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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 251–275 of 7,451 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)
▲ +2.0 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +0.1 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.2% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+19.4% (CAGR +3.9%/yr)
#251
State #8883
Arshad Imani
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Walsh Ranch Municipal Utility District (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 88.2Reg: 91.6Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 35▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#252
State #8892
Rex Fuston
Director, Place 5 • Mesquite Groundwater Conservation District (Collingsworth County)
Fiscal: 90.6Reg: 87.9Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 16▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#253
State #8865
Abdi Yassin
Executive Vice President (Place 1) • Kaufman Public Improvement District No. 3 (Kaufman County)
Fiscal: 89.3Reg: 89.1Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 13▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#254
State #8839
Benny Mitchell
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • East Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #7 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 90.8Reg: 88.4Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 48▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#255
State #8856
John Connolly
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 576 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 89.1Reg: 87.8Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 39▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#256
State #8855
Rachel Broom
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #391 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 91Reg: 88.5Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 29▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#257
State #8854
Kevin Force
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #391 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 92.2Reg: 88Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 29▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#258
State #8866
Joseph Binnig
President (Place 3) • Montgomery County MUD No. 177 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 90.7Reg: 89.9Pro-Liberty: 118Expansion: 46▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#259
State #8884
Gene Reed
Director, Place 3 • Gonzales Healthcare Systems (Gonzales County)
Fiscal: 88.3Reg: 90.6Pro-Liberty: 123Expansion: 41▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#260
State #8853
George Porter, Jr.
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #391 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 91.2Reg: 89.1Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 29▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#261
State #8852
Catherine Shook
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #391 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 87.9Reg: 89.1Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 29▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#262
State #8851
William Blackwell
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #391 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 89.8Reg: 87.3Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 35▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#263
State #8850
Henry Croswell Iv
President • Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 576 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 91.1Reg: 90.7Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 39▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#264
State #8849
Aaron L. Brown
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 576 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 91.3Reg: 88.3Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 42▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#265
State #8835
Johnny Parker
Director, At-Large • Panola County Groundwater Conservation District (Panola County)
Fiscal: 89Reg: 89.4Pro-Liberty: 201Expansion: 21▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#266
State #8848
Timothy H. Garde
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 576 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 92.1Reg: 90.4Pro-Liberty: 117Expansion: 49▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#267
State #8867
James Yeary
Secretary-Treasurer (Place 3) • Marilee Special Utility District (Collin County)
Fiscal: 89.5Reg: 87.5Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 19▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#268
State #8847
Lee Mcnutt
Board President (Place 2) • Texas Tri-Modal Municipal Utility District No. 2 (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 91.1Reg: 87.9Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 31▲ +3.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#269
State #8846
Eugene Newsom
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #278 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 92.1Reg: 91Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 30▲ +3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#270
State #8845
Tommie Allen
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #278 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 89Reg: 91.4Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 30▲ +3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#271
State #8844
Shantai Magee
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #278 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 87.4Reg: 92.2Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 33▲ +3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#272
State #8843
Gwendolyn Thornburg
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #278 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 88Reg: 87.5Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 46▲ +3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#273
State #8842
Michael Blezinger
Director, Austin County • Bluebonnet Groundwater Conservation District (Grimes County)
Fiscal: 90.5Reg: 91.6Pro-Liberty: 110Expansion: 21▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#274
State #8857
Choi Shephard
President (Place 2) • Seis Lagos UD (Collin County)
Fiscal: 88Reg: 90.7Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 18Lone Dissents: 2▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#275
State #8841
Richard Smart
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • East Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #7 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 90.1Reg: 88.3Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 48▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)