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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 1–25 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)
▲ +1.4 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -1.0 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.0% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+21.9% (CAGR +3.9%/yr)
#1
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)
#2
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)
#3
State #13
James Feagin
President (Place 2) • Tornillo Management District (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.4Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 1▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#4
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)
#5
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)
#6
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)
#7
State #11
Victor Garrett
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • HARPER ISD (Gillespie County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 18▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#8
State #130
Debbie Hollan
County Clerk • Waller County (Waller County)
Fiscal: 98.2Reg: 97.6Pro-Liberty: 56Expansion: 72▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#9
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)
#10
State #157
Margaret Cox
Director, Place 5 • Central Harris County Regional Water Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.4Pro-Liberty: 77Expansion: 8▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#11
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)
#12
State #8
Quentin Bierschwale
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • HARPER ISD (Gillespie County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 18▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#13
State #158
Bob Webster
Director, Place 3 • Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District (Kendall County)
Fiscal: 98.2Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 56Expansion: 44▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#14
State #24
Brenda Smith
President • Baytown Area Water Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.2Pro-Liberty: 101Expansion: 5▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#15
State #6
William Bacon
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • HARPER ISD (Gillespie County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.3Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 36▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#16
State #61
Matt Dietz
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Bissonnet Municipal Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.4Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 71Expansion: 21▲ +5.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#17
State #155
Chris Hanvey
President (Place 1) • Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 42 (Brazoria County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 72Expansion: 26▲ +5.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#18
State #116
Robert Burby
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Newton County (Newton County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.4Pro-Liberty: 37Expansion: 77▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#19
State #94
Carla Brooks
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Newton County (Newton County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98Pro-Liberty: 37Expansion: 77▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#20
State #12
Paul Anderson
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • HARPER ISD (Gillespie County)
Fiscal: 99.2Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 18▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#21
State #7
Paige Berger
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • HARPER ISD (Gillespie County)
Fiscal: 98.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 178Expansion: 20▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#22
State #156
Julian Boddy
Director, Place 3 • Central Harris County Regional Water Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 96.9Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 80Expansion: 5▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#23
State #9
Erin Worrell
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • HARPER ISD (Gillespie County)
Fiscal: 98.8Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 18▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#24
State #10
Mary Krebs
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • HARPER ISD (Gillespie County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 18▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#25
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)