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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 Governments (Highest Liberty)
Showing 76–100 of 306 matching jurisdictions
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)
▲ +1.0 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +0.9 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.1% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+19.8% (CAGR +3.3%/yr)
#145
State Rank
Town of Oakwood
CITY • Leon County • Pop: 405
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3790Fiscal: 77.3Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+27.2% 5Y)
Grade A(86.2/100)
#149
State Rank
City of O'Brien
CITY • Haskell County • Pop: 91
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.384187Fiscal: 76.9Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+1.0% 5Y)
Grade A(86.1/100)
#148
State Rank
City of Charlotte
CITY • Atascosa County • Pop: 1,653
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.383954Fiscal: 77Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+18.9% 5Y)
Grade A(86.1/100)
#147
State Rank
City of Hedley
CITY • Donley County • Pop: 264
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.377496Fiscal: 77.4Regulatory: 86Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+15.3% 5Y)
Grade A(86.1/100)
#146
State Rank
City of Redwater
CITY • Bowie County • Pop: 861
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.179562Fiscal: 89.2Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 80.3▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.3% YoY (+25.2% 5Y)
Grade A(86.1/100)
#151
State Rank
Town of Bronte
CITY • Coke County • Pop: 981
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.36149Fiscal: 78.3Regulatory: 84.9Debt: 100▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+18.8% 5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#150
State Rank
City of Valley Mills
CITY • Bosque County • Pop: 1,301
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3509Fiscal: 78.9Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 96.7▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+20.5% 5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#152
State Rank
City of Lott
CITY • Falls County • Pop: 686
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.38575Fiscal: 76.9Regulatory: 86Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+25.3% 5Y)
Grade A(85.9/100)
#156
State Rank
City of Byers
CITY • Clay County • Pop: 469
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3971Fiscal: 76.2Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.0% YoY (+23.5% 5Y)
Grade A(85.8/100)
#155
State Rank
City of Bremond
CITY • Robertson County • Pop: 894
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3960Fiscal: 76.2Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+35.4% 5Y)
Grade A(85.8/100)
#154
State Rank
City of Wake Village
CITY • Bowie County • Pop: 5,796
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.2965Fiscal: 82.2Regulatory: 79.9Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+15.4% 5Y)
Grade A(85.8/100)
#153
State Rank
City of Marquez
CITY • Leon County • Pop: 190
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.13968Fiscal: 91.6Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 75.3▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+38.9% 5Y)
Grade A(85.8/100)
#160
State Rank
Town of Runge
CITY • Karnes County • Pop: 952
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.393168Fiscal: 76.4Regulatory: 86Debt: 100▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+30.5% 5Y)
Grade A(85.7/100)
#159
State Rank
City of Novice
CITY • Coleman County • Pop: 122
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.389711Fiscal: 76.6Regulatory: 86Debt: 100▲ +1.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+10.0% 5Y)
Grade A(85.7/100)
#158
State Rank
City of Walnut Springs
CITY • Bosque County • Pop: 898
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3036Fiscal: 81.8Regulatory: 84.1Debt: 94.3▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.0% YoY (+19.0% 5Y)
Grade A(85.7/100)
#157
State Rank
City of Mason
CITY • Mason County • Pop: 2,152
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.163675Fiscal: 90.2Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 77.4▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.0% YoY (+10.4% 5Y)
Grade A(85.7/100)
#165
State Rank
City of Hawley
CITY • Jones County • Pop: 580
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.403691Fiscal: 75.8Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +1.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+9.9% 5Y)
Grade A(85.6/100)
#164
State Rank
City of Easton
CITY • Gregg County • Pop: 507
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.40253Fiscal: 75.8Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+20.7% 5Y)
Grade A(85.6/100)
#163
State Rank
City of Franklin
CITY • Robertson County • Pop: 1,805
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31564Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 80.5Debt: 100▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+27.5% 5Y)
Grade A(85.6/100)
#162
State Rank
City of Eustace
CITY • Henderson County • Pop: 1,153
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.261426Fiscal: 84.3Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 86.2▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.4% YoY (+18.3% 5Y)
Grade A(85.6/100)
#161
State Rank
City of Hemphill
CITY • Sabine County • Pop: 1,033
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.0000Fiscal: 100Regulatory: 67.2Debt: 88.2▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+12.4% 5Y)
Grade A(85.6/100)
#166
State Rank
Town of Rule
CITY • Haskell County • Pop: 569
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.410714Fiscal: 75.4Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+43.1% 5Y)
Grade A(85.5/100)
#169
State Rank
City of Dayton Lakes
CITY • Liberty County • Pop: 60
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.40514Fiscal: 75.7Regulatory: 86Debt: 100▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+13.6% 5Y)
Grade A(85.4/100)
#168
State Rank
City of Martindale
CITY • Caldwell County • Pop: 1,298
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3163Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 79.9Debt: 100▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.2% YoY (+22.5% 5Y)
Grade A(85.4/100)
#167
State Rank
City of Goodrich
CITY • Polk County • Pop: 258
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.2936Fiscal: 82.4Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 88.6▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (-7.1% 5Y)
Grade A(85.4/100)