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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.
Top Ranked Elected Officials
Showing 151–175 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)
▼ -0.4 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.7% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+17.1% (CAGR +3.5%/yr)
#151
State #140
Emily Teegardin
District Attorney • Dickens County (Dickens County)
Fiscal: 98.4Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 63Expansion: 36▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#152
State #147
Troy Guidry
County Sheriff • Waller County (Waller County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99Pro-Liberty: 56Expansion: 72▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#153
State #143
Kelly Higgins
District Attorney • Hays County (Hays County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.6Pro-Liberty: 28Expansion: 106▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#154
State #141
Anthony Hipolito, Jr.
County Sheriff • Hays County (Hays County)
Fiscal: 98.9Reg: 98.6Pro-Liberty: 28Expansion: 106▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#155
State #151
Martin Cuellar
County Sheriff • Webb County (Webb County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.3Pro-Liberty: 35Expansion: 77▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#156
State #69
David Johnson
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Block House Municipal Utility District (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 71Expansion: 31▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#157
State #39
Mirna Bonilla-Odums
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #123 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 98.6Reg: 98.5Pro-Liberty: 95Expansion: 11▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#158
State #152
Patricia Barrera
County Tax Assessor-Collector • Webb County (Webb County)
Fiscal: 97.6Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 35Expansion: 77▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#159
State #77
John Ellen
Constable, Precinct 5 (Precinct 5) • Hays County (Hays County)
Fiscal: 99.1Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 28Expansion: 106▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#160
State #58
Robert Court
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Bissonnet Municipal Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98.6Pro-Liberty: 58Expansion: 34▲ +5.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#161
State #17
Elizabeth Bustamante
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #9 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 21▲ +5.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#162
State #14
Sandra Romero
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #9 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 42▲ +5.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#163
State #26
Janet Groth
Director, Precinct 3 Place 1 (Precinct 3 Place 1) • Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98Pro-Liberty: 68Expansion: 25▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#164
State #15
Yvette Lascurain
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #9 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 97Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 27▲ +5.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#165
State #16
Maurice Grenier
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #9 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98.6Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 21▲ +5.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#166
State #139
Aaron Clements
County Attorney • Dickens County (Dickens County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.1Pro-Liberty: 63Expansion: 36▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#167
State #18
Olivia Zuniga
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #9 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 96.9Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 21▲ +5.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#168
State #76
Ron E. Hood
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Hays County (Hays County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.1Pro-Liberty: 28Expansion: 106▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#169
State #170
Michael Curry
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Kennard (Houston County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.5Pro-Liberty: 182Expansion: 16▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.2/100)
#170
State #171
Mary Ann Davis
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Kennard (Houston County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 189Expansion: 9▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.2/100)
#171
State #172
Michelle Rowe
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Kennard (Houston County)
Fiscal: 96.8Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 189Expansion: 9▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.2/100)
#172
State #174
Truman Lamb, Jr.
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Kennard (Houston County)
Fiscal: 98Reg: 97.2Pro-Liberty: 189Expansion: 9▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.2/100)
#173
State #173
Virgil Curry
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Kennard (Houston County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.7Pro-Liberty: 189Expansion: 9▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.2/100)
#174
State #169
Donald Lamb, Sr.
Mayor • City of Kennard (Houston County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98.4Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 38▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.2/100)
#175
State #179
Abelardo Ibarra Jr.
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Waelder (Gonzales County)
Fiscal: 98.9Reg: 97Pro-Liberty: 190Expansion: 8▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.1/100)