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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 551–575 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)
▲ +1.4 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +1.7 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.3% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+15.3% (CAGR +3.1%/yr)
#551
State #9133
Jeter Cherry
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5) • Delta County Emergency Services District #1 (Delta County)
Fiscal: 88Reg: 89.6Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 20▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#552
State #9132
Ron Thurman
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4) • Delta County Emergency Services District #1 (Delta County)
Fiscal: 91.3Reg: 91.2Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 20▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#553
State #9131
Allen Beeler
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3) • Delta County Emergency Services District #1 (Delta County)
Fiscal: 91.1Reg: 91.9Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 20▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#554
State #9148
Len Jones
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5) • Liberty County Emergency Services District #3 (Liberty County)
Fiscal: 89.6Reg: 89.8Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#555
State #9130
Bill Choate
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2) • Delta County Emergency Services District #1 (Delta County)
Fiscal: 87.9Reg: 90.6Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 26▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#556
State #9129
Jacob Vaughn
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1) • Delta County Emergency Services District #1 (Delta County)
Fiscal: 89.4Reg: 89.8Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 40▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#557
State #9128
Tommy Brockway
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5) • Kaufman County Emergency Services District #3 (Kaufman County)
Fiscal: 90.4Reg: 90.6Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 11▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#558
State #9152
Freddy Lopez
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4) • Fort Bend County Emergency Services District #7 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 89.2Reg: 87.3Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 11▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#559
State #9127
Stan Hamm
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4) • Kaufman County Emergency Services District #3 (Kaufman County)
Fiscal: 88.3Reg: 90.9Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 11▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#560
State #9126
Denny Oats
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3) • Kaufman County Emergency Services District #3 (Kaufman County)
Fiscal: 88Reg: 89.4Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 11▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#561
State #9125
Scott Boyd
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2) • Kaufman County Emergency Services District #3 (Kaufman County)
Fiscal: 88.4Reg: 88Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 17▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#562
State #9156
Larry Ancelot, Jr.
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Orange County Drainage District (Orange County)
Fiscal: 87.4Reg: 91.2Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 14▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#563
State #9124
Chuck Carpenter
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1) • Kaufman County Emergency Services District #3 (Kaufman County)
Fiscal: 90.3Reg: 88.4Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 34▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#564
State #9123
Rob Schreiner
Director, Place 5 • Smithville Hospital Authority (Bastrop County)
Fiscal: 90.9Reg: 88.2Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 17▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#565
State #9122
Ann Fulcher
Director, Place 4 • Smithville Hospital Authority (Bastrop County)
Fiscal: 90.6Reg: 89Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 23▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#566
State #9160
Patricia Knight
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Lytle Lake Water Control and Improvement District (Taylor County)
Fiscal: 91.9Reg: 88.1Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 17▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#567
State #9177
Russ Stapleton, Jr.
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • West Williamson County Municipal Utility District #1 (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 92.1Reg: 92Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 25▲ +3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#568
State #9120
Ray Lindner
Director, Place 5 • Salado Public Library District (Bell County)
Fiscal: 89.7Reg: 90.2Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 17▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#569
State #9119
BeckyMichele Huppert
Director, Place 4 • Salado Public Library District (Bell County)
Fiscal: 91.6Reg: 90.8Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 22▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#570
State #9164
Michael Bishop
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #58 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 88.9Reg: 88.7Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 27▲ +3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#571
State #9118
Dana Rojas
Director, Place 3 • Salado Public Library District (Bell County)
Fiscal: 91.2Reg: 91.9Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 38▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#572
State #9117
Glenn Williams
Director, Place 4 • Sagemeadow Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 90.6Reg: 89.8Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 30▲ +3.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#573
State #9116
David C. Montgomery
Director, Place 3 • Sagemeadow Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 90.2Reg: 91.2Pro-Liberty: 119Expansion: 45▲ +3.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#574
State #9168
Bryan Warne
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • 3 B&J Municipal Utility District (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 88Reg: 87.7Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 22▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#575
State #9115
Danny McGuire
Director, Place 5 • Port OConnor Improvement District Defined Area (Calhoun County)
Fiscal: 88.9Reg: 90.4Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 15▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)