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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 676–700 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)
▲ +0.5 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -1.5 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+4.0% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+42.2% (CAGR +4.4%/yr)
#676
State #16739
Stephen Barnett
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Hood County (Hood County)
Fiscal: 79.5Reg: 79.9Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 45▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.1/100)
#677
State #16738
Jeff Kelley
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Hood County (Hood County)
Fiscal: 78.2Reg: 77.9Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 45▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.1/100)
#678
State #16736
Andi Holland
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Callahan County (Callahan County)
Fiscal: 76.8Reg: 78.2Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 48▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.1/100)
#679
State #16735
Steve Odom
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Callahan County (Callahan County)
Fiscal: 79.5Reg: 80Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 48▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.1/100)
#680
State #16734
Paige Savell
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Callahan County (Callahan County)
Fiscal: 76.5Reg: 79Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 48▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.1/100)
#681
State #16733
Leigh Ann McCoy
County Treasurer • Hood County (Hood County)
Fiscal: 79.1Reg: 78.8Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 65▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.1/100)
#682
State #16748
Sharon Owens
District Clerk • Callahan County (Callahan County)
Fiscal: 77.4Reg: 79.5Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 48▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.1/100)
#683
State #16732
Melissa Preijers
County Treasurer • Callahan County (Callahan County)
Fiscal: 80.1Reg: 79.5Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 43▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.1/100)
#684
State #16731
Jack Moseley
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Bandera County (Bandera County)
Fiscal: 77.5Reg: 76.9Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 43▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.1/100)
#685
State #16730
Troy Konvicka
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Bandera County (Bandera County)
Fiscal: 76.9Reg: 77.9Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 43▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.1/100)
#686
State #16752
Debbie Hatchett
County Tax Assessor-Collector • Callahan County (Callahan County)
Fiscal: 76.6Reg: 76.8Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 48▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.1/100)
#687
State #16729
Jordan Rutherford
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Bandera County (Bandera County)
Fiscal: 79.2Reg: 77.8Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 43▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.1/100)
#688
State #16728
Robert A. (Bobby) Harris
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Bandera County (Bandera County)
Fiscal: 79.6Reg: 80Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 50▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.1/100)
#689
State #16727
Richard Evans
County Judge • Bandera County (Bandera County)
Fiscal: 75.9Reg: 75.9Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 68▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.1/100)
#690
State #16726
Chanze Fowler
County Sheriff • Hartley County (Hartley County)
Fiscal: 75.7Reg: 77.9Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 64▲ +1.9 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.1/100)
#691
State #16725
Sherrie Stone
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Hall County (Hall County)
Fiscal: 77.3Reg: 78.6Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 66Lone Dissents: 1▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.1/100)
#692
State #16724
Floyd Wingo
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Gregg County (Gregg County)
Fiscal: 75.9Reg: 80Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 48▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.1/100)
#693
State #16723
Ronnie McKinney
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Gregg County (Gregg County)
Fiscal: 76.1Reg: 77.7Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 48▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.1/100)
#694
State #16754
Roger Deeds
County Sheriff • Hood County (Hood County)
Fiscal: 77.4Reg: 79.2Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 45▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.1/100)
#695
State #16722
Danny Craig, II
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Gregg County (Gregg County)
Fiscal: 78.6Reg: 78.3Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 48▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.1/100)
#696
State #16758
Brenda Sanchez
District Clerk • Hudspeth County (Hudspeth County)
Fiscal: 76.4Reg: 79.3Pro-Liberty: 100Expansion: 35▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.1/100)
#697
State #16768
Loretta Griffin
County Treasurer • Matagorda County (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 78.7Reg: 80.2Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 47▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#698
State #16769
Jason K. Sanders
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Matagorda County (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 79.7Reg: 76.1Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 50▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#699
State #16776
David Miles
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Matagorda County (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 77Reg: 78.7Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 51▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#700
State #16770
Suzanne Sullivan
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Matagorda County (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 78.4Reg: 76.5Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 51▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
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