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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 1676–1700 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)
▲ +1.7 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +1.1 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.1% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+21.7% (CAGR +3.5%/yr)
#1676
State #1705
Travis Sikes
President (Place 2) • Woodside Municipal Utility District No. 1 (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 92.9Reg: 96.2Pro-Liberty: 120Expansion: 44▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1677
State #1712
Zohaib Qadri
Director, Place 3 • Austin Downtown Public Improvement District (Travis County)
Fiscal: 92.9Reg: 96.4Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 36▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1678
State #1698
Brian Welch
Board President (Place 1) • Montgomery-Grimes County Municipal Utility District 146C (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 93.7Reg: 97.7Pro-Liberty: 123Expansion: 41▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1679
State #1699
Gerardo Parra
President (Place 1) • Harris County Water Control and Improvement District #036 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.4Reg: 93Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 27▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1680
State #1697
James Curry
President • McLennan County Water Control and Improvement District #2 (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 97.1Reg: 96.8Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 34▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1681
State #1700
Heather Gwin
Director, Place 4 (Place 2) • Crowley Economic Development Corp (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 93.5Reg: 94.6Pro-Liberty: 136Expansion: 28▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1682
State #1703
Anthony Nixon
Board President (Place 1) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #253 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 96.5Reg: 95.2Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 38▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1683
State #1696
Lori Watson
Director, Place 5 (Place 3) • Crowley Economic Development Corp (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 95.4Reg: 96.2Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 36▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1684
State #1701
Cindy Morrow
Board President (Place 1) • Harris County Municipal Utility District 478B (Harris County)
Fiscal: 96.1Reg: 97.8Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 35▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1685
State #1713
Natasha Harper-Madison
Director, Place 4 • Austin Downtown Public Improvement District (Travis County)
Fiscal: 97.3Reg: 97.5Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 16▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1686
State #1714
Jose Vela
Director, Place 5 • Austin Downtown Public Improvement District (Travis County)
Fiscal: 96.4Reg: 94.5Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1687
State #1686
Bill Carter
Councilmember, Place 5 • Town of Retreat (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 97.2Reg: 93.3Pro-Liberty: 172Expansion: 26▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1688
State #1692
Everett Kennedy
Board President (Place 1) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #291 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 94.5Reg: 93Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 29▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1689
State #1693
Brian Umberger
President (Place 2) • Case Creek Municipal Utility District #1C (Grayson County)
Fiscal: 96Reg: 96.8Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 31▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1690
State #1694
Spencer Taylor
President (Place 2) • Hunt County Municipal Utility District #1 (Hunt County)
Fiscal: 93.7Reg: 96.8Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 31▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1691
State #1683
John R. Robinson
Councilmember, Place 2 • Town of Retreat (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 97.8Reg: 93.2Pro-Liberty: 172Expansion: 26▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1692
State #1684
Andy Barron
Councilmember, Place 3 • Town of Retreat (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 95.8Reg: 94.2Pro-Liberty: 172Expansion: 26▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1693
State #1682
Justin Barham
Councilmember, Place 1 • Town of Retreat (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 96.4Reg: 93.6Pro-Liberty: 169Expansion: 29▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1694
State #1685
Gary Ferguson
Councilmember, Place 4 • Town of Retreat (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 94Reg: 95.4Pro-Liberty: 172Expansion: 26▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1695
State #1695
Robert Johnson
President • Central Comal County Municipal Utility District No. 1 (Comal County)
Fiscal: 97.5Reg: 93.3Pro-Liberty: 121Expansion: 43▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1696
State #1679
Shirley Graves
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Golinda (Falls County)
Fiscal: 96.8Reg: 96.6Pro-Liberty: 182Expansion: 16▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1697
State #1680
Tim Harrington
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Golinda (Falls County)
Fiscal: 95Reg: 94.3Pro-Liberty: 182Expansion: 16▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1698
State #1681
Janice Barfknecht
Mayor • Town of Retreat (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 94.9Reg: 92.9Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 40▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1699
State #1835
Krista Laine
Director, Place 1 • Austin Downtown Public Improvement District (Travis County)
Fiscal: 94.6Reg: 97Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1700
State #1859
Marcus Moreno
Board Secretary (Place 3) • Central Comal County Municipal Utility District No. 1 (Comal County)
Fiscal: 96.3Reg: 94.2Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 33▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
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