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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 1226–1250 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)
▲ +0.1 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.0% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+21.0% (CAGR +3.8%/yr)
#1226
State #9881
Mark Olson
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Reunion Ranch Water Control and Improvement District (Hays County)
Fiscal: 90Reg: 87.8Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 30▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.1/100)
#1227
State #9829
Richard Nicely
Director, Place 2 • Trinity Bay Conservation District (Chambers County)
Fiscal: 88.2Reg: 91.3Pro-Liberty: 286Expansion: 61▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.1/100)
#1228
State #9882
John Genter
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Reunion Ranch Water Control and Improvement District (Hays County)
Fiscal: 88.9Reg: 90.9Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 30▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.1/100)
#1229
State #9883
Eric Hart
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Reunion Ranch Water Control and Improvement District (Hays County)
Fiscal: 89.5Reg: 89.5Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 30▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.1/100)
#1230
State #9863
Pat Tope
Director, Place 3 • Harris County Utility District #16 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 90.7Reg: 87.7Pro-Liberty: 119Expansion: 49▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.1/100)
#1231
State #9864
Michele Womack
Director, Place 4 • Harris County Utility District #16 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 88.9Reg: 87.1Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 31▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.1/100)
#1232
State #9884
Paul Axtell
Director, Place 1 • Blanco County North Library District (Blanco County)
Fiscal: 87.2Reg: 89.6Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 14▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.1/100)
#1233
State #9862
John Kimball
President • Riceland Municipal Utility District No. 3 (Chambers County)
Fiscal: 90.2Reg: 88.4Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 47▲ +3.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.1/100)
#1234
State #9861
Sarah Stogner
District Attorney • Loving County (Loving County)
Fiscal: 90.3Reg: 89.3Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 33▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.1/100)
#1235
State #9860
Steve Simonsen
County Attorney • Loving County (Loving County)
Fiscal: 89.2Reg: 89.7Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 33▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.1/100)
#1236
State #9866
Susan Wescott
Director, Place 1 • Harris County Utility District #16 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 88.7Reg: 89.7Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 26▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.1/100)
#1237
State #9857
Brandon W. Jones
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Loving County (Loving County)
Fiscal: 87.9Reg: 88.9Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 33▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.1/100)
#1238
State #9856
Angela Medlin
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Loving County (Loving County)
Fiscal: 91.3Reg: 90.9Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 32▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.1/100)
#1239
State #9854
Chris Claassen
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Denton County Municipal Utility District #8 (Denton County)
Fiscal: 87.3Reg: 90.5Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 37▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.1/100)
#1240
State #9853
Riker Huddleston
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Denton County Municipal Utility District #8 (Denton County)
Fiscal: 88.1Reg: 90.6Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 37▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.1/100)
#1241
State #9852
Peter Abrahamsen
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Denton County Municipal Utility District #8 (Denton County)
Fiscal: 89.7Reg: 88.1Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 37▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.1/100)
#1242
State #9851
Gene Miller
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Denton County Municipal Utility District #8 (Denton County)
Fiscal: 89.7Reg: 91.5Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 37▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.1/100)
#1243
State #9850
Gilberto Cesar Garza
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Denton County Municipal Utility District #8 (Denton County)
Fiscal: 91.5Reg: 87.2Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 42▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.1/100)
#1244
State #9848
Jeremy Wheat
Director, Place 2 • Harris County Municipal Management District #1 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 88.5Reg: 90.6Pro-Liberty: 172Expansion: 20▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.1/100)
#1245
State #9847
Steven Goss
Director, Place 1 • Harris County Municipal Management District #1 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 88.4Reg: 89.2Pro-Liberty: 172Expansion: 20▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.1/100)
#1246
State #9859
David Landersman
County Sheriff • Loving County (Loving County)
Fiscal: 89Reg: 89.7Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 33▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.1/100)
#1247
State #9846
Kirk Guilanshah
Director, Place 5 • Harris County Municipal Management District #1 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 87.5Reg: 89.4Pro-Liberty: 172Expansion: 20▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.1/100)
#1248
State #9845
Ben Gillis
Director, Place 4 • Harris County Municipal Management District #1 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 86.8Reg: 89.3Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 31▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.1/100)
#1249
State #9844
C. Beau Harrison
Director, Place 3 • Harris County Municipal Management District #1 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 88.9Reg: 90.1Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 40▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.1/100)
#1250
State #9843
Victoria Brooks
Board Secretary (Place 3) • ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL (Harris County)
Fiscal: 88Reg: 90.9Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 47▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.1/100)
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