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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 1501–1525 of 8,397 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)
▲ +1.4 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +2.3 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.1% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+14.8% (CAGR +2.9%/yr)
#1501
State #1559
Cory Crowell
Commissioner (Place 5) • Smith County Emergency Services District #1 (Smith County)
Fiscal: 96.9Reg: 95Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1502
State #1558
Charles Froebe
Commissioner (Place 4) • Smith County Emergency Services District #1 (Smith County)
Fiscal: 94.9Reg: 95.4Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1503
State #1557
Louie Brown
Commissioner (Place 3) • Smith County Emergency Services District #1 (Smith County)
Fiscal: 94.9Reg: 94Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1504
State #1556
Owen Scott
Commissioner (Place 2) • Smith County Emergency Services District #1 (Smith County)
Fiscal: 96.8Reg: 96.8Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 13▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1505
State #1555
Carolyn Todd
Commissioner (Place 1) • Smith County Emergency Services District #1 (Smith County)
Fiscal: 93.7Reg: 94.4Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 27▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1506
State #1554
Bill Range
Commissioner (Place 3) • Falls County Emergency Services District #1 (Falls County)
Fiscal: 97.2Reg: 97.1Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 7▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1507
State #1553
Dean Tate
Commissioner (Place 2) • Falls County Emergency Services District #1 (Falls County)
Fiscal: 96Reg: 96.8Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 13▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1508
State #1552
Wesley Rolan
Commissioner (Place 1) • Falls County Emergency Services District #1 (Falls County)
Fiscal: 96.4Reg: 93Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 34▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1509
State #1551
Brandon Rogers
Commissioner (Place 5) • Ellis County Emergency Services District #1 (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 96.9Reg: 96.3Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 7▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1510
State #1550
Walter Samples
Commissioner (Place 4) • Ellis County Emergency Services District #1 (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 93.1Reg: 93.4Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 7▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1511
State #1549
Jim Morrision
Commissioner (Place 3) • Ellis County Emergency Services District #1 (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 96.5Reg: 96.8Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 7▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1512
State #1548
Marcus Brown
Commissioner (Place 2) • Ellis County Emergency Services District #1 (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 95Reg: 95.5Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1513
State #1547
Mohammed Khalaf
Commissioner (Place 1) • Ellis County Emergency Services District #1 (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 95.7Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 136Expansion: 28▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1514
State #1546
Janie Gaytan
Commissioner (Place 5) • Hidalgo County Emergency Services District No. 6 (Hidalgo County)
Fiscal: 96.8Reg: 96.6Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 10▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1515
State #1545
Rolando Reyna
Commissioner (Place 4) • Hidalgo County Emergency Services District No. 6 (Hidalgo County)
Fiscal: 93.7Reg: 95.4Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 10▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1516
State #1543
Mario Flores
Commissioner (Place 2) • Hidalgo County Emergency Services District No. 6 (Hidalgo County)
Fiscal: 93.5Reg: 94.9Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 14▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1517
State #1542
Juan Tito Palacios
Commissioner (Place 1) • Hidalgo County Emergency Services District No. 6 (Hidalgo County)
Fiscal: 97.4Reg: 93.3Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 30▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1518
State #1516
Greg Younger
Commissioner (Place 2) • Navarro County Emergency Services District #1 (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 93.8Reg: 95.1Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1519
State #1512
Betsy Stroder
Commissioner (Place 3) • Navarro County Emergency Services District #1 (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 95.6Reg: 97.8Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1520
State #1495
Pete Parish
Commissioner (Place 1) • Navarro County Emergency Services District #1 (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 97.3Reg: 97.1Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 30▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1521
State #1494
Walt Doyle
Director (Place 5) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #433 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 93.5Reg: 96.9Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 30▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1522
State #1493
Todd Hagood
Director (Place 4) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #433 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.7Reg: 96.8Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 30▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1523
State #1492
Scott Forbes
Director (Place 3) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #433 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 94.6Reg: 94.8Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 30▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1524
State #1491
Mohammed Azmal Khan
Director (Place 2) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #433 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 93.2Reg: 93.3Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 35▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1525
State #1490
Derek Wallace
Director (Place 1) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #433 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.9Reg: 93.2Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 42▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
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