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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 4701–4725 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)
▲ +1.3 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +1.8 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.1% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+18.5% (CAGR +3.1%/yr)
#4701
State #13499
Cary Cole Camp
Director (Place 16) • Trinity River Authority of Texas (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 84.8Reg: 83.1Pro-Liberty: 747Expansion: 121▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85/100)
#4702
State #13497
John Jenkins
Director (Place 14) • Trinity River Authority of Texas (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 85.7Reg: 84.3Pro-Liberty: 747Expansion: 121▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85/100)
#4703
State #13496
Margaret S.C. Keliher
Director (Place 13) • Trinity River Authority of Texas (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 86.5Reg: 84.9Pro-Liberty: 747Expansion: 121▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85/100)
#4704
State #13495
Frederick C. Tate
Director (Place 12) • Trinity River Authority of Texas (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 84Reg: 86.5Pro-Liberty: 747Expansion: 121▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85/100)
#4705
State #13494
Steven L. Roberts
Director (Place 11) • Trinity River Authority of Texas (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 84.8Reg: 85.9Pro-Liberty: 747Expansion: 121▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85/100)
#4706
State #13491
Elizabeth Thomas
Director (Place 8) • Trinity River Authority of Texas (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 87.1Reg: 82.9Pro-Liberty: 747Expansion: 121▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85/100)
#4707
State #13493
C. Dwayne Somerville
Director (Place 10) • Trinity River Authority of Texas (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 83Reg: 84.6Pro-Liberty: 747Expansion: 121▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85/100)
#4708
State #13544
Suzanne West
District Attorney • Kinney County (Kinney County)
Fiscal: 83.4Reg: 85.7Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 36▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85/100)
#4709
State #13543
Brent Smith
County Attorney • Kinney County (Kinney County)
Fiscal: 85.8Reg: 84.7Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 36▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85/100)
#4710
State #13542
Martha Pena-Padron
County Tax Assessor-Collector • Kinney County (Kinney County)
Fiscal: 83.4Reg: 87.4Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 36▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85/100)
#4711
State #13541
Brad Coe
County Sheriff • Kinney County (Kinney County)
Fiscal: 86.6Reg: 85.8Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 36▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85/100)
#4712
State #13537
Diana Gutierrez
County Treasurer • Kinney County (Kinney County)
Fiscal: 87.3Reg: 85.7Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 30▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85/100)
#4713
State #13536
Jim Wright
Director, Place 2 • Menard County Underground Water District (Menard County)
Fiscal: 86.7Reg: 87.4Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 33▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85/100)
#4714
State #13535
Jay Kothmann
Director, Place 1 • Menard County Underground Water District (Menard County)
Fiscal: 86.4Reg: 83.4Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 33▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85/100)
#4715
State #13534
Susan Alanis
Director, Place 2 • Crowley Tax Increment Financing Zone (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 83.9Reg: 86.1Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 35▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85/100)
#4716
State #13533
Billy Davis
Director, Place 1 • Crowley Tax Increment Financing Zone (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 87.2Reg: 86.5Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 35▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85/100)
#4717
State #13593
Melissa Rowell
Director, Place 2 • North Harris County Regional Water Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 84.4Reg: 84.4Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 16▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.9/100)
#4718
State #13594
William Mireles
Director (Place 1) • Brazoria County Municipal Utility District #90 (Brazoria County)
Fiscal: 84.9Reg: 82.8Pro-Liberty: 116Expansion: 48Lone Dissents: 1▲ +2.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.9/100)
#4719
State #13598
Patrick Murfee
President (Place 1) • Calhoun County Municipal Utility District #1 (Calhoun County)
Fiscal: 87Reg: 86.5Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 25▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.9/100)
#4720
State #13545
Chancy Cruse
Director (Precinct 1) • Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District (Carson County)
Fiscal: 87.2Reg: 84.7Pro-Liberty: 378Expansion: 82▲ +2.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.9/100)
#4721
State #13546
Leland Gabel
Director (Precinct 2) • Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District (Carson County)
Fiscal: 85.2Reg: 84.1Pro-Liberty: 398Expansion: 62▲ +2.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.9/100)
#4722
State #13547
Wes Stockett
Director (Precinct 3) • Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District (Carson County)
Fiscal: 87.2Reg: 85.4Pro-Liberty: 403Expansion: 57▲ +2.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.9/100)
#4723
State #13548
Charles Bowers
Director (Precinct 4) • Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District (Carson County)
Fiscal: 85.7Reg: 86.4Pro-Liberty: 403Expansion: 57▲ +2.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.9/100)
#4724
State #13549
Bill Breeding
Director (Precinct 5) • Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District (Carson County)
Fiscal: 87.2Reg: 85.4Pro-Liberty: 403Expansion: 57▲ +2.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.9/100)
#4725
State #13550
Marcus Hardcastle
Director (Precinct 6) • Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District (Carson County)
Fiscal: 86.7Reg: 86.7Pro-Liberty: 403Expansion: 57▲ +2.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.9/100)
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