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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 5176–5200 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)
▲ +0.5 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -1.4 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.2% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+20.3% (CAGR +3.8%/yr)
#5176
State #13978
Racheal Wofford
Trustee (Place 7) • DE LEON ISD (Comanche County)
Fiscal: 82.1Reg: 82.7Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 38▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5177
State #13983
Tim Funchess
County Treasurer • Jefferson County (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 85.5Reg: 86.4Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 42▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5178
State #13989
Naomi Showers Doyle
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 1 (Precinct 1) • Jefferson County (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 82Reg: 84.7Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 35▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5179
State #13990
Benjamin "Ben" Collins, Sr.
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2 (Precinct 1) • Jefferson County (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 86.6Reg: 82.7Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 35▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5180
State #13997
Roxanne Acosta-Hellberg
County Clerk • Jefferson County (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 82.8Reg: 86.6Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 35▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5181
State #13998
Jamie Smith
District Clerk • Jefferson County (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 84.8Reg: 86.2Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 35▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5182
State #13999
Zena Stephens
County Sheriff • Jefferson County (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 81.8Reg: 85.6Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 35▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5183
State #14000
Kate Carroll
County Tax Assessor-Collector • Jefferson County (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 81.9Reg: 86.2Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 35▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5184
State #14002
Tammy Koerth
County Treasurer • Lavaca County (Lavaca County)
Fiscal: 84.5Reg: 81.8Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 35▲ +2.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5185
State #14012
Lori A. Wenske
District Clerk • Lavaca County (Lavaca County)
Fiscal: 85.2Reg: 85.6Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 40▲ +2.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5186
State #14013
Steven E. Greenwell
County Sheriff • Lavaca County (Lavaca County)
Fiscal: 85.3Reg: 85.4Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 40▲ +2.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5187
State #14014
Deborah A. Sevcik
County Tax Assessor-Collector • Lavaca County (Lavaca County)
Fiscal: 84.1Reg: 84.5Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 40▲ +2.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5188
State #14022
Ryan D. Turner
Board Vice President (Place 2) • Golden Ranch Municipal Utility District of Collin County (Collin County)
Fiscal: 84.4Reg: 82.1Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 27▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5189
State #14023
Abdi Yassin
Board Member (Place 3) • Wharton Public Improvement District No. 2 (Wharton County)
Fiscal: 86.6Reg: 82.8Pro-Liberty: 120Expansion: 44▲ +2.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5190
State #14024
Cindy Hernandez
Board Member (Place 2) • Wharton Public Improvement District No. 2 (Wharton County)
Fiscal: 83.2Reg: 85Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 24▲ +2.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5191
State #14025
Vivian Venegas
Director, Place 3 • McCamey County Hospital District (Upton County)
Fiscal: 86.4Reg: 83.2Pro-Liberty: 116Expansion: 48▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5192
State #14026
Dwayne Duncan
Director, Place 4 • McCamey County Hospital District (Upton County)
Fiscal: 82.9Reg: 84.7Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 33▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5193
State #14027
Brent Gryder
Director, Place 5 • McCamey County Hospital District (Upton County)
Fiscal: 85.9Reg: 86.1Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 32▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5194
State #14029
Thomas Haster
Director, Place 4 • Northern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 83.7Reg: 82.1Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 23▲ +2.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5195
State #14030
Chris Hamilton
Director, Place 5 • Northern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 85.4Reg: 85.1Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 23▲ +2.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5196
State #14031
Cynthia Long
Director, Place 3 • Somerset Hills Road District No 4 (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 81.7Reg: 86.5Pro-Liberty: 120Expansion: 44▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5197
State #14032
Valerie Covey
Director, Place 4 • Somerset Hills Road District No 4 (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 81.8Reg: 83.2Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 25▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.2/100)
#5198
State #14071
Will Duggan
Trustee (Place 4) • WINTERS ISD (Runnels County)
Fiscal: 86.3Reg: 86.5Pro-Liberty: 187Expansion: 33▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.1/100)
#5199
State #14057
Thomas Zdansky
Director (Place 1) • Willacy County Drainage District #1 (Willacy County)
Fiscal: 86.5Reg: 83.5Pro-Liberty: 258Expansion: 59▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.1/100)
#5200
State #14064
J. Jared Patout
Board President • Bluebonnet Groundwater Conservation District (Grimes County)
Fiscal: 85.3Reg: 85Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 42▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(84.1/100)
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