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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 951–975 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)
▲ +1.9 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +0.8 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.8% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+25.4% (CAGR +3.9%/yr)
#951
State #9572
Christian Carner
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Galveston County Municipal Utility District #46 (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 89Reg: 88.6Pro-Liberty: 164Expansion: 22▲ +3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#952
State #9571
Dennis O'Neal
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Galveston County Municipal Utility District #46 (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 89.8Reg: 89.1Pro-Liberty: 164Expansion: 22▲ +3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#953
State #9569
Roger Beckstead
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Galveston County Municipal Utility District #46 (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 91.1Reg: 89.5Pro-Liberty: 165Expansion: 21▲ +3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#954
State #9568
Chad Scow
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Place 2) • Irion Co ISD (Irion County)
Fiscal: 88.2Reg: 89.9Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 32▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#955
State #9567
Alan Friedman
Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 4) • Highland Park ISDb (Potter County)
Fiscal: 89Reg: 89.3Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 37▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#956
State #9565
Don Snell
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 2) • Highland Park ISDb (Potter County)
Fiscal: 88Reg: 91Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 37▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#957
State #9564
Jeff Davidson
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Place 5) • Irion Co ISD (Irion County)
Fiscal: 87.2Reg: 90.9Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 39▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#958
State #9563
Marc Myers
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 1) • Highland Park ISDb (Potter County)
Fiscal: 88Reg: 88.6Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 37▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#959
State #9562
Molly Criner
County Judge (Place 4) • Irion Co ISD (Irion County)
Fiscal: 87.5Reg: 90.8Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 56▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#960
State #9561
Will C. Beecherl
Mayor (Place 5) • Highland Park ISDb (Potter County)
Fiscal: 91Reg: 87Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 38▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#961
State #9560
Lydia Novakov
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 3) • Highland Park ISDb (Potter County)
Fiscal: 88.3Reg: 91.6Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 51▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#962
State #9586
Jack Wilhelm
President (Place 2) • LaSalle Municipal Utility District No. 5 (Hays County)
Fiscal: 88.5Reg: 88.2Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 38▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#963
State #9601
James Meyer
Commissioner, Place 4 • Utopia Vanderpool Emergency SErvices DEistrict #1 (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 87.8Reg: 91.7Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 15▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#964
State #9587
Clarence Bull
President • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #56 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 89.5Reg: 88.1Pro-Liberty: 121Expansion: 43▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#965
State #9588
Bryan Ketcher
President (Place 1) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #203 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 87.1Reg: 89.4Pro-Liberty: 121Expansion: 43▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#966
State #9566
Carolyn Huelster
County Treasurer (Place 1) • Irion Co ISD (Irion County)
Fiscal: 87.8Reg: 91.4Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 32▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#967
State #9602
Al Buckner
Commissioner, Place 5 • Utopia Vanderpool Emergency SErvices DEistrict #1 (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 89.4Reg: 90.3Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#968
State #9589
William H. Henderson
Board Vice President (Place 1) • May Public Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 88.6Reg: 88.7Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 22▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#969
State #9590
Abdi Yassin
Executive Vice President (Place 3) • Escondido Public Improvement District (Llano County)
Fiscal: 91.9Reg: 90.9Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 37▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#970
State #9570
Joy Yarbrough
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Galveston County Municipal Utility District #46 (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 88.8Reg: 87.7Pro-Liberty: 165Expansion: 21▲ +3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#971
State #9592
Carrie Solley
Secretary (Place 3) • Kaufman County Fresh Water Supply District #5 (Kaufman County)
Fiscal: 87.1Reg: 91.3Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 20▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#972
State #9593
Daniel Feiler
Board President (Place 2) • Prairie Ridge Municipal Management District 1B (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 88.3Reg: 87.1Pro-Liberty: 113Expansion: 51▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#973
State #9603
Jeremy Duke
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1) • Jasper County Emergency Services District #4 (Jasper County)
Fiscal: 89Reg: 89.5Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 39▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#974
State #9574
Lacey Flynn
Trustee, Place 5 • MOODY ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 87.9Reg: 91.5Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 46▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#975
State #9604
Joe Morgan
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2) • Jasper County Emergency Services District #4 (Jasper County)
Fiscal: 89.4Reg: 91Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 20▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
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