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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 476–500 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)
▲ +1.0 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -0.7 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+15.9% (CAGR +3.5%/yr)
#476
State #16530
Zenaida Silva
District Clerk • Bee County (Bee County)
Fiscal: 76.2Reg: 80.8Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 55▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#477
State #16529
Michele Bridge
County Clerk • Bee County (Bee County)
Fiscal: 78.9Reg: 77.3Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 55▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#478
State #16537
Stephen F. Smith II
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Nolan County (Nolan County)
Fiscal: 76.8Reg: 80.8Pro-Liberty: 164Expansion: 46Lone Dissents: 1▲ +1.9 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#479
State #16528
Tino Olivares
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Bee County (Bee County)
Fiscal: 76.4Reg: 79.9Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 55▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#480
State #16527
Dennis DeWitt
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Bee County (Bee County)
Fiscal: 80.4Reg: 77.9Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 55▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#481
State #16526
George P. "Trace" Morrill
County Judge • Bee County (Bee County)
Fiscal: 78.2Reg: 80.4Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 55▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#482
State #16525
Leticia Cantu
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Bee County (Bee County)
Fiscal: 78Reg: 80.8Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 55▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#483
State #16524
Abel Suniga
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Bee County (Bee County)
Fiscal: 77.5Reg: 79Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 55▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#484
State #16523
Mike Showalter
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Bee County (Bee County)
Fiscal: 78.6Reg: 78.8Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 55▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#485
State #16522
Susana Contreras
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Bee County (Bee County)
Fiscal: 77.4Reg: 80.7Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 55▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#486
State #16545
Wendi McNabb
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Hockley County (Hockley County)
Fiscal: 80.9Reg: 80Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 52▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#487
State #16521
Ronnie Olivares
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Bee County (Bee County)
Fiscal: 78.4Reg: 79.6Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 55▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#488
State #16520
Daniel Madrigal
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Bee County (Bee County)
Fiscal: 76.8Reg: 76.6Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 55▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#489
State #16519
Mickie Trevino
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Bee County (Bee County)
Fiscal: 80.8Reg: 80.5Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 58▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#490
State #16549
Robert Dalton
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Hockley County (Hockley County)
Fiscal: 79.2Reg: 78.5Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 54▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#491
State #16518
Gabriel Aleman
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Bee County (Bee County)
Fiscal: 77.4Reg: 76.2Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 70▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#492
State #16517
Ronald Stried
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Cinco Municipal Utility District #14 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 78.9Reg: 80.6Pro-Liberty: 187Expansion: 66▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#493
State #16516
Patrick Carlson
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Cinco Municipal Utility District #14 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 76.4Reg: 76.3Pro-Liberty: 187Expansion: 66▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#494
State #16553
Oralie Gutierrez
District Clerk • Hockley County (Hockley County)
Fiscal: 79.1Reg: 80.1Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 54▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#495
State #16515
Josephine Traylor
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Cinco Municipal Utility District #14 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 78.5Reg: 80.1Pro-Liberty: 187Expansion: 66▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#496
State #16514
James Reuss
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Cinco Municipal Utility District #14 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 76.3Reg: 77.8Pro-Liberty: 184Expansion: 69▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#497
State #16513
Leroy Mensik
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Cinco Municipal Utility District #14 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 77.7Reg: 78Pro-Liberty: 182Expansion: 71▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#498
State #16560
Tom Clark
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Comal County (Comal County)
Fiscal: 80.4Reg: 79.3Pro-Liberty: 114Expansion: 51▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#499
State #16567
Alice Flores
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Comal County (Comal County)
Fiscal: 79.8Reg: 80.5Pro-Liberty: 107Expansion: 58▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#500
State #16561
James "Rick" Walker
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Comal County (Comal County)
Fiscal: 79.4Reg: 80.7Pro-Liberty: 107Expansion: 58▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
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