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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 301–325 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)
▲ +0.6 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.0% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+18.8% (CAGR +3.8%/yr)
#301
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)
#302
State #8888
Mark Daigle
Director, Place 4 • Gulf Bend Center (Victoria County)
Fiscal: 87.7Reg: 91.1Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 17▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#303
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)
#304
State #8918
Eddie Karam
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Williamson County Municipal Utility District #19 (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 89.8Reg: 90.3Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 25▲ +3.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#305
State #8935
Chanda McCall
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Rockwall County Consolidated Municipal Utility District No. 1 (Rockwall County)
Fiscal: 88.6Reg: 88.2Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 18▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#306
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)
#307
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)
#308
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)
#309
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)
#310
State #8896
Steven Lucher
Commissioner, Place 3 • Walker County ESD 1 (Walker County)
Fiscal: 87.7Reg: 92.2Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 36▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#311
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)
#312
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)
#313
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)
#314
State #8900
Abigail Joffrain
Director, Place 4 • Wells Branch Community Library District (Travis County)
Fiscal: 90.8Reg: 89.4Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 17▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#315
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)
#316
State #8919
Jose Ruiz
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #71 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 88.8Reg: 90.2Pro-Liberty: 117Expansion: 47▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#317
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)
#318
State #8904
Brian Havran
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3) • Harris County Emergency Services District #47 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 91.2Reg: 89.6Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 11▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#319
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)
#320
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)
#321
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)
#322
State #8908
Charles McDonald
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2) • Montgomery County Emergency Services District #10 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 88.9Reg: 91.6Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 18▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#323
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)
#324
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)
#325
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)