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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 Elected Officials
Showing 376–400 of 2,457 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)
▲ +1.1 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +0.6 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.7% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+21.5% (CAGR +3.4%/yr)
#376
State #16447
Octavia Guzman
County Tax Assessor-Collector • Orange County (Orange County)
Fiscal: 81.2Reg: 77.9Pro-Liberty: 227Expansion: 67▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.9/100)
#377
State #16446
Bobby Smith
County Sheriff • Orange County (Orange County)
Fiscal: 76.9Reg: 81Pro-Liberty: 227Expansion: 67▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.9/100)
#378
State #16444
Johnny Trahan
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Orange County (Orange County)
Fiscal: 78.2Reg: 81.1Pro-Liberty: 227Expansion: 67▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.9/100)
#379
State #16443
Anne Reed
District Clerk • Orange County (Orange County)
Fiscal: 77.7Reg: 80Pro-Liberty: 227Expansion: 67▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.9/100)
#380
State #16442
Brandy Robertson
County Clerk • Orange County (Orange County)
Fiscal: 81.2Reg: 78Pro-Liberty: 227Expansion: 67▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.9/100)
#381
State #16441
Robert Viator
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Orange County (Orange County)
Fiscal: 78.9Reg: 80.3Pro-Liberty: 227Expansion: 67▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.9/100)
#382
State #16440
Chris Sowell
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Orange County (Orange County)
Fiscal: 77.2Reg: 76.7Pro-Liberty: 227Expansion: 67▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.9/100)
#383
State #16439
John Gothia
County Judge • Orange County (Orange County)
Fiscal: 80.8Reg: 79.2Pro-Liberty: 227Expansion: 67▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.9/100)
#384
State #16438
Joey Jacobs
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Orange County (Orange County)
Fiscal: 80.2Reg: 78.1Pro-Liberty: 227Expansion: 67▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.9/100)
#385
State #16471
Dr. Christopher Harvey
Mayor • City of Manor (Travis County)
Fiscal: 77.9Reg: 78.8Pro-Liberty: 118Expansion: 77▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.9/100)
#386
State #16458
Brenda Peterson
District Clerk • Wilbarger County (Wilbarger County)
Fiscal: 78.5Reg: 80.7Pro-Liberty: 205Expansion: 56▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.9/100)
#387
State #16464
Jonathan "Jack" Whitsitt
District Attorney • Wilbarger County (Wilbarger County)
Fiscal: 78.5Reg: 79.2Pro-Liberty: 205Expansion: 56▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.9/100)
#388
State #16437
Brad Frye
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Orange County (Orange County)
Fiscal: 80.3Reg: 78.5Pro-Liberty: 227Expansion: 67▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.9/100)
#389
State #16436
Jeremiah Gunter
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Orange County (Orange County)
Fiscal: 78.3Reg: 80.1Pro-Liberty: 227Expansion: 67▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.9/100)
#390
State #16445
Kirk Roccaforte
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Orange County (Orange County)
Fiscal: 78Reg: 77.6Pro-Liberty: 227Expansion: 67▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.9/100)
#391
State #16435
Lannie Claybar
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Orange County (Orange County)
Fiscal: 76.4Reg: 77Pro-Liberty: 227Expansion: 67▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.9/100)
#392
State #16434
Rodney Price
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Orange County (Orange County)
Fiscal: 78.5Reg: 79.2Pro-Liberty: 227Expansion: 67▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.9/100)
#393
State #16433
Joy Dubose-Simonton
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Orange County (Orange County)
Fiscal: 76.5Reg: 80.5Pro-Liberty: 227Expansion: 67▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.9/100)
#394
State #16449
Angie Boyd
County Treasurer • Wilbarger County (Wilbarger County)
Fiscal: 81.1Reg: 79.3Pro-Liberty: 193Expansion: 68▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.9/100)
#395
State #16432
Chad Jenkins
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Orange County (Orange County)
Fiscal: 81.1Reg: 76.4Pro-Liberty: 227Expansion: 67▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.9/100)
#396
State #16431
Hershel Stagner, Jr.
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Orange County (Orange County)
Fiscal: 78.4Reg: 80.9Pro-Liberty: 227Expansion: 67▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.9/100)
#397
State #16430
Christy Khoury
County Treasurer • Orange County (Orange County)
Fiscal: 79.1Reg: 80.8Pro-Liberty: 226Expansion: 68▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.9/100)
#398
State #16453
Paul Miller
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Wilbarger County (Wilbarger County)
Fiscal: 79.5Reg: 79.4Pro-Liberty: 205Expansion: 56▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.9/100)
#399
State #16429
Jeff Sims
Director, Precinct 3 Place 2 (Precinct 3 Place 2) • Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)
Fiscal: 79.8Reg: 81.3Pro-Liberty: 379Expansion: 88▲ +1.9 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.9/100)
#400
State #16459
Billy D. Taylor
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Wilbarger County (Wilbarger County)
Fiscal: 78.5Reg: 80.8Pro-Liberty: 205Expansion: 56▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.9/100)