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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 226–250 of 354 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)
▲ +2.8 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -0.9 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+4.0% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+22.2% (CAGR +4.5%/yr)
#330
State Rank
UP EXCELLENCE ACADEMY
ISD • Harris County • Pop: 116
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.02485Fiscal: 38.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+25.0% 5Y)
Grade B(75.4/100)
#338
State Rank
ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL
ISD • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.02691Fiscal: 38.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.5% YoY (+25.5% 5Y)
Grade B(75.4/100)
#325
State Rank
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ISD • Hidalgo County • Pop: 79,608
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.02485Fiscal: 38.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.6% 5Y)
Grade B(75.4/100)
#315
State Rank
VANGUARD ACADEMY
ISD • Hidalgo County • Pop: 6,739
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.02279Fiscal: 38.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.5% 5Y)
Grade B(75.4/100)
#335
State Rank
RISE ACADEMY
ISD • Lubbock County • Pop: 287
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.02588Fiscal: 38.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.6% 5Y)
Grade B(75.4/100)
#333
State Rank
HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS
ISD • Mclennan County • Pop: 11,300
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.02588Fiscal: 38.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.8% YoY (+19.8% 5Y)
Grade B(75.4/100)
#332
State Rank
CROSSTIMBERS ACADEMY
ISD • Parker County • Pop: 114
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.02588Fiscal: 38.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.5% 5Y)
Grade B(75.4/100)
#301
State Rank
GARNER ISD
ISD • Parker County • Pop: 353
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.68819Fiscal: 58.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 67.5▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.0% 5Y)
Grade B(75.4/100)
#347
State Rank
TEXAS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
ISD • Tarrant County • Pop: 320
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.02691Fiscal: 38.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.0% 5Y)
Grade B(75.4/100)
#313
State Rank
TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES
ISD • Taylor County • Pop: 17,201
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.02279Fiscal: 38.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.2% YoY (+20.4% 5Y)
Grade B(75.4/100)
#327
State Rank
TEXAS LEADERSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ISD • Tom green County • Pop: 4,070
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.02485Fiscal: 38.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+19.9% 5Y)
Grade B(75.4/100)
#329
State Rank
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN H S
ISD • Travis County • Pop: 1,212
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.02485Fiscal: 38.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.6% YoY (+21.4% 5Y)
Grade B(75.4/100)
#342
State Rank
HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CENTRAL TEXAS
ISD • Travis County • Pop: 5,679
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.02691Fiscal: 38.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.1% YoY (+20.5% 5Y)
Grade B(75.4/100)
#334
State Rank
MONTESSORI FOR ALL
ISD • Travis County • Pop: 556
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.02588Fiscal: 38.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.0% 5Y)
Grade B(75.4/100)
#314
State Rank
TEXAS SCH FOR THE BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED
ISD • Travis County • Pop: 130
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.02279Fiscal: 38.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.8% YoY (+24.0% 5Y)
Grade B(75.4/100)
#311
State Rank
RAVEN SCHOOL
ISD • Walker County • Pop: 14
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.02279Fiscal: 38.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.6% 5Y)
Grade B(75.4/100)
#346
State Rank
TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY ISD
ISD • Webb County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.02691Fiscal: 38.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+24.1% 5Y)
Grade B(75.4/100)
#320
State Rank
GOODWATER MONTESSORI SCHOOL
ISD • Williamson County • Pop: 298
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.02382Fiscal: 38.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.0% 5Y)
Grade B(75.4/100)
#354
State Rank
TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-WEST TEXAS
ISD • El paso County • Pop: 349
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.02794Fiscal: 38.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+20.1% 5Y)
Grade B(75.3/100)
#348
State Rank
ROUND TOP-CARMINE ISD
ISD • Fayette County • Pop: 239
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6654Fiscal: 60.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 65.1▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.1% 5Y)
Grade B(75.3/100)
#353
State Rank
THE LAWSON ACADEMY
ISD • Harris County • Pop: 317
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.02794Fiscal: 38.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.1% 5Y)
Grade B(75.3/100)
#350
State Rank
A+ UNLIMITED POTENTIAL
ISD • Harris County • Pop: 190
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.02794Fiscal: 38.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.7% 5Y)
Grade B(75.3/100)
#349
State Rank
RICARDO ISD
ISD • Kleberg County • Pop: 668
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7144Fiscal: 57.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 69.8▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.1% 5Y)
Grade B(75.3/100)
#352
State Rank
PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS
ISD • Erath County • Pop: 8,860
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.02794Fiscal: 38.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.4% 5Y)
Grade B(75.3/100)
#351
State Rank
DORAL ACADEMY OF TEXAS
ISD • Hays County • Pop: 450
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.02794Fiscal: 38.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.9% 5Y)
Grade B(75.3/100)