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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 2026–2050 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)
▲ +3.1 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -0.2 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+21.8% (CAGR +4.4%/yr)
#2026
State #2063
Jenna Dhayer
Director (Place 5) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #412 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 93.5Reg: 94.2Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 25▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.1/100)
#2027
State #2062
Harry Rockwood
Director (Place 4) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #412 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 92.8Reg: 96.1Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 25▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.1/100)
#2028
State #2061
Paul Schneider
Director (Place 3) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #412 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.4Reg: 96Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 25▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.1/100)
#2029
State #2060
Mark Oehl
Director (Place 2) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #412 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 96.3Reg: 93.4Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 29▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.1/100)
#2030
State #2059
William Tabor
Director (Place 1) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #412 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 94.7Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 37▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.1/100)
#2031
State #2056
Mark Duff
Trustee (Place 4) • BIG SANDY ISD (Upshur County)
Fiscal: 97.4Reg: 92.6Pro-Liberty: 174Expansion: 24▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.1/100)
#2032
State #2055
Lyndon Alec
Trustee (Place 3) • BIG SANDY ISD (Upshur County)
Fiscal: 93.6Reg: 95.5Pro-Liberty: 174Expansion: 24▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.1/100)
#2033
State #2054
Sheila Neal
Trustee (Place 2) • BIG SANDY ISD (Upshur County)
Fiscal: 94.7Reg: 95.6Pro-Liberty: 174Expansion: 24▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.1/100)
#2034
State #2052
Zack Williford
Trustee (Place 7) • BIG SANDY ISD (Upshur County)
Fiscal: 97.1Reg: 94.5Pro-Liberty: 174Expansion: 24▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.1/100)
#2035
State #2051
Maynard Williams
Trustee (Place 6) • BIG SANDY ISD (Upshur County)
Fiscal: 97.3Reg: 96.9Pro-Liberty: 170Expansion: 28▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.1/100)
#2036
State #2058
Sydney Zuiker
Board Secretary (Place 4) • WINDHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT (Walker County)
Fiscal: 93.6Reg: 94.1Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 41▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.1/100)
#2037
State #2115
Wendy Harris
Trustee (Place 2) • BROOKESMITH ISD (Brown County)
Fiscal: 96.1Reg: 92.5Pro-Liberty: 178Expansion: 20▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95/100)
#2038
State #2121
Mario Garcia
Director • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 202B (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 96Reg: 92.8Pro-Liberty: 114Expansion: 51▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95/100)
#2039
State #2165
William Kotlan
President (Place 2) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 158 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 96.7Reg: 94.2Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 40▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95/100)
#2040
State #2164
Matthew Daugherty
Director (Place 5) • Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 79 (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 93.8Reg: 92.6Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 33▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95/100)
#2041
State #2163
Cosme Reyes, Jr.
Director (Place 4) • Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 79 (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 97.3Reg: 95.8Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 33▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95/100)
#2042
State #2162
Autumn Smith
Director (Place 3) • Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 79 (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 92.7Reg: 93Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 33▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95/100)
#2043
State #2161
Gretchen Hollas
Director (Place 2) • Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 79 (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 95.6Reg: 92.9Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 38▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95/100)
#2044
State #2160
Doreen Hughes
Director (Place 1) • Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 79 (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 92.6Reg: 96.8Pro-Liberty: 116Expansion: 48▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95/100)
#2045
State #2159
Erik Verduzco
Director (Place 5) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 158 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 97.1Reg: 93.5Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 40▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95/100)
#2046
State #2158
Sara Dunn
Director (Place 4) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 158 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 95.7Reg: 93.3Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 40▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95/100)
#2047
State #2157
William A. Little
Director (Place 3) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 158 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 97.2Reg: 93Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 40▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95/100)
#2048
State #2155
Harrison Kerr
Director (Place 1) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 158 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 96.6Reg: 94.8Pro-Liberty: 119Expansion: 45▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95/100)
#2049
State #2154
Rahquia Jackson
Director (Place 5) • Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 558 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 93.5Reg: 92.8Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 40▲ +5.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95/100)
#2050
State #2153
Robert Long III
Director (Place 4) • Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 558 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95Reg: 92.8Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 40▲ +5.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95/100)