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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.

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Top Ranked Elected Officials

Showing 3201–3225 of 7,110 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)
▲ +1.2 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -0.2 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+44.2% (CAGR +4.3%/yr)
#3201
State #12037
Frank Almada
Constable (Precinct 1) • El Paso County (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 86.3Reg: 88.4Pro-Liberty: 78Expansion: 24▲ +2.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.1/100)
#3202
State #11930
Paul Mettlen
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Burke (Angelina County)
Fiscal: 88.4Reg: 85.5Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 39▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.1/100)
#3203
State #11931
Wayne Hodges
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Burke (Angelina County)
Fiscal: 86.3Reg: 84.7Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 38▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.1/100)
#3204
State #11929
John Thomas Jones
Mayor • City of Burke (Angelina County)
Fiscal: 89.4Reg: 88.4Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 46▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.1/100)
#3205
State #11932
Donald Crager
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Burke (Angelina County)
Fiscal: 88.3Reg: 88.6Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 38▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.1/100)
#3206
State #11933
Misty Boggs
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Burke (Angelina County)
Fiscal: 88.4Reg: 88Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 38▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.1/100)
#3207
State #11934
Charlotte Morris Carter
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Burke (Angelina County)
Fiscal: 86.1Reg: 86.2Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 38▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.1/100)
#3208
State #11945
Tambra Kile
County Treasurer • Ochiltree County (Ochiltree County)
Fiscal: 87.3Reg: 85.3Pro-Liberty: 165Expansion: 27▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.1/100)
#3209
State #11989
Trina McEntire
County Tax Assessor-Collector • Bowie County (Bowie County)
Fiscal: 88.7Reg: 85.3Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 38▲ +2.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.1/100)
#3210
State #11981
Lori Caraway
District Clerk • Bowie County (Bowie County)
Fiscal: 86.6Reg: 86.1Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 38▲ +2.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.1/100)
#3211
State #11982
Molly Criner
County Judge • Irion County (Irion County)
Fiscal: 85.1Reg: 85.9Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 43▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.1/100)
#3212
State #11949
Sandra Limas
County Clerk • Ochiltree County (Ochiltree County)
Fiscal: 87.7Reg: 87Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 37▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.1/100)
#3213
State #11944
Fatima Hernandez
County Treasurer • Sherman County (Sherman County)
Fiscal: 86.6Reg: 86.5Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 31▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.1/100)
#3214
State #11988
Jeff Neal
County Sheriff • Bowie County (Bowie County)
Fiscal: 89.3Reg: 86.8Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 38▲ +2.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.1/100)
#3215
State #11993
W. A. Estes
County Sheriff • Irion County (Irion County)
Fiscal: 89.4Reg: 87Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 43▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.1/100)
#3216
State #11994
Dr. Joyce Gray
County Tax Assessor-Collector • Irion County (Irion County)
Fiscal: 85.1Reg: 89Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 43▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.1/100)
#3217
State #11996
Allison Palmer
District Attorney • Irion County (Irion County)
Fiscal: 87.7Reg: 86.7Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 43▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.1/100)
#3218
State #11961
Jason Reeves
Director, Place 4 (Place 1) • Northwest Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 2 (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 87Reg: 86.2Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 42▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.1/100)
#3219
State #11962
AC Steadman
Director, Place 1 (Place 2) • Northwest Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 2 (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 85.9Reg: 88.9Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 40▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.1/100)
#3220
State #11960
Bill Benton
Director, Place 2 (Place 3) • Northwest Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 2 (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 85.5Reg: 84.6Pro-Liberty: 116Expansion: 52▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.1/100)
#3221
State #11964
Donna Burns
County Treasurer • Bowie County (Bowie County)
Fiscal: 89.1Reg: 86.8Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 40▲ +2.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.1/100)
#3222
State #11958
David W. Holmes
County Attorney • Sherman County (Sherman County)
Fiscal: 89.1Reg: 85.5Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 36▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.1/100)
#3223
State #11966
Nancy Talley
Justice of the Peace (Precinct 1) • Bowie County (Bowie County)
Fiscal: 86.4Reg: 87.1Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 36▲ +2.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.1/100)
#3224
State #11959
Erin Lands Anchondo
District Attorney • Sherman County (Sherman County)
Fiscal: 88.2Reg: 88.7Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 36▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.1/100)
#3225
State #11965
Carolyn Huelster
County Treasurer • Irion County (Irion County)
Fiscal: 88.8Reg: 85.9Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 41▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.1/100)
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