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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 426–450 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)
▲ +1.0 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -0.5 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.1% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+18.9% (CAGR +3.7%/yr)
#426
State #9053
Lee Kucera
Director, Place 8 (Place 8) • Lavaca-Navidad River Authority (Jackson County)
Fiscal: 90Reg: 89.1Pro-Liberty: 181Expansion: 19▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#427
State #9068
Preston Freeman
Board President (Place 1) • Hunter Ranch ID 2 of Denton County (Denton County)
Fiscal: 91.7Reg: 89.8Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 40▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#428
State #9075
Ray Martin
Board Vice President (Place 2) • Hunter Ranch ID 2 of Denton County (Denton County)
Fiscal: 89.8Reg: 92Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 27▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#429
State #9034
Raquel Villarreal
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • PAWNEE ISD (Bee County)
Fiscal: 90.6Reg: 91.7Pro-Liberty: 207Expansion: 37▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#430
State #9033
Jennifer Card
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • PAWNEE ISD (Bee County)
Fiscal: 89.6Reg: 87.7Pro-Liberty: 207Expansion: 37▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#431
State #9032
John Tollackson
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • PAWNEE ISD (Bee County)
Fiscal: 88.4Reg: 90.8Pro-Liberty: 207Expansion: 37▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#432
State #9031
Laurie Hernandez
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • PAWNEE ISD (Bee County)
Fiscal: 90.4Reg: 90.8Pro-Liberty: 202Expansion: 42▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#433
State #9030
Lisa Gill
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • PAWNEE ISD (Bee County)
Fiscal: 89.9Reg: 91.4Pro-Liberty: 196Expansion: 48▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#434
State #9054
Jerry Adelman
President (Place 1) • Lavaca-Navidad River Authority (Jackson County)
Fiscal: 91.8Reg: 91.6Pro-Liberty: 172Expansion: 17▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#435
State #9055
Paula Webb
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Nocona Hospital District (Montague County)
Fiscal: 91.9Reg: 89Pro-Liberty: 164Expansion: 16▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#436
State #9069
Matt Gandrud
President (Place 2) • Comal County WID #3 (Comal County)
Fiscal: 91.2Reg: 89Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 21▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#437
State #9057
Brett Carr
Director (Place 2) • Collins Municipal Utility District #01 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 88Reg: 88.9Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 22▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#438
State #9059
J Lopez
President (Place 2) • Somerset Municipal Utility District #2 (San Jacinto County)
Fiscal: 90Reg: 90.4Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 18▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#439
State #9070
Casey Clark
Board Member (Place 3) • Upper Clear Fork Soil and Water Conservation District #165 (Fisher County)
Fiscal: 88.5Reg: 90.7Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 38▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#440
State #9076
Greg Leveling
President (Place 1) • North Parkway Municipal Management District (Collin County)
Fiscal: 90.2Reg: 88.4Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 39▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#441
State #9056
Rick Whitehurst
Director, Place 5 • Benbrook Water Authority (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 90.5Reg: 91Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 38▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#442
State #9060
D Stapleton
Board President • West Williamson County Municipal Utility District #1 (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 91.6Reg: 90.8Pro-Liberty: 115Expansion: 49▲ +3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#443
State #9071
Jeff Jordan
City of Kaufman Mayor / PID Chair (Place 2) • Polo Ridge Public Improvement District No. 2 (Kaufman County)
Fiscal: 90.4Reg: 88.7Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 25▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#444
State #9061
David Muckleroy
Director (Place 1) • Sterrett Road MMD (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 90.5Reg: 89.8Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 38▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#445
State #9039
Angie Wolf
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • DEKALB ISD (Bowie County)
Fiscal: 88.9Reg: 88.4Pro-Liberty: 169Expansion: 34▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#446
State #9035
Gwen Hesseltine
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • PAWNEE ISD (Bee County)
Fiscal: 87.2Reg: 88.2Pro-Liberty: 207Expansion: 37▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#447
State #9040
Kyle Dooley
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • DEKALB ISD (Bowie County)
Fiscal: 88.3Reg: 91.5Pro-Liberty: 169Expansion: 34▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#448
State #9062
Ramesh Adusumilli
Director (Place 1) • Cimarron Shores Water Control and Improvement District (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 89.5Reg: 89.7Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 18▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#449
State #9073
Zach Crawford
President (Place 2) • East Hays Municipal Utility District No. 2 (Hays County)
Fiscal: 92Reg: 89Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 33▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#450
State #9041
Tommy Crouch
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • DEKALB ISD (Bowie County)
Fiscal: 89.2Reg: 89.7Pro-Liberty: 169Expansion: 34▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
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