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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 Elected Officials
Showing 5151–5175 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)
▲ +1.8 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -0.7 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.2% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+20.2% (CAGR +4.1%/yr)
#5151
State #14047
Peggy Batson
Director (Place 1) • Harris County Water Control and Improvement District #132 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 85.2Reg: 86.6Pro-Liberty: 73Expansion: 37▲ +2.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5152
State #14048
Mary Bonetali
Director (Place 2) • Harris County Water Control and Improvement District #132 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 85Reg: 81.8Pro-Liberty: 96Expansion: 14▲ +2.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5153
State #13966
Martin Burns
Director (Place 2) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #495 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 85.6Reg: 85.4Pro-Liberty: 169Expansion: 55▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5154
State #14011
Barbara K. Steffek
County Clerk • Lavaca County (Lavaca County)
Fiscal: 84.7Reg: 86.2Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 40▲ +2.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5155
State #14049
Terry Williams
Director (Place 3) • Harris County Water Control and Improvement District #132 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 85.2Reg: 84Pro-Liberty: 99Expansion: 11▲ +2.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5156
State #13985
Justin Chesson
Justice of the Peace (Precinct 4) • Jefferson County (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 86.4Reg: 83.8Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 35▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5157
State #13984
Joseph L. Guillory II
Justice of the Peace (Precinct 2) • Jefferson County (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 86.4Reg: 84.5Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 35▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5158
State #13982
Cecelia Boswell
Trustee (Place 4) • DE LEON ISD (Comanche County)
Fiscal: 82.3Reg: 86.2Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 38▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5159
State #13965
Justin Marcum Sr.
Director (Place 1) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #495 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 82.5Reg: 82.9Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 62▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5160
State #13981
Terrill Casey
Trustee (Place 3) • DE LEON ISD (Comanche County)
Fiscal: 86Reg: 84Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 38▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5161
State #13980
Derek Otwell
Trustee (Place 2) • DE LEON ISD (Comanche County)
Fiscal: 83Reg: 86.5Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 38▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5162
State #13979
Carrie Morris
Trustee (Place 1) • DE LEON ISD (Comanche County)
Fiscal: 83.3Reg: 86.5Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 38▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5163
State #13977
Heath Matteson
Trustee (Place 6) • DE LEON ISD (Comanche County)
Fiscal: 84.5Reg: 85Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 45▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5164
State #13976
Cody Hodges
Trustee (Place 5) • DE LEON ISD (Comanche County)
Fiscal: 84.7Reg: 82.3Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5165
State #13975
Merrill Whitehead, III
Director (Place 5) • Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 59 (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 83.3Reg: 84.3Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 41▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5166
State #13974
Christopher Hutcheson
Director (Place 4) • Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 59 (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 84.6Reg: 81.9Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 41▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5167
State #13973
Bob Boozer
Director (Place 3) • Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 59 (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 84.3Reg: 84.7Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 41▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5168
State #13972
Scott Butler
Director (Place 2) • Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 59 (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 85Reg: 86.4Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 45▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5169
State #13971
Greg Tilton
Director (Place 1) • Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 59 (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 82.3Reg: 83.8Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 51▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5170
State #13970
Roger Martinez Jr.
Commissioner (At-Large) • Calhoun Port Authority (Calhoun County)
Fiscal: 83.3Reg: 85Pro-Liberty: 192Expansion: 39▲ +2.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5171
State #13969
Jason Gilkerson
Director (Place 5) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #495 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 81.9Reg: 84.6Pro-Liberty: 171Expansion: 53▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5172
State #13968
Jose Flores
Director (Place 4) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #495 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 85.7Reg: 85.8Pro-Liberty: 171Expansion: 53▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5173
State #13967
Robert Meder
Director (Place 3) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #495 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 84.6Reg: 86.6Pro-Liberty: 171Expansion: 53▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5174
State #13987
Brad Burnett
Justice of the Peace (Precinct 7) • Jefferson County (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 86Reg: 86.5Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 35▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5175
State #13964
Robert Purnell
Secretary (Place 1) • Brazoria County Groundwater Conservation District (Brazoria County)
Fiscal: 85.7Reg: 83.6Pro-Liberty: 937Expansion: 183▲ +2.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)