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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.

Cities & Municipalities (1,218)Counties (254)School Districts (1,252)Special Districts (3,443)Elected Officials (31,351)
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Top Ranked Elected Officials

Showing 276–300 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)
▲ +1.8 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +0.5 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.0% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+18.6% (CAGR +3.7%/yr)
#276
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)
#277
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)
#278
State #8861
Teressa Floyd
Board Member (Place 2) • Kaufman Public Improvement District No. 3 (Kaufman County)
Fiscal: 92.2Reg: 91.3Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 29▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#279
State #8893
Mojy Haddad
Director, Place 3 • North Texas Tollway Authority (Collin County)
Fiscal: 92.1Reg: 88.7Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 37▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#280
State #8910
Dr. Todd Stephens
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4) • Montgomery County Emergency Services District #10 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 89Reg: 89.7Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 14▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#281
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)
#282
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)
#283
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)
#284
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)
#285
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)
#286
State #8870
William Faust
President (Place 2) • XS Ranch Municipal Utility District (Bastrop County)
Fiscal: 88.4Reg: 91.7Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 38▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#287
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)
#288
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)
#289
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)
#290
State #8875
Matt Sullivan
Director (Place 2) • Marilee Special Utility District (Collin County)
Fiscal: 90.3Reg: 88.8Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 18▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#291
State #8894
Marcus Knight
Director, Place 4 • North Texas Tollway Authority (Collin County)
Fiscal: 89.4Reg: 90Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 19▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#292
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)
#293
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)
#294
State #8879
Andrea Whitesides
Director, Place 3 • Blanco County South Library District (Blanco County)
Fiscal: 89.1Reg: 89.3Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 30▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#295
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)
#296
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)
#297
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)
#298
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)
#299
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)
#300
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)
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