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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.
Top Ranked Elected Officials
Showing 951–975 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)
▲ +1.5 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.6% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+17.8% (CAGR +3.4%/yr)
#951
State #872
Bret Clendenen
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Goldsmith (Ector County)
Fiscal: 95.7Reg: 97.3Pro-Liberty: 184Expansion: 14▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#952
State #938
Roy Duran
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Maxwell SUD (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 98.6Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#953
State #870
Richard Bradley
Mayor • City of Goldsmith (Ector County)
Fiscal: 94.9Reg: 96.7Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 32▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#954
State #884
Betty Boyce
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • UTOPIA ISD (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 95.6Reg: 96.9Pro-Liberty: 172Expansion: 26▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#955
State #890
Carla Dawson
Director, Place 2 • Harris County Improvement District No. 14 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.2Reg: 94.2Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 46▲ +5.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#956
State #972
Anthony Meridith
Director, Place 3 • Grand Prairie Public Improvement District #9, High Hawk (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 98.5Reg: 96.4Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 24▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#957
State #971
Barbara Odom-Wesley
Director, Place 5 • Downtown Business Improvement District (City of Arlington) (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 96.4Reg: 94.4Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 5▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#958
State #970
Nikkie Hunter
Director, Place 4 • Downtown Business Improvement District (City of Arlington) (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 98.3Reg: 94.8Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 11▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#959
State #969
Jim Ross
Director, Place 3 • Downtown Business Improvement District (City of Arlington) (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 94.6Reg: 96.7Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 30▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#960
State #968
Lynn Allison
Director, Place 5 • Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority (Nueces County)
Fiscal: 96Reg: 95.6Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 5▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#961
State #967
Jeremy Coleman
Director, Place 4 • Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority (Nueces County)
Fiscal: 94.3Reg: 95.6Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#962
State #966
Eloy Salazar
Director, Place 3 • Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority (Nueces County)
Fiscal: 98.5Reg: 96.2Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 27▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#963
State #965
Larry Schiller
Secretary (Place 3) • Concho Soil and Water Conservation District #201 (Concho County)
Fiscal: 95.4Reg: 96.5Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 11▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#964
State #964
Billy Sims
Member (Place 1) • Concho Soil and Water Conservation District #201 (Concho County)
Fiscal: 94.9Reg: 96.4Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 17▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#965
State #963
Phil Drake
Member (Place 2) • Concho Soil and Water Conservation District #201 (Concho County)
Fiscal: 96.3Reg: 98.1Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 31▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#966
State #962
Joshua Brooks
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • MEMPHIS ISD (Hall County)
Fiscal: 98.2Reg: 97.6Pro-Liberty: 212Expansion: 23▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#967
State #961
Michael Morris
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • MEMPHIS ISD (Hall County)
Fiscal: 98.2Reg: 94.7Pro-Liberty: 212Expansion: 23▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#968
State #960
Charolette Maddox
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • MEMPHIS ISD (Hall County)
Fiscal: 95.7Reg: 95.6Pro-Liberty: 212Expansion: 23▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#969
State #959
Sarah Cook
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • MEMPHIS ISD (Hall County)
Fiscal: 95Reg: 94.2Pro-Liberty: 212Expansion: 23▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#970
State #958
Joey Salinas
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • MEMPHIS ISD (Hall County)
Fiscal: 96.7Reg: 95.3Pro-Liberty: 212Expansion: 23▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#971
State #957
John Robison
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • MEMPHIS ISD (Hall County)
Fiscal: 94.4Reg: 95.5Pro-Liberty: 210Expansion: 25▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#972
State #956
Valentine Gonzalez
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • MEMPHIS ISD (Hall County)
Fiscal: 96Reg: 97Pro-Liberty: 197Expansion: 38▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#973
State #1025
Carl J. Cahill
Director, Place 2 • Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District (Sutton County)
Fiscal: 94.2Reg: 97.4Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 3▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#974
State #1024
James Archer
Director, Place 1 • Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District (Sutton County)
Fiscal: 95.9Reg: 97.3Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 3▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#975
State #1023
Michelle Young-Derrick
Director, Place 2 • McCulloch County Hospital District (Mason County)
Fiscal: 95.1Reg: 94.8Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 7▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)