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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 605 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)
▲ +0.9 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +0.7 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.2% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+17.4% (CAGR +3.3%/yr)
#2394
State Rank
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #176
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32224Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 88▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+17.5% 5Y)
Grade A(89.3/100)
#2393
State Rank
West Bastrop Village Municipal Utility District of Bastrop County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Bastrop County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32192Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 88▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+19.1% 5Y)
Grade A(89.3/100)
#2392
State Rank
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #19
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32192Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 88▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+17.5% 5Y)
Grade A(89.3/100)
#2391
State Rank
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #152
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32192Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 88▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+16.6% 5Y)
Grade A(89.3/100)
#2390
State Rank
Double Platinum Ranch Water Control and Improvement District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Grayson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32192Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 88▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+17.3% 5Y)
Grade A(89.3/100)
#2389
State Rank
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 225
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32128Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 88▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+17.4% 5Y)
Grade A(89.3/100)
#2388
State Rank
Harris-Fort Bend Counties Municipal Utility District #3
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32096Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 88▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+17.8% 5Y)
Grade A(89.3/100)
#2387
State Rank
Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 610
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32096Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 88▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+19.5% 5Y)
Grade A(89.3/100)
#2386
State Rank
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 216
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32096Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 88▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.0% YoY (+16.1% 5Y)
Grade A(89.3/100)
#2385
State Rank
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #169
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32096Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 88▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+18.4% 5Y)
Grade A(89.3/100)
#2384
State Rank
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #41
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32064Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 88▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.4% YoY (+17.0% 5Y)
Grade A(89.3/100)
#2383
State Rank
Harris County Fresh Water Supply District #45
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 88▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+19.8% 5Y)
Grade A(89.3/100)
#2382
State Rank
Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District #2
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 88▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.0% YoY (+16.4% 5Y)
Grade A(89.3/100)
#2381
State Rank
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #24
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 88▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+18.6% 5Y)
Grade A(89.3/100)
#2380
State Rank
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #23
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 88▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+19.1% 5Y)
Grade A(89.3/100)
#2379
State Rank
Fallbrook UD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: 6,970
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.22839Fiscal: 86.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 79.2▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+14.5% 5Y)
Grade A(89.3/100)
#2404
State Rank
Refugio County Water Control and Improvement District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Refugio County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.452197Fiscal: 72.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+19.1% 5Y)
Grade A(89.2/100)
#2403
State Rank
Mills Road Municipal Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.4518Fiscal: 72.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+18.8% 5Y)
Grade A(89.2/100)
#2402
State Rank
Harris County Municipal Utility District #127
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.451245Fiscal: 72.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.4% YoY (+16.9% 5Y)
Grade A(89.2/100)
#2401
State Rank
Grand Lakes Municipal Utility District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.451049Fiscal: 72.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+17.6% 5Y)
Grade A(89.2/100)
#2400
State Rank
North Parkway Municipal Management District No. 1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Collin County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.406368Fiscal: 75.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.3% YoY (+17.2% 5Y)
Grade A(89.2/100)
#2399
State Rank
Seis Lagos UD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Collin County • Pop: 2,051
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.171779Fiscal: 89.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 73.1▼ -0.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+14.6% 5Y)
Grade A(89.2/100)
#2407
State Rank
Harris County Municipal Utility District #150
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.45405Fiscal: 72.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+18.0% 5Y)
Grade A(89.1/100)
#2406
State Rank
Spanish Cove Public Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.453187Fiscal: 72.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+17.3% 5Y)
Grade A(89.1/100)
#2405
State Rank
Grayson County JCD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Grayson County • Pop: 154,325
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.145104Fiscal: 91.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 70.2▼ -0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+13.8% 5Y)
Grade A(89.1/100)