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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 1301–1325 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)
▲ +0.6 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.8% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+25.3% (CAGR +3.9%/yr)
#1301
State #1255
Juan Ybarra
Director, Place 3 (Place 1) • Brownsville Irrigation District (Cameron County)
Fiscal: 94.5Reg: 98Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 36▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1302
State #1254
Rex Murphy
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • COTTON CENTER ISD (Hale County)
Fiscal: 97.2Reg: 93.8Pro-Liberty: 173Expansion: 25▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1303
State #1252
Jay Sageser
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • COTTON CENTER ISD (Hale County)
Fiscal: 95Reg: 93.2Pro-Liberty: 173Expansion: 25▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1304
State #1251
Shane Berry
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • COTTON CENTER ISD (Hale County)
Fiscal: 95.6Reg: 95.7Pro-Liberty: 173Expansion: 25▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1305
State #1250
Carlye Thomason
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • SAN VICENTE ISD (Brewster County)
Fiscal: 95.8Reg: 96.9Pro-Liberty: 165Expansion: 33▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1306
State #1249
Jesse Thomason
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • SAN VICENTE ISD (Brewster County)
Fiscal: 94.2Reg: 94.4Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 39▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1307
State #1248
George Carey
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • LANEVILLE ISD (Rusk County)
Fiscal: 93.5Reg: 96.6Pro-Liberty: 172Expansion: 26▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1308
State #1246
Kevin Doss
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • LANEVILLE ISD (Rusk County)
Fiscal: 94.5Reg: 94.5Pro-Liberty: 172Expansion: 26▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1309
State #1245
Greg Anderson
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • LANEVILLE ISD (Rusk County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 95.2Pro-Liberty: 172Expansion: 26▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1310
State #1244
Richard Walden
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • COTTON CENTER ISD (Hale County)
Fiscal: 93.7Reg: 95.1Pro-Liberty: 167Expansion: 31▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1311
State #1243
Chris Sanders
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • COTTON CENTER ISD (Hale County)
Fiscal: 97.1Reg: 94.1Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 43▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1312
State #1242
Patrick Shipp
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • LANEVILLE ISD (Rusk County)
Fiscal: 94.1Reg: 96.2Pro-Liberty: 172Expansion: 26▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1313
State #1241
Suzanne Kinard
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • LANEVILLE ISD (Rusk County)
Fiscal: 94.4Reg: 94.5Pro-Liberty: 169Expansion: 29▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1314
State #1240
Robert Clark
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • LANEVILLE ISD (Rusk County)
Fiscal: 98Reg: 96.4Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 42▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1315
State #1239
Florance Adams
Councilmember, Place 5 • Town of Tenaha (Shelby County)
Fiscal: 95.7Reg: 96.6Pro-Liberty: 186Expansion: 12▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1316
State #1238
David Thomas
Councilmember, Place 4 • Town of Tenaha (Shelby County)
Fiscal: 93.9Reg: 93.9Pro-Liberty: 186Expansion: 12▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1317
State #1237
Cristie Estes
Councilmember, Place 3 • Town of Tenaha (Shelby County)
Fiscal: 95.9Reg: 94Pro-Liberty: 186Expansion: 12▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1318
State #1236
Orinthia Johnson
Councilmember, Place 2 • Town of Tenaha (Shelby County)
Fiscal: 93.4Reg: 96Pro-Liberty: 186Expansion: 12▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1319
State #1235
Janice Barton
Councilmember, Place 1 • Town of Tenaha (Shelby County)
Fiscal: 95.8Reg: 97.9Pro-Liberty: 182Expansion: 16▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1320
State #1233
Eddie Irwin
Councilmember, Place 5 • Town of Grandfalls (Ward County)
Fiscal: 96.9Reg: 93.3Pro-Liberty: 184Expansion: 14▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1321
State #1232
Dora Jordan
Councilmember, Place 4 • Town of Grandfalls (Ward County)
Fiscal: 96.5Reg: 98Pro-Liberty: 184Expansion: 14▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1322
State #1231
Zachary Ryan Butler
Councilmember, Place 3 • Town of Grandfalls (Ward County)
Fiscal: 97.8Reg: 97.6Pro-Liberty: 184Expansion: 14▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1323
State #1230
Brenda Groves
Councilmember, Place 2 • Town of Grandfalls (Ward County)
Fiscal: 95.3Reg: 98Pro-Liberty: 184Expansion: 14▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1324
State #1229
Lorraine Natividad
Councilmember, Place 1 • Town of Grandfalls (Ward County)
Fiscal: 98Reg: 93.3Pro-Liberty: 165Expansion: 33▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
#1325
State #1257
Chris Howard
President • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 218 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 96.9Reg: 96Pro-Liberty: 117Expansion: 47▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.7/100)
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