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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 451–475 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)
▲ +1.3 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +0.5 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.9% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+18.6% (CAGR +3.5%/yr)
#451
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)
#452
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)
#453
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)
#454
State #9043
Alonzo Ganaway
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • DEKALB ISD (Bowie County)
Fiscal: 87.6Reg: 91.3Pro-Liberty: 169Expansion: 34▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#455
State #9081
Thomas Barfield
Board President • Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 41 (Waller County)
Fiscal: 89.4Reg: 92Pro-Liberty: 106Expansion: 58▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#456
State #9082
Justin Allen
Vice President (Place 3) • Polo Ridge Public Improvement District No. 2 (Kaufman County)
Fiscal: 87.4Reg: 91.4Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 15▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#457
State #9096
Edward Berg
Director, Place 4 • Deer Park Crime Control and Prevention District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 91.8Reg: 91.9Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 22▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#458
State #9048
Chad Aguilar
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Crane (Crane County)
Fiscal: 90.2Reg: 91.9Pro-Liberty: 174Expansion: 24▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#459
State #9085
Daniel Feiler
Board Secretary (Place 3) • Cimarron Shores Water Control and Improvement District (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 90Reg: 90.9Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 14▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#460
State #9086
Virgil Flathouse
President (Place 3) • Travis County Municipal Utility District #9 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 90.2Reg: 88.3Pro-Liberty: 117Expansion: 47▲ +3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#461
State #9097
Linda Jack
Director, Place 5 • Deer Park Crime Control and Prevention District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 91.7Reg: 88.7Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 14▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#462
State #9052
Callaway Aimone
Director, Place 7 (Place 7) • Lavaca-Navidad River Authority (Jackson County)
Fiscal: 92.1Reg: 91Pro-Liberty: 181Expansion: 19▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#463
State #9103
CATHERINE GORMAN
Director, Place 5 • Galveston Island Redevelopment Authority (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 90.3Reg: 91.3Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 17▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#464
State #9083
Julianne Kugle
Board President (Place 2) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #581 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 87.2Reg: 89.1Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 39▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#465
State #9087
Susan Shirley-menzel
Secretary (Place 3) • Comal County WID #3 (Comal County)
Fiscal: 87.2Reg: 87.7Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 20▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#466
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)
#467
State #9098
James Franklin Hall
Director, Place 3 • East Travis Gateway Library District (Travis County)
Fiscal: 88.4Reg: 90Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 35▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#468
State #9088
Schuyler Marshall
Board President (Place 1) • Somerset Village Municipal Management District of Ellis County (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 89.4Reg: 89.3Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 25▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#469
State #9066
Patrick Allen
Secretary (Place 3) • Somerset Municipal Utility District #2 (San Jacinto County)
Fiscal: 90.8Reg: 89.5Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 13▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#470
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)
#471
State #9067
J. Steven Weisinger
President (Place 2) • Montgomery County Emergency Services District #12 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 91.7Reg: 92.1Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 40▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#472
State #9089
Sharman Reed
President (Place 2) • Pilot Knob Municipal Utility District #01 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 89.6Reg: 87.7Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 31▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#473
State #9100
Britta Becker-Hammer
Director, Place 5 • East Travis Gateway Library District (Travis County)
Fiscal: 88.1Reg: 89.1Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 14▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#474
State #9065
Lee Jenkins
Board president (Place 2) • Sandow Municipal Utility District #1 (Milam-Williamson County)
Fiscal: 89.4Reg: 87.8Pro-Liberty: 112Expansion: 52▲ +3.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#475
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)
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