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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 104 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)
▲ +2.4 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -1.0 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.7% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+27.6% (CAGR +4.7%/yr)
#77
State Rank
KNOX CITY-O'BRIEN CISD
ISD • Knox County • Pop: 183
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.75971Fiscal: 54.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.0% 5Y)
Grade A(81.8/100)
#78
State Rank
WOODSON ISD
ISD • Throckmorton County • Pop: 160
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.76034Fiscal: 54.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.2% 5Y)
Grade A(81.8/100)
#75
State Rank
COTTON CENTER ISD
ISD • Hale County • Pop: 97
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.75616Fiscal: 54.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.9% 5Y)
Grade A(81.8/100)
#80
State Rank
MEMPHIS ISD
ISD • Hall County • Pop: 343
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7628Fiscal: 54.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.3% 5Y)
Grade A(81.7/100)
#79
State Rank
CHEROKEE ISD
ISD • San saba County • Pop: 128
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7620Fiscal: 54.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.9% 5Y)
Grade A(81.7/100)
#81
State Rank
AMHERST ISD
ISD • Lamb County • Pop: 102
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7637Fiscal: 54.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.2% 5Y)
Grade A(81.7/100)
#82
State Rank
SPRINGLAKE-EARTH ISD
ISD • Lamb County • Pop: 222
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7637Fiscal: 54.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.5% 5Y)
Grade A(81.7/100)
#84
State Rank
ROCKPORT-FULTON ISD
ISD • Aransas County • Pop: 2,833
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7659Fiscal: 54Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.7% 5Y)
Grade A(81.6/100)
#83
State Rank
RULE ISD
ISD • Haskell County • Pop: 143
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.76434Fiscal: 54.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.4% 5Y)
Grade A(81.6/100)
#85
State Rank
Calhoun Co ISD
ISD • Calhoun County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.77318Fiscal: 53.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.8% YoY (+22.2% 5Y)
Grade A(81.4/100)
#86
State Rank
HALLSBURG ISD
ISD • Mclennan County • Pop: 106
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.77477Fiscal: 53.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.8% 5Y)
Grade A(81.4/100)
#87
State Rank
GLEN ROSE ISD
ISD • Somervell County • Pop: 2,102
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.77697Fiscal: 53.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.9% 5Y)
Grade A(81.4/100)
#89
State Rank
HAPPY ISD
ISD • Swisher County • Pop: 238
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7807Fiscal: 53.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.1% 5Y)
Grade A(81.3/100)
#88
State Rank
LANEVILLE ISD
ISD • Rusk County • Pop: 104
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.77982Fiscal: 53.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.5% 5Y)
Grade A(81.3/100)
#91
State Rank
SAN ISIDRO ISD
ISD • Starr County • Pop: 151
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.79257Fiscal: 52.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.8% 5Y)
Grade A(81/100)
#90
State Rank
BROOKESMITH ISD
ISD • Brown County • Pop: 508
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7011Fiscal: 57.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 91.3▲ +1.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.2% 5Y)
Grade A(81/100)
#93
State Rank
LORENZO ISD
ISD • Crosby County • Pop: 176
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7954Fiscal: 52.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.1% 5Y)
Grade A(80.9/100)
#94
State Rank
VEGA ISD
ISD • Oldham County • Pop: 354
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7954Fiscal: 52.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.1% 5Y)
Grade A(80.9/100)
#92
State Rank
WELLINGTON ISD
ISD • Collingsworth County • Pop: 516
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6776Fiscal: 59.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 88.7▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.1% 5Y)
Grade A(80.9/100)
#95
State Rank
GRAPE CREEK ISD
ISD • Tom green County • Pop: 1,192
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.803372Fiscal: 51.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.0% 5Y)
Grade A(80.7/100)
#96
State Rank
BIG SANDY ISD
ISD • Upshur County • Pop: 644
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.80756Fiscal: 51.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+19.4% 5Y)
Grade A(80.6/100)
#97
State Rank
SMYER ISD
ISD • Hockley County • Pop: 434
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7301Fiscal: 56.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 91.9▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.6% 5Y)
Grade A(80.5/100)
#99
State Rank
HIGHLAND PARK ISD
ISD • Potter County • Pop: 726
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.8128Fiscal: 51.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.9% YoY (+60.9% 5Y)
Grade A(80.5/100)
#98
State Rank
HIGHLAND PARK ISD
ISD • Dallas County • Pop: 6,238
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.8128Fiscal: 51.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.8% YoY (+118.2% 5Y)
Grade A(80.5/100)
#100
State Rank
WESTPHALIA ISD
ISD • Falls County • Pop: 148
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6494Fiscal: 61Regulatory: 100Debt: 83.9▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.4% 5Y)
Grade A(80.4/100)