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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 1326–1350 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)
▲ +1.2 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +2.3 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.5% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+15.3% (CAGR +2.8%/yr)
#1326
State #1467
J Patout
President • Bluebonnet Groundwater Conservation District (Grimes County)
Fiscal: 97.5Reg: 95.5Pro-Liberty: 79Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#1327
State #1464
Deborah Malone
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #46 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.4Reg: 93.4Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 7▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#1328
State #1469
Dean Dickey
Director, Walker County • Bluebonnet Groundwater Conservation District (Grimes County)
Fiscal: 96.6Reg: 93.7Pro-Liberty: 79Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#1329
State #1458
William Clark
Secretary (Place 3) • Roberts County Emergency Services District (Roberts County)
Fiscal: 94.6Reg: 94.9Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 5▲ +3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#1330
State #1466
Joe Santiago
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #46 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.6Reg: 96Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 7▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#1331
State #1465
Oliver Brown
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #46 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.9Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 7▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#1332
State #1446
HARVEY BRUNER
Director, Place 1 • Houston County Hosiptal District (Houston County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 93.1Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 5▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#1333
State #1463
Vera Nykaza
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #46 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95Reg: 93.3Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 7▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#1334
State #1462
Michael Reese
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #46 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 93.7Reg: 98Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 12▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#1335
State #1460
G Woods
Board president (Place 3) • ATASCOSA COUNTY MUD NO. 2 (Atascosa County)
Fiscal: 94.2Reg: 96.4Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 27▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#1336
State #1459
Larry Allen
Board Vice President (Place 1) • Liberty Trails Municipal Utility District (Guadalupe County)
Fiscal: 95.6Reg: 96.9Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 17▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#1337
State #1457
Jody Gonzalez
Director, Place 2 • Upper Trinity Regional Water District (Denton County)
Fiscal: 93.5Reg: 96.4Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#1338
State #1456
MARK PAPE
Director, Place 1 • Upper Trinity Regional Water District (Denton County)
Fiscal: 94.4Reg: 97.8Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#1339
State #1455
Robert Williams
Director, Place 2 • Towne Lake Management District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 93.5Reg: 97.2Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 8▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#1340
State #1454
Darcy Mingoia
Director, Place 1 • Towne Lake Management District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 94.1Reg: 96.3Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 8▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#1341
State #1453
William J. Rachner
Director, Place 2 • NASA Area Management District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.1Reg: 95Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#1342
State #1452
Coleen Ethridge
Director, Place 1 • NASA Area Management District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.7Reg: 96.5Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#1343
State #1451
Jan Davis
Director, Place 2 • Midlothian Community Development Corporation (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 93.7Reg: 95.2Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 8▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#1344
State #1450
Kasey Cheshier
Director, Place 1 • Midlothian Community Development Corporation (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 94.9Reg: 93.7Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 8▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#1345
State #1449
Miles Henderson
Director, Place 2 • McLennan County Emergency Assistance District (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 97.7Reg: 93.7Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 10▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#1346
State #1448
Frank Patterson
Director, Place 1 • McLennan County Emergency Assistance District (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 94Reg: 97.5Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 10▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#1347
State #1447
MONICA PIERRE
Director, Place 2 • Houston County Hosiptal District (Houston County)
Fiscal: 95.3Reg: 94.3Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 5▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#1348
State #1445
Shahin Naghavi
Director, Place 2 • East Downtown Management District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.4Reg: 97.4Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 13▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#1349
State #1444
Bryan Hucke
Director, Place 1 • East Downtown Management District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 94.1Reg: 96.5Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 13▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#1350
State #1443
Dona Watson
Director, Place 2 • Collin County Mental Health Mental Retardation Center (Collin County)
Fiscal: 94.5Reg: 97.1Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
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