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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 Governments (Highest Liberty)
Showing 276–300 of 306 matching jurisdictions
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)
▲ +0.6 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -0.3 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.3% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+25.6% (CAGR +3.6%/yr)
#345
State Rank
Town of Coffee City
CITY • Cherokee County • Pop: 263
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.503385Fiscal: 69.8Regulatory: 81.6Debt: 100▲ +1.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+13.7% 5Y)
Grade A(81.5/100)
#348
State Rank
Town of Blum
CITY • Hill County • Pop: 408
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.4230Fiscal: 74.6Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 85.1▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+3.0% 5Y)
Grade A(81.4/100)
#347
State Rank
City of Jewett
CITY • Leon County • Pop: 822
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3100Fiscal: 81.4Regulatory: 86Debt: 75▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.2% YoY (+29.7% 5Y)
Grade A(81.4/100)
#349
State Rank
City of Pattison
CITY • Waller County • Pop: 672
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.46393Fiscal: 72.2Regulatory: 78.6Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+32.1% 5Y)
Grade A(81.4/100)
#351
State Rank
City of El Cenizo
CITY • Starr County • Pop: 2,457
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.57892Fiscal: 65.3Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+23.9% 5Y)
Grade A(81.4/100)
#346
State Rank
City of Leary
CITY • Bowie County • Pop: 456
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.052265Fiscal: 96.9Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 49.3▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.4% YoY (-22.9% 5Y)
Grade A(81.4/100)
#350
State Rank
City of Falfurrias
CITY • Brooks County • Pop: 4,351
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.485523Fiscal: 70.9Regulatory: 86Debt: 91.8▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+20.1% 5Y)
Grade A(81.4/100)
#353
State Rank
City of Cranfills Gap
CITY • Bosque County • Pop: 286
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3532Fiscal: 78.8Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 77.3▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+21.0% 5Y)
Grade A(81.2/100)
#355
State Rank
City of Tom Bean
CITY • Grayson County • Pop: 975
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.58857Fiscal: 64.7Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.2% YoY (+28.3% 5Y)
Grade A(81.2/100)
#352
State Rank
City of Clifton
CITY • Bosque County • Pop: 3,535
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.34622Fiscal: 79.2Regulatory: 79.9Debt: 86.3▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+24.8% 5Y)
Grade A(81.2/100)
#354
State Rank
City of Chillicothe
CITY • Hardeman County • Pop: 532
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.4578Fiscal: 72.5Regulatory: 86Debt: 88.2▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+23.3% 5Y)
Grade A(81.2/100)
#356
State Rank
City of New London
CITY • Rusk County • Pop: 993
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.589436Fiscal: 64.6Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.6% YoY (+49.1% 5Y)
Grade A(81.2/100)
#358
State Rank
Town of Howe
CITY • Grayson County • Pop: 3,667
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.484477Fiscal: 70.9Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 89.7▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+24.8% 5Y)
Grade A(81.1/100)
#357
State Rank
City of Meridian
CITY • Bosque County • Pop: 1,423
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.4763Fiscal: 71.4Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 88.8▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+19.6% 5Y)
Grade A(81.1/100)
#359
State Rank
City of Robert Lee
CITY • Coke County • Pop: 1,022
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.421343Fiscal: 74.7Regulatory: 86Debt: 84.2▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.4% YoY (+22.8% 5Y)
Grade A(81/100)
#360
State Rank
City of Celeste
CITY • Hunt County • Pop: 925
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.291088Fiscal: 82.5Regulatory: 65.5Debt: 100▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+23.1% 5Y)
Grade A(80.9/100)
#361
State Rank
City of Farwell
CITY • Parmer County • Pop: 1,380
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.410371Fiscal: 75.4Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 81.7▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+20.5% 5Y)
Grade A(80.9/100)
#362
State Rank
City of LaCoste
CITY • Bexar County • Pop: 1,255
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6012Fiscal: 63.9Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.8% YoY (+33.6% 5Y)
Grade A(80.9/100)
#363
State Rank
City of Parker
CITY • Collin County • Pop: 6,332
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.300439Fiscal: 82Regulatory: 79.9Debt: 80.1▼ -0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+28.1% 5Y)
Grade A(80.8/100)
#364
State Rank
Town of Melvin
CITY • McCulloch County • Pop: 123
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.370399Fiscal: 77.8Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 77.3▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+22.6% 5Y)
Grade A(80.8/100)
#365
State Rank
Town of Thompsons
CITY • Fort Bend County • Pop: 186
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.501138Fiscal: 69.9Regulatory: 79.5Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+130.6% 5Y)
Grade A(80.8/100)
#366
State Rank
Town of Round Mountain
CITY • Blanco County • Pop: 109
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.519438Fiscal: 68.8Regulatory: 80.8Debt: 100▲ +2.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (-3.0% 5Y)
Grade A(80.8/100)
#367
State Rank
City of Newton
CITY • Newton County • Pop: 1,571
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.13573Fiscal: 91.9Regulatory: 69.4Debt: 78.7▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.5% YoY (+29.3% 5Y)
Grade A(80.7/100)
#368
State Rank
City of Clear Lake Shores
CITY • Galveston County • Pop: 1,298
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.0000Fiscal: 100Regulatory: 44.7Debt: 100▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+20.4% 5Y)
Grade A(80.6/100)
#369
State Rank
City of Wallis
CITY • Austin County • Pop: 1,372
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.61499Fiscal: 63.1Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.4% YoY (+22.1% 5Y)
Grade A(80.6/100)