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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 104 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)
▲ +2.3 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -1.0 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.5% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+22.2% (CAGR +4.4%/yr)
#23
State Rank
MORAN ISD
ISD • Shackelford County • Pop: 86
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6612Fiscal: 60.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.3% 5Y)
Grade A(84.1/100)
#22
State Rank
WESTHOFF ISD
ISD • Dewitt County • Pop: 100
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6609Fiscal: 60.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.5% 5Y)
Grade A(84.1/100)
#21
State Rank
DOSS CONSOLIDATED CSD
ISD • Gillespie County • Pop: 18
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6609Fiscal: 60.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.7% 5Y)
Grade A(84.1/100)
#36
State Rank
HEMPHILL ISD
ISD • Sabine County • Pop: 729
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6689Fiscal: 59.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.8% 5Y)
Grade A(84/100)
#35
State Rank
LEAKEY ISD
ISD • Real County • Pop: 308
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.66823Fiscal: 59.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.0% YoY (+22.8% 5Y)
Grade A(84/100)
#34
State Rank
BROOKELAND ISD
ISD • Jasper County • Pop: 391
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6674Fiscal: 60Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.8% 5Y)
Grade A(84/100)
#33
State Rank
VYSEHRAD ISD
ISD • Lavaca County • Pop: 47
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6669Fiscal: 60Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.0% 5Y)
Grade A(84/100)
#32
State Rank
UTOPIA ISD
ISD • Uvalde County • Pop: 190
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6669Fiscal: 60Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.4% 5Y)
Grade A(84/100)
#31
State Rank
MUMFORD ISD
ISD • Robertson County • Pop: 600
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6669Fiscal: 60Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.5% 5Y)
Grade A(84/100)
#30
State Rank
MEYERSVILLE ISD
ISD • Dewitt County • Pop: 167
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6669Fiscal: 60Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.7% 5Y)
Grade A(84/100)
#29
State Rank
HARPER ISD
ISD • Gillespie County • Pop: 568
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6669Fiscal: 60Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.4% 5Y)
Grade A(84/100)
#38
State Rank
THREE WAY ISD
ISD • Erath County • Pop: 224
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6692Fiscal: 59.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.7% 5Y)
Grade A(83.9/100)
#37
State Rank
MCLEOD ISD
ISD • Cass County • Pop: 421
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6692Fiscal: 59.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.4% 5Y)
Grade A(83.9/100)
#42
State Rank
PRAIRIE VALLEY ISD
ISD • Montague County • Pop: 138
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6754Fiscal: 59.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.3% 5Y)
Grade A(83.8/100)
#41
State Rank
GOLD BURG ISD
ISD • Montague County • Pop: 150
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6745Fiscal: 59.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.0% 5Y)
Grade A(83.8/100)
#40
State Rank
DELL CITY ISD
ISD • Hudspeth County • Pop: 76
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.67401Fiscal: 59.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.1% 5Y)
Grade A(83.8/100)
#43
State Rank
WALNUT BEND ISD
ISD • Cooke County • Pop: 59
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.67606Fiscal: 59.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.7% 5Y)
Grade A(83.8/100)
#39
State Rank
RAMIREZ CSD
ISD • Duval County • Pop: 24
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.67333Fiscal: 59.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.0% 5Y)
Grade A(83.8/100)
#46
State Rank
MORTON ISD
ISD • Cochran County • Pop: 350
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.67947Fiscal: 59.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.3% 5Y)
Grade A(83.7/100)
#45
State Rank
LA GLORIA ISD
ISD • Jim wells County • Pop: 130
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.67879Fiscal: 59.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.8% 5Y)
Grade A(83.7/100)
#44
State Rank
VALENTINE ISD
ISD • Jeff davis County • Pop: 28
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.67811Fiscal: 59.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.5% 5Y)
Grade A(83.7/100)
#49
State Rank
RALLS ISD
ISD • Crosby County • Pop: 318
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.68425Fiscal: 58.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.9% 5Y)
Grade A(83.6/100)
#51
State Rank
QUANAH ISD
ISD • Hardeman County • Pop: 397
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.68493Fiscal: 58.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.3% 5Y)
Grade A(83.6/100)
#50
State Rank
SAN VICENTE ISD
ISD • Brewster County • Pop: 14
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.68425Fiscal: 58.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.5% 5Y)
Grade A(83.6/100)
#48
State Rank
PADUCAH ISD
ISD • Cottle County • Pop: 139
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.68084Fiscal: 59.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.6% 5Y)
Grade A(83.6/100)