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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 701–725 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)
▲ +0.2 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -3.7 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+4.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+46.6% (CAGR +4.7%/yr)
#701
State #16796
Archie Jobe
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Runnels County (Runnels County)
Fiscal: 77.6Reg: 78.1Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 58▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#702
State #16803
Dianna Spieker
County Treasurer • Tom Green County (Tom Green County)
Fiscal: 80Reg: 79.1Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 49▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#703
State #16792
Laura Pospichal
County Treasurer • Runnels County (Runnels County)
Fiscal: 78.6Reg: 77.7Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 52▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#704
State #16791
Stephen Dodd
District Attorney • Sutton County (Sutton County)
Fiscal: 76.4Reg: 80.4Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 65▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#705
State #16790
Dawn B. Cahill
County Attorney • Sutton County (Sutton County)
Fiscal: 78.1Reg: 77.3Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 65▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#706
State #16789
Kathy S. Marshall
County Tax Assessor-Collector • Sutton County (Sutton County)
Fiscal: 80.1Reg: 79.5Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 65▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#707
State #16788
Du Wayne Castro
County Sheriff • Sutton County (Sutton County)
Fiscal: 79.6Reg: 75.6Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 65▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#708
State #16787
Pam Thorp
District Clerk • Sutton County (Sutton County)
Fiscal: 76.7Reg: 75.8Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 65▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#709
State #16785
Janell Martin
County Treasurer • Sutton County (Sutton County)
Fiscal: 75.6Reg: 76.2Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 52▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#710
State #16784
Steven E. Reis
District Attorney • Matagorda County (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 79Reg: 77.3Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 51▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#711
State #16783
Matthew H. Sloan
County Attorney • Matagorda County (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 77.5Reg: 76Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 51▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#712
State #16782
Becky B. Cook
County Tax Assessor-Collector • Matagorda County (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 78.4Reg: 76.6Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 51▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#713
State #16781
Rick DeLeon
County Sheriff • Matagorda County (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 75.9Reg: 79.2Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 51▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#714
State #16780
Troy Shimek
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Matagorda County (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 77.6Reg: 77.4Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 51▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#715
State #16779
Janice Brooks Hawthorne
District Clerk • Matagorda County (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 79.6Reg: 78.5Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 51▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#716
State #16778
Stephanie C. Wurtz
County Clerk • Matagorda County (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 75.6Reg: 76.3Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 51▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#717
State #16777
Charles "Bubba" Frick
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Matagorda County (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 78.7Reg: 79.8Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 51▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#718
State #16786
Tammy Jo Liska
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Sutton County (Sutton County)
Fiscal: 80.3Reg: 75.9Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 62▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#719
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)
#720
State #16775
Jesse Alvarez Jr.
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Matagorda County (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 79.7Reg: 78.8Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 51▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#721
State #16774
Keith Sullivan
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Matagorda County (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 76.5Reg: 78.9Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 51▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#722
State #16773
Doug Schoppe
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Matagorda County (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 77.2Reg: 78.3Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 51▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#723
State #16772
Mark Finlay
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Matagorda County (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 80.3Reg: 76.3Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 51▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#724
State #16771
Amy Tapia
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Matagorda County (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 77.7Reg: 79.6Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 51▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#725
State #16797
Jennifer G. Hoffpauir
County Clerk • Runnels County (Runnels County)
Fiscal: 77.6Reg: 79.6Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 58▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)