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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 6501–6525 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)
▲ +1.6 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +0.6 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.2% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+18.3% (CAGR +3.5%/yr)
#6501
State #15106
Lynne McKirdy
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3) • Blanco County Emergency Services District #2 (Blanco County)
Fiscal: 82.7Reg: 83.9Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 21▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.2/100)
#6502
State #15105
Micheal E. Jimerson
District Attorney • Rusk County (Rusk County)
Fiscal: 82.1Reg: 84.3Pro-Liberty: 167Expansion: 43Lone Dissents: 2▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.2/100)
#6503
State #15104
Josh Hamby
District Attorney • Martin County (Martin County)
Fiscal: 81Reg: 83.1Pro-Liberty: 195Expansion: 36▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.2/100)
#6504
State #15137
Denise Gray
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Panola County (Panola County)
Fiscal: 82.6Reg: 82.8Pro-Liberty: 115Expansion: 53▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.1/100)
#6505
State #15115
EDWARD EARWOOD
Director, At-Large Place 3 (At-Large Place 3) • Sutton County Hospital District (Sutton County)
Fiscal: 83Reg: 84Pro-Liberty: 186Expansion: 30▲ +2.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.1/100)
#6506
State #15116
Kalinda Howe
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • West Bastrop Village Municipal Utility District of Bastrop County (Bastrop County)
Fiscal: 83.5Reg: 84.2Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 46▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.1/100)
#6507
State #15117
Tonya Green
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • West Bastrop Village Municipal Utility District of Bastrop County (Bastrop County)
Fiscal: 81.3Reg: 81.1Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 39▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.1/100)
#6508
State #15118
Lynn Frank
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • West Bastrop Village Municipal Utility District of Bastrop County (Bastrop County)
Fiscal: 83Reg: 81.2Pro-Liberty: 169Expansion: 31▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.1/100)
#6509
State #15119
Sandy Silver
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • West Bastrop Village Municipal Utility District of Bastrop County (Bastrop County)
Fiscal: 82.2Reg: 84Pro-Liberty: 169Expansion: 31▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.1/100)
#6510
State #15120
Sloan Byerly
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • West Bastrop Village Municipal Utility District of Bastrop County (Bastrop County)
Fiscal: 83.8Reg: 82.7Pro-Liberty: 169Expansion: 31▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.1/100)
#6511
State #15121
Kenneth Baldwin
Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 3) • Hubbard ISDb (Hill County)
Fiscal: 82Reg: 79.6Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 68▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.1/100)
#6512
State #15122
Roger “Scooter” Lynch
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 2) • Hubbard ISDb (Hill County)
Fiscal: 81.5Reg: 82.8Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 56▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.1/100)
#6513
State #15123
Carol Brim
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 4) • Hubbard ISDb (Hill County)
Fiscal: 84.2Reg: 80.4Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 56▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.1/100)
#6514
State #15124
Brandon Ivy
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 5) • Hubbard ISDb (Hill County)
Fiscal: 80Reg: 83.9Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 56▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.1/100)
#6515
State #15125
Mary Alderman
Mayor (Place 1) • Hubbard ISDb (Hill County)
Fiscal: 81.1Reg: 80.2Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 56▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.1/100)
#6516
State #15126
Jeffrey Grubb
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1) • Denton County Emergency Services District No. 2 (Denton County)
Fiscal: 81.9Reg: 81.2Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 49▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.1/100)
#6517
State #15127
Donna Welsh
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2) • Denton County Emergency Services District No. 2 (Denton County)
Fiscal: 82.2Reg: 80.3Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 31▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.1/100)
#6518
State #15128
Scott Funderburg
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3) • Denton County Emergency Services District No. 2 (Denton County)
Fiscal: 80.6Reg: 84.4Pro-Liberty: 175Expansion: 22▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.1/100)
#6519
State #15129
Jerry Kirby
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4) • Denton County Emergency Services District No. 2 (Denton County)
Fiscal: 81.8Reg: 81.8Pro-Liberty: 175Expansion: 22▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.1/100)
#6520
State #15130
Richard Merrill
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5) • Denton County Emergency Services District No. 2 (Denton County)
Fiscal: 79.7Reg: 83.9Pro-Liberty: 175Expansion: 22▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.1/100)
#6521
State #15131
Mark McCullough
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Stephens County (Stephens County)
Fiscal: 83.4Reg: 82.8Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 60▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.1/100)
#6522
State #15132
Tanner Wade
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Stephens County (Stephens County)
Fiscal: 81.3Reg: 83.8Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 48▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.1/100)
#6523
State #15134
David Fambro
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Stephens County (Stephens County)
Fiscal: 83.8Reg: 84Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 45▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.1/100)
#6524
State #15135
William Warren
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Stephens County (Stephens County)
Fiscal: 81.8Reg: 83.1Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 45▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.1/100)
#6525
State #15136
Sean B. Galloway
District Attorney • Andrews County (Andrews County)
Fiscal: 82.8Reg: 82.1Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 57Lone Dissents: 1▲ +1.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.1/100)
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