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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 376–400 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)
▲ +2.5 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -0.2 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.3% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+20.6% (CAGR +4.2%/yr)
#376
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)
#377
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)
#378
State #8965
Andrew Flaniken
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #100 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 88.6Reg: 89Pro-Liberty: 114Expansion: 50▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#379
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)
#380
State #8995
Curtis Willeford
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Cleveland Municipal Utility District #1 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 89.1Reg: 91.5Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 40▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#381
State #9011
Coy Clayton
Commissioner, Place 1 • Walker County ESD 1 (Walker County)
Fiscal: 91.2Reg: 90.7Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#382
State #8969
Marshall Pike
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 178 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 88Reg: 89.7Pro-Liberty: 121Expansion: 43▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#383
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)
#384
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)
#385
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)
#386
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)
#387
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)
#388
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)
#389
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)
#390
State #8977
Steven Knabe
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #418 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 87.6Reg: 90.8Pro-Liberty: 112Expansion: 52▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#391
State #8996
Jesus Ruiz
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Gateway Municipal Utility District No. 1 (Webb County)
Fiscal: 88.8Reg: 90.2Pro-Liberty: 109Expansion: 55▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#392
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)
#393
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)
#394
State #8981
Cathy Cobb
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #418 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 87.6Reg: 89.8Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 34▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#395
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)
#396
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)
#397
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)
#398
State #8985
Matthew Sams
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #459 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 89.6Reg: 90.9Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 23▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)
#399
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)
#400
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)