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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.

Cities & Municipalities (1,218)Counties (254)School Districts (1,252)Special Districts (3,443)Elected Officials (31,351)
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Top Ranked Elected Officials

Showing 1926–1950 of 7,110 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)
▲ +1.4 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -0.8 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.3% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+19.4% (CAGR +4.0%/yr)
#1926
State #10459
Marty Boyd
Constable (Precinct 1) • Coke County (Coke County)
Fiscal: 90.7Reg: 91Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 26▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.6/100)
#1927
State #10458
Russell Johnson
Justice of the Peace (Precinct 1) • Coke County (Coke County)
Fiscal: 90.3Reg: 88.2Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 25▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.6/100)
#1928
State #10455
Ricky Davis
Trustee (Place 4) • PANTHER CREEK CISD (Coleman County)
Fiscal: 90.2Reg: 86.9Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 36▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.6/100)
#1929
State #10454
Rodney Cole
Trustee (Place 3) • PANTHER CREEK CISD (Coleman County)
Fiscal: 86.6Reg: 87.5Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 36▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.6/100)
#1930
State #10453
Terry Brown
Trustee (Place 2) • PANTHER CREEK CISD (Coleman County)
Fiscal: 90.8Reg: 90Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 36▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.6/100)
#1931
State #10452
Jay Dalton
Trustee (Place 1) • PANTHER CREEK CISD (Coleman County)
Fiscal: 89.5Reg: 88.4Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 36▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.6/100)
#1932
State #10451
Michael Loyd
Trustee (Place 7) • PANTHER CREEK CISD (Coleman County)
Fiscal: 87.1Reg: 88.2Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 36▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.6/100)
#1933
State #10450
Charlie Laws
Trustee (Place 6) • PANTHER CREEK CISD (Coleman County)
Fiscal: 89.1Reg: 90.9Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 42▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.6/100)
#1934
State #10449
Curtis Garrett
Trustee (Place 5) • PANTHER CREEK CISD (Coleman County)
Fiscal: 89.1Reg: 86.2Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 46▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.6/100)
#1935
State #10445
Avys Poe
Director (Place 5) • Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 31 (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 87.6Reg: 89.3Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 35▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.6/100)
#1936
State #10444
Lionel Ochoa
Director (Place 4) • Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 31 (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 90.1Reg: 90.4Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 35▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.6/100)
#1937
State #10443
Shepherd Shelton, III
Director (Place 3) • Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 31 (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 89.4Reg: 89.6Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 35▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.6/100)
#1938
State #10442
Richard Cronkwright Jr.
Director (Place 2) • Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 31 (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 87.4Reg: 86.6Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 42▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.6/100)
#1939
State #10441
Linda Redden
Director (Place 1) • Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 31 (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 86.8Reg: 89.1Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 59▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.6/100)
#1940
State #10626
Robert Patton
Board Vice President • North Fort Bend Water Authority (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 86.2Reg: 88.3Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 7▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.6/100)
#1941
State #10634
David Acker
Trustee (Place 4) • CHAPEL HILL ISD (Titus County)
Fiscal: 87.4Reg: 89.5Pro-Liberty: 165Expansion: 33▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.5/100)
#1942
State #10748
Kirk Carrell
Board President (Place 2) • Mayfield West Municipal Utility District of Johnson County (Johnson County)
Fiscal: 89Reg: 90.6Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 21▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.5/100)
#1943
State #10651
Alex Murillo
President (Place 1) • Waller County Municipal Utility District #1 (Waller County)
Fiscal: 86.7Reg: 89.5Pro-Liberty: 123Expansion: 41▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.5/100)
#1944
State #10750
Jo Ann Randall
Director (Place 4) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #131 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 86.8Reg: 87.2Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 31▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.5/100)
#1945
State #10734
Caylen Reese
Director (Place 5) • Reid Road Municipal Utility District #1 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 87.3Reg: 86.1Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 20▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.5/100)
#1946
State #10733
Carla Christensen
Director (Place 4) • Reid Road Municipal Utility District #1 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 87Reg: 87.4Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 20▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.5/100)
#1947
State #10732
Robert Sumpter
Director (Place 3) • Reid Road Municipal Utility District #1 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 90.1Reg: 87.1Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 20▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.5/100)
#1948
State #10731
Edwin Swannie
Director (Place 2) • Reid Road Municipal Utility District #1 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 87.9Reg: 87.8Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 25▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.5/100)
#1949
State #10730
Patrick Cieslewitz
Director (Place 1) • Reid Road Municipal Utility District #1 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 89Reg: 88.5Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 38▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.5/100)
#1950
State #10729
Megan Harper
Director (Place 5) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #460 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 89.6Reg: 89.3Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 31▲ +3.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.5/100)
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