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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 1526–1550 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)
▲ +2.1 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -0.2 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.2% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+20.4% (CAGR +4.1%/yr)
#1526
State #1488
Robert Allgood
Trustee (Place 4) • RISING STAR ISD (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 93.4Reg: 96.8Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 37▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1527
State #1487
Stephanie Froese
Trustee (Place 3) • RISING STAR ISD (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 93.7Reg: 93.7Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 37▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1528
State #1486
C J Rimer
Trustee (Place 2) • RISING STAR ISD (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 93.8Reg: 95.4Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 37▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1529
State #1485
David Evans
Trustee (Place 1) • RISING STAR ISD (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 97.1Reg: 95.1Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 37▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1530
State #1484
Ashley Snider
Trustee (Place 7) • RISING STAR ISD (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 95.9Reg: 97.5Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 37▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1531
State #1483
Wid Keeling
Trustee (Place 6) • RISING STAR ISD (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 97.8Reg: 94.9Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 39▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1532
State #1482
Peggy Browning
Trustee (Place 5) • RISING STAR ISD (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 94.8Reg: 95.8Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 44▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1533
State #1481
Tami Russell
Trustee (Place 4) • MENARD ISD (Menard County)
Fiscal: 95.7Reg: 97.5Pro-Liberty: 176Expansion: 22▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1534
State #1480
Susie Lyckman
Trustee (Place 3) • MENARD ISD (Menard County)
Fiscal: 93.6Reg: 94.5Pro-Liberty: 176Expansion: 22▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1535
State #1479
Butch Aguilar
Trustee (Place 2) • MENARD ISD (Menard County)
Fiscal: 95.2Reg: 95.7Pro-Liberty: 176Expansion: 22▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1536
State #1478
Steve Terrell
Trustee (Place 1) • MENARD ISD (Menard County)
Fiscal: 94Reg: 93.6Pro-Liberty: 174Expansion: 24▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1537
State #1477
Willy Wright
Trustee (Place 5) • MENARD ISD (Menard County)
Fiscal: 97.3Reg: 93.4Pro-Liberty: 165Expansion: 33▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1538
State #1475
Cheyenne Marta
Trustee (Place 3) • MARATHON ISD (Brewster County)
Fiscal: 97.6Reg: 95.7Pro-Liberty: 183Expansion: 29▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1539
State #1474
Hayes West
Trustee (Place 2) • MARATHON ISD (Brewster County)
Fiscal: 97.3Reg: 93.7Pro-Liberty: 183Expansion: 29▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1540
State #1473
Judy Briones
Trustee (Place 1) • MARATHON ISD (Brewster County)
Fiscal: 97.7Reg: 95.8Pro-Liberty: 183Expansion: 29▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1541
State #1471
Craig Carter
Trustee (Place 6) • MARATHON ISD (Brewster County)
Fiscal: 94.3Reg: 97.3Pro-Liberty: 178Expansion: 34▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1542
State #1511
Raymond Jones, jr
Chairman (Place 3) • Matagorda County Soil and Water Conservation District #316 (Marion County)
Fiscal: 96.5Reg: 96.1Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 14▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1543
State #1513
Raymond Lee
Board President (Place 1) • Lund Farm Municipal Utility District (Travis County)
Fiscal: 93.3Reg: 93.1Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 42▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1544
State #1653
Nicholas DiCianni
Director, Place 1 • Fair Oaks Ranch Municipal Development District (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 95Reg: 93.1Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 7▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1545
State #1503
William Mann, jr
Member (Place 2) • Matagorda County Soil and Water Conservation District #316 (Marion County)
Fiscal: 96Reg: 97.6Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 21▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1546
State #1498
Lucy Knight
Director, Place 4 (Place 2) • Plum Creek Conservation District (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 93.6Reg: 97.6Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 30▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1547
State #1500
Tom Manning
Treasurer Secr (Place 2) • Ellis County Fresh Water Supply District #2 (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 94.2Reg: 95.6Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 31▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1548
State #1497
Charles Baker
Vice-Chairman (Place 1) • Matagorda County Soil and Water Conservation District #316 (Marion County)
Fiscal: 95.7Reg: 94.8Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 39▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1549
State #1501
Cirilo Rodriguez
Director (Place 1) • Combes Municipal Management District (Cameron County)
Fiscal: 94.7Reg: 94.9Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 8▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#1550
State #1496
Thomas Rutherford
Member (Place 3) • Central Colorado Soil and Water Conservation District #550 (Coleman County)
Fiscal: 96.6Reg: 93.2Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 20▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
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