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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 101–125 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)
▲ +0.9 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.7% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+17.2% (CAGR +3.4%/yr)
#101
State #152
Patricia Barrera
County Tax Assessor-Collector • Webb County (Webb County)
Fiscal: 97.6Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 35Expansion: 77▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#102
State #151
Martin Cuellar
County Sheriff • Webb County (Webb County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.3Pro-Liberty: 35Expansion: 77▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#103
State #32
Richard Ellis
Director, Place 7 (Place 7) • Canadian River Municipal Water Authority (Hutchinson County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98.3Pro-Liberty: 110Expansion: 3▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#104
State #156
Julian Boddy
Director, Place 3 • Central Harris County Regional Water Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 96.9Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 80Expansion: 5▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#105
State #29
Puja Boinpally
Director, Precinct 1 Place 2 (Precinct 1 Place 2) • Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 66Expansion: 27▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#106
State #41
Ronald Chapman
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #222 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.5Pro-Liberty: 95Expansion: 11▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#107
State #35
Todd Pagni
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #123 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98Pro-Liberty: 74Expansion: 32▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#108
State #58
Robert Court
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Bissonnet Municipal Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98.6Pro-Liberty: 58Expansion: 34▲ +5.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#109
State #14
Sandra Romero
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #9 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 42▲ +5.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#110
State #48
Jerry Patterson
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Bastrop County Municipal Utility District #1 (Bastrop County)
Fiscal: 98.5Reg: 98.2Pro-Liberty: 71Expansion: 32▲ +5.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#111
State #158
Bob Webster
Director, Place 3 • Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District (Kendall County)
Fiscal: 98.2Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 56Expansion: 44▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#112
State #31
Weldon Blackwelder
Director, At-Large Representative (At-Large Representative) • Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)
Fiscal: 97Reg: 98Pro-Liberty: 66Expansion: 27▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#113
State #16
Maurice Grenier
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #9 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98.6Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 21▲ +5.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#114
State #18
Olivia Zuniga
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #9 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 96.9Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 21▲ +5.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#115
State #21
Gary Ullmann
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3) • Wilson County Emergency Services District #1 (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 3▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#116
State #49
Doug Granger
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Bastrop County Municipal Utility District #1 (Bastrop County)
Fiscal: 99.3Reg: 97.5Pro-Liberty: 71Expansion: 32▲ +5.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#117
State #17
Elizabeth Bustamante
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #9 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 21▲ +5.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#118
State #30
Larry Drgac
Director, Precinct 2 Place 2 (Precinct 2 Place 2) • Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 66Expansion: 27▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#119
State #24
Brenda Smith
President • Baytown Area Water Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.2Pro-Liberty: 101Expansion: 5▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#120
State #19
George Jones
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1) • Wilson County Emergency Services District #1 (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98.4Pro-Liberty: 116Expansion: 24▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#121
State #66
Jimmy Flores
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Bay Colony West Municipal Utility District (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 98.2Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 62Expansion: 30▲ +5.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#122
State #67
Ursula Logan
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Block House Municipal Utility District (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 98.3Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 66Expansion: 36▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#123
State #63
James Carnes
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Bay Colony West Municipal Utility District (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 98.2Reg: 97.6Pro-Liberty: 66Expansion: 26▲ +5.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#124
State #20
Mike Trainer
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2) • Wilson County Emergency Services District #1 (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 8▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#125
State #119
Ruben C. Tejeda
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Bexar County (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 53Expansion: 61▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)