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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 576–600 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)
+2.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+15.5% (CAGR +3.1%/yr)
#576
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)
#577
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)
#578
State #9172
Ken Black
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Kingsland Municipal Utility District (Llano County)
Fiscal: 88.9Reg: 88.5Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 15▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#579
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)
#580
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)
#581
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)
#582
State #9176
Diane Wolfington
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Kingsland Municipal Utility District (Llano County)
Fiscal: 89.7Reg: 88.3Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#583
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)
#584
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)
#585
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)
#586
State #9180
Gary Guynes
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • West Williamson County Municipal Utility District #1 (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 89.4Reg: 87.8Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 25▲ +3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#587
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)
#588
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)
#589
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)
#590
State #9184
Paul Meriwether
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Titus County Fresh Water Supply District #1 (Titus County)
Fiscal: 89.4Reg: 91Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 20▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#591
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)
#592
State #9202
Buddy Hughes
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Hardin County Water Control and Improvement District #1 (Hardin County)
Fiscal: 88.7Reg: 90.3Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 24▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#593
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)
#594
State #9188
Danny Ware
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 477 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 90.8Reg: 91.4Pro-Liberty: 110Expansion: 54▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#595
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)
#596
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)
#597
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)
#598
State #9192
Oscar Dominguez
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • West Harris County Municipal Utility District #14 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 87.6Reg: 91.5Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 26▲ +3.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#599
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)
#600
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)
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