham
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • MORAN ISD (Shackelford County)
Fiscal: 97.3Reg: 94.2Pro-Liberty: 173Expansion: 25▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#848
State #747
Jimmie Roller
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • MORAN ISD (Shackelford County)
Fiscal: 94.7Reg: 97.5Pro-Liberty: 173Expansion: 25▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#849
State #746
Jessie Morgan
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • BROOKELAND ISD (Jasper County)
Fiscal: 95.1Reg: 94.2Pro-Liberty: 179Expansion: 19▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#850
State #745
Bryan Mccurley
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • BROOKELAND ISD (Jasper County)
Fiscal: 96.4Reg: 96.1Pro-Liberty: 175Expansion: 23▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
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