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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 1251–1275 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)
▲ +1.9 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +0.2 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.2% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+19.2% (CAGR +3.9%/yr)
#1251
State #1302
David Cotton
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Lakeside Municipal Utility District #3 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 94.8Reg: 96.9Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 26▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1252
State #1301
John Sutton
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Lakeside Municipal Utility District #3 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 96.1Reg: 96.5Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 26▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1253
State #1300
Kelly Santana
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Lakeside Municipal Utility District #3 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 93.8Reg: 96.9Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 26▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1254
State #1299
Darren Johst
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Lakeside Municipal Utility District #3 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 94.6Reg: 94.1Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 29▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1255
State #1298
Michael Zeniecki
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Lakeside Municipal Utility District #3 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 98.1Reg: 97.5Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 39▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1256
State #1297
Robert Blackshear
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Rankin Road West Municipal Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 96.4Reg: 95.5Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 27▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1257
State #1296
Tim Thorn
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Rankin Road West Municipal Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 93.7Reg: 95.3Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 27▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1258
State #1295
Lathan Johnson
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Rankin Road West Municipal Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.5Reg: 94.9Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 27▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1259
State #1294
Kelvin Smith
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Rankin Road West Municipal Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 93.7Reg: 96.2Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 34▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1260
State #1293
Cheryl Augustine
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Rankin Road West Municipal Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 94.5Reg: 95.6Pro-Liberty: 117Expansion: 47▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1261
State #1292
Steve Horne
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Oak Point Water Control and Improvement District #4 (Denton County)
Fiscal: 95Reg: 96.2Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 15▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1262
State #1291
Dwayne Bollmeyer
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Oak Point Water Control and Improvement District #4 (Denton County)
Fiscal: 95Reg: 94.8Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 23▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1263
State #1290
Chris Armstrong
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Oak Point Water Control and Improvement District #4 (Denton County)
Fiscal: 96.3Reg: 96.1Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 32▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1264
State #1289
Jason Svatek
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 218 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 94.7Reg: 93.6Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 33▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1265
State #1288
Christopher Howard
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 218 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 95.3Reg: 95.8Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 33▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1266
State #1287
Michael Golding
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 218 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 97.8Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 33▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1267
State #1286
Jennifer Cleveland
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 218 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 96.6Reg: 96Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 33▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1268
State #1285
Madeline James
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 218 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 97.1Reg: 96.7Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 38▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1269
State #1284
Everette Jackson
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5) • Reeves County Emergency Services District #2 (Reeves County)
Fiscal: 94.2Reg: 93.9Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1270
State #1283
Cynthia Marmolejo
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4) • Reeves County Emergency Services District #2 (Reeves County)
Fiscal: 97.2Reg: 94Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1271
State #1282
Maribel Alvarez
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3) • Reeves County Emergency Services District #2 (Reeves County)
Fiscal: 93.7Reg: 98Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1272
State #1281
John Salcido
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2) • Reeves County Emergency Services District #2 (Reeves County)
Fiscal: 94.8Reg: 93.5Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1273
State #1280
Judy Foster
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1) • Reeves County Emergency Services District #2 (Reeves County)
Fiscal: 93.3Reg: 95.6Pro-Liberty: 136Expansion: 28▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1274
State #1279
Javier Alaniz
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5) • Hidalgo County Emergency Services District #4 (Hidalgo County)
Fiscal: 95.6Reg: 93.4Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 4▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1275
State #1278
Mentor Cantu
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4) • Hidalgo County Emergency Services District #4 (Hidalgo County)
Fiscal: 96.1Reg: 98.1Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 4▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)