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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 4126–4150 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)
▲ +0.6 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +1.3 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.8% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+19.2% (CAGR +3.1%/yr)
#4126
State #12908
Theresa D. Nettles
County Attorney • Wilson County (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 85.4Reg: 86.9Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 33▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#4127
State #12907
Dawn Polasek Barnett
County Tax Assessor-Collector • Wilson County (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 87Reg: 87.6Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 33▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#4128
State #12927
Mike Shepard
Councilmember Place 1 / Board Member (Place 2) • Heritage Public Improvement District #1 (Collin County)
Fiscal: 85.7Reg: 86.4Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 25▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#4129
State #12926
Shannon Gillespie
Director, Place 2 • Moore County Hospital District (Moore County)
Fiscal: 86.1Reg: 86.3Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 20▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#4130
State #12877
Tim Pennell
Director, Place 3 • Pecan Valley Groundwater Conservation District (DeWitt County)
Fiscal: 84.7Reg: 85Pro-Liberty: 424Expansion: 97▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#4131
State #12925
John Frantz
Director, Place 1 • Moore County Hospital District (Moore County)
Fiscal: 84.4Reg: 87.1Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 20▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#4132
State #12918
Ben Maples
Director, Place 5 • Moore County Hospital District (Moore County)
Fiscal: 85.7Reg: 84.1Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 20▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#4133
State #12917
Russell Fangman
Director, Place 4 • Moore County Hospital District (Moore County)
Fiscal: 84.3Reg: 87.1Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 27▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#4134
State #12916
Stacey Grall
Director, Place 3 • Moore County Hospital District (Moore County)
Fiscal: 83.9Reg: 84.5Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 39▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#4135
State #12906
James W. Stewart
County Sheriff • Wilson County (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 85.2Reg: 84.5Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 33▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#4136
State #12899
Monica L. Gutierrez
Justice of the Peace (Precinct 4) • Wilson County (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 86.6Reg: 84.2Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 33▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#4137
State #12905
Deborah Bryan
District Clerk • Wilson County (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 84.3Reg: 84.3Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 33▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#4138
State #12885
Jeremy Reed
Director, Place 1 • High Plains Underground Water Conversation District #1 (Lubbock County)
Fiscal: 87.6Reg: 85.5Pro-Liberty: 403Expansion: 56▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#4139
State #12958
David Blackmon
Director (Place 1) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #373 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 83.6Reg: 85.8Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 47▲ +2.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.9/100)
#4140
State #12939
Georgia Watson
Councilmember, Place 4 • Town of Lakeview (Hall County)
Fiscal: 86.6Reg: 87.4Pro-Liberty: 167Expansion: 31▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.9/100)
#4141
State #12938
Starla Phillips
Councilmember, Place 3 • Town of Lakeview (Hall County)
Fiscal: 87.2Reg: 83.7Pro-Liberty: 167Expansion: 31▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.9/100)
#4142
State #12937
Bryan Leeper
Councilmember, Place 2 • Town of Lakeview (Hall County)
Fiscal: 86.4Reg: 88.1Pro-Liberty: 167Expansion: 31▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.9/100)
#4143
State #12960
David Chapek
Director (Place 3) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #373 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 86.4Reg: 84.4Pro-Liberty: 172Expansion: 18▲ +2.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.9/100)
#4144
State #12964
J Wizig
President (Place 1) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #101 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 85.1Reg: 87.1Pro-Liberty: 94Expansion: 70▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.9/100)
#4145
State #12936
Mary Flores
Councilmember, Place 1 • Town of Lakeview (Hall County)
Fiscal: 86.9Reg: 83.5Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 38▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.9/100)
#4146
State #12934
Rona Stratton Gouyton
Councilmember, Place 5 • Town of Lakeside (San Patricio County)
Fiscal: 87.8Reg: 88.1Pro-Liberty: 168Expansion: 30▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.9/100)
#4147
State #12933
Amy Robinson
Councilmember, Place 4 • Town of Lakeside (San Patricio County)
Fiscal: 84.1Reg: 87Pro-Liberty: 168Expansion: 30▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.9/100)
#4148
State #12932
Carmen Neuwirth
Councilmember, Place 3 • Town of Lakeside (San Patricio County)
Fiscal: 84Reg: 86.8Pro-Liberty: 168Expansion: 30▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.9/100)
#4149
State #12931
Ben Forehand
Councilmember, Place 2 • Town of Lakeside (San Patricio County)
Fiscal: 84.8Reg: 86.8Pro-Liberty: 168Expansion: 30▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.9/100)
#4150
State #12930
Chris Ayers
Councilmember, Place 1 • Town of Lakeside (San Patricio County)
Fiscal: 87.2Reg: 86.6Pro-Liberty: 165Expansion: 33▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.9/100)
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