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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 26–50 of 220 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)
▲ +0.3 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -1.0 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+25.3% (CAGR +3.6%/yr)
#402
State Rank
City of Hardin
CITY • Liberty County • Pop: 847
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3803Fiscal: 77.2Regulatory: 83Debt: 74.8▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+63.6% 5Y)
Grade B(78.6/100)
#401
State Rank
City of West Tawakoni
CITY • Hunt County • Pop: 2,187
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.331844Fiscal: 80.1Regulatory: 80.5Debt: 73.6▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+23.3% 5Y)
Grade B(78.6/100)
#405
State Rank
City of Camp Wood
CITY • Real County • Pop: 520
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.500284Fiscal: 70Regulatory: 84.1Debt: 84.4▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.5% YoY (-53.3% 5Y)
Grade B(78.5/100)
#404
State Rank
City of Omaha
CITY • Morris County • Pop: 935
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.459076Fiscal: 72.5Regulatory: 81.1Debt: 84.6▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.4% 5Y)
Grade B(78.5/100)
#403
State Rank
City of Burton
CITY • Washington County • Pop: 297
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.4200Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 73.1▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+28.1% 5Y)
Grade B(78.5/100)
#409
State Rank
Town of McLean
CITY • Gray County • Pop: 634
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7070Fiscal: 57.6Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+78.7% 5Y)
Grade B(78.4/100)
#408
State Rank
City of Sterling City
CITY • Sterling County • Pop: 1,094
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6690Fiscal: 59.9Regulatory: 84.1Debt: 100▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.6% YoY (+22.4% 5Y)
Grade B(78.4/100)
#406
State Rank
City of Maypearl
CITY • Ellis County • Pop: 971
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.492266Fiscal: 70.5Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 79.4▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+21.7% 5Y)
Grade B(78.4/100)
#407
State Rank
City of Nazareth
CITY • Castro County • Pop: 310
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.5000Fiscal: 70Regulatory: 86Debt: 81.1▼ -0.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+29.7% 5Y)
Grade B(78.4/100)
#413
State Rank
City of Reklaw
CITY • Cherokee County • Pop: 345
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.529333Fiscal: 68.2Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 83▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+23.4% 5Y)
Grade B(78.3/100)
#412
State Rank
City of Presidio
CITY • Presidio County • Pop: 3,047
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.51607Fiscal: 69Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 81.5▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+16.5% 5Y)
Grade B(78.3/100)
#411
State Rank
City of Patton Village
CITY • Montgomery County • Pop: 1,888
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3139Fiscal: 81.2Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 61.9▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+19.8% 5Y)
Grade B(78.3/100)
#410
State Rank
City of Fulshear
CITY • Fort Bend County • Pop: 54,629
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.164512Fiscal: 90.1Regulatory: 66.9Debt: 75.3▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.2% YoY (+21.7% 5Y)
Grade B(78.3/100)
#415
State Rank
City of Wellman
CITY • Terry County • Pop: 230
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.562844Fiscal: 66.2Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 85.5▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.0% YoY (+12.1% 5Y)
Grade B(78.2/100)
#414
State Rank
City of Coupland
CITY • Williamson County • Pop: 305
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.281467Fiscal: 83.1Regulatory: 57.1Debt: 100▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+28.2% 5Y)
Grade B(78.2/100)
#418
State Rank
City of Hooks
CITY • Bowie County • Pop: 2,474
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.616958Fiscal: 63Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 90.4▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.3% YoY (+31.7% 5Y)
Grade B(78.1/100)
#417
State Rank
City of Beasley
CITY • Fort Bend County • Pop: 692
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.230918Fiscal: 86.1Regulatory: 56.4Debt: 95.5▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.3% YoY (+11.4% 5Y)
Grade B(78.1/100)
#416
State Rank
City of Andrews
CITY • Andrews County • Pop: 13,677
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.200306Fiscal: 88Regulatory: 66.6Debt: 78.4▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.2% YoY (+11.7% 5Y)
Grade B(78.1/100)
#421
State Rank
City of Orange Grove
CITY • Jim Wells County • Pop: 1,182
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.575895Fiscal: 65.4Regulatory: 86Debt: 87▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+12.1% 5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#419
State Rank
City of Schulenburg
CITY • Fayette County • Pop: 2,839
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.2396Fiscal: 85.6Regulatory: 63.7Debt: 85.9▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.9% YoY (+20.6% 5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#420
State Rank
City of Gordon
CITY • Palo Pinto County • Pop: 489
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.2500Fiscal: 85Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 54.6▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.0% YoY (+27.6% 5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#424
State Rank
Town of Coolidge
CITY • Limestone County • Pop: 805
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7107Fiscal: 57.4Regulatory: 85.4Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.4% YoY (+33.2% 5Y)
Grade B(77.9/100)
#423
State Rank
City of Roxton
CITY • Lamar County • Pop: 555
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.618647Fiscal: 62.9Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 89.7▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.5% YoY (+50.0% 5Y)
Grade B(77.9/100)
#422
State Rank
Town of Navarro
CITY • Navarro County • Pop: 246
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.469905Fiscal: 71.8Regulatory: 69.1Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.4% YoY (+56.6% 5Y)
Grade B(77.9/100)
#428
State Rank
Town of Texline
CITY • Dallam County • Pop: 492
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.730797Fiscal: 56.2Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.8% YoY (+20.5% 5Y)
Grade B(77.8/100)