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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 Governments (Highest Liberty)
Showing 26–50 of 306 matching jurisdictions
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)
▲ +0.9 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +0.9 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.9% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+28.5% (CAGR +3.5%/yr)
#95
State Rank
City of Plum Grove
CITY • Liberty County • Pop: 1,677
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.267521Fiscal: 83.9Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+17.4% 5Y)
Grade A(88.9/100)
#96
State Rank
City of Graford
CITY • Palo Pinto County • Pop: 717
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.151425Fiscal: 90.9Regulatory: 86Debt: 89.3▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+33.4% 5Y)
Grade A(88.8/100)
#98
State Rank
City of Gruver
CITY • Hansford County • Pop: 1,064
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.2770Fiscal: 83.4Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+14.3% 5Y)
Grade A(88.7/100)
#97
State Rank
Town of Round Top
CITY • Fayette County • Pop: 95
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.03002Fiscal: 98.2Regulatory: 69.7Debt: 100▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+32.0% 5Y)
Grade A(88.7/100)
#100
State Rank
City of Talco
CITY • Titus County • Pop: 485
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.281556Fiscal: 83.1Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+20.4% 5Y)
Grade A(88.6/100)
#99
State Rank
Town of Millsap
CITY • Parker County • Pop: 431
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.2800Fiscal: 83.2Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+67.9% 5Y)
Grade A(88.6/100)
#101
State Rank
City of Union Valley
CITY • Hunt County • Pop: 544
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.287248Fiscal: 82.8Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+39.3% 5Y)
Grade A(88.4/100)
#103
State Rank
City of Freer
CITY • Duval County • Pop: 2,308
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.292605Fiscal: 82.4Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+21.6% 5Y)
Grade A(88.3/100)
#102
State Rank
City of Nixon
CITY • Gonzales County • Pop: 2,341
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.2591Fiscal: 84.5Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 96.7▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+13.3% 5Y)
Grade A(88.3/100)
#106
State Rank
Village of Hillcrest
CITY • Texas County • Pop: 684
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.300024Fiscal: 82Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+15.8% 5Y)
Grade A(88.1/100)
#105
State Rank
Town of Cross Plains
CITY • Callahan County • Pop: 938
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3000Fiscal: 82Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+24.8% 5Y)
Grade A(88.1/100)
#104
State Rank
Town of Streetman
CITY • Freestone County • Pop: 275
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.292409Fiscal: 82.5Regulatory: 86Debt: 100▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+34.8% 5Y)
Grade A(88.1/100)
#111
State Rank
City of Smiley
CITY • Gonzales County • Pop: 501
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3063Fiscal: 81.6Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+42.6% 5Y)
Grade A(88/100)
#110
State Rank
City of Driscoll
CITY • Nueces County • Pop: 665
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.305572Fiscal: 81.7Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+20.4% 5Y)
Grade A(88/100)
#109
State Rank
City of Mobeetie
CITY • Wheeler County • Pop: 86
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.303659Fiscal: 81.8Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+39.0% 5Y)
Grade A(88/100)
#108
State Rank
City of Garrison
CITY • Nacogdoches County • Pop: 833
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.30275Fiscal: 81.8Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+16.6% 5Y)
Grade A(88/100)
#107
State Rank
Town of Mertens
CITY • Hill County • Pop: 156
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.217155Fiscal: 87Regulatory: 86Debt: 92.3▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+9.1% 5Y)
Grade A(88/100)
#113
State Rank
Town of Tehuacana
CITY • Limestone County • Pop: 230
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3100Fiscal: 81.4Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+27.7% 5Y)
Grade A(87.9/100)
#112
State Rank
City of Bellevue
CITY • Clay County • Pop: 298
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3000Fiscal: 82Regulatory: 86Debt: 100▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+43.2% 5Y)
Grade A(87.9/100)
#114
State Rank
City of Star Harbor
CITY • Henderson County • Pop: 533
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.314681Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+78.6% 5Y)
Grade A(87.8/100)
#116
State Rank
Town of China Grove
CITY • Bexar County • Pop: 1,149
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.2800Fiscal: 83.2Regulatory: 84.1Debt: 100▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+14.6% 5Y)
Grade A(87.7/100)
#115
State Rank
City of Malakoff
CITY • Henderson County • Pop: 2,257
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.221186Fiscal: 86.7Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 90.7▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+12.2% 5Y)
Grade A(87.7/100)
#118
State Rank
City of Beckville
CITY • Panola County • Pop: 745
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3211Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+26.7% 5Y)
Grade A(87.6/100)
#117
State Rank
Town of Enchanted Oaks
CITY • Henderson County • Pop: 383
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.215478Fiscal: 87.1Regulatory: 79.2Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+27.2% 5Y)
Grade A(87.6/100)
#120
State Rank
City of Weston
CITY • Collin County • Pop: 1,140
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.327109Fiscal: 80.4Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+19.1% 5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)