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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 51–75 of 354 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)
▲ +2.9 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -0.7 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+4.8% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+20.5% (CAGR +4.5%/yr)
#154
State Rank
CHAPEL HILL ISD
ISD • Smith County • Pop: 3,186
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.954263Fiscal: 42.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.7% YoY (+23.4% 5Y)
Grade B(77.1/100)
#153
State Rank
Chapel Hill ISDb
ISD • Titus County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.95424Fiscal: 42.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.8% YoY (+21.1% 5Y)
Grade B(77.1/100)
#152
State Rank
NYOS CHARTER SCHOOL
ISD • Travis County • Pop: 1,808
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.95359Fiscal: 42.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.2% YoY (+20.0% 5Y)
Grade B(77.1/100)
#150
State Rank
FT HANCOCK ISD
ISD • Hudspeth County • Pop: 392
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.72007Fiscal: 56.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 77.5▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.5% 5Y)
Grade B(77.1/100)
#161
State Rank
ELEVATE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL
ISD • Harris County • Pop: 224
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.95768Fiscal: 42.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.6% YoY (+20.4% 5Y)
Grade B(77/100)
#163
State Rank
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS UNIVERSITY CHARTER SCHOOL
ISD • Travis County • Pop: 695
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.96081Fiscal: 42.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.4% YoY (+19.9% 5Y)
Grade B(77/100)
#162
State Rank
GOLDEN RULE CHARTER SCHOOL
ISD • Dallas County • Pop: 1,285
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.95811Fiscal: 42.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.1% YoY (+19.7% 5Y)
Grade B(77/100)
#160
State Rank
Chapel Hill ISDa
ISD • Smith County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.95713Fiscal: 42.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.2% YoY (+19.2% 5Y)
Grade B(77/100)
#159
State Rank
ETOILE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
ISD • Harris County • Pop: 1,064
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9569Fiscal: 42.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.9% YoY (+20.4% 5Y)
Grade B(77/100)
#164
State Rank
IRAAN-SHEFFIELD COLLEGIATE ISD
ISD • Pecos County • Pop: 516
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.96204Fiscal: 42.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.3% YoY (+20.5% 5Y)
Grade B(76.9/100)
#167
State Rank
SEASHORE CHARTER SCHOOLS
ISD • Nueces County • Pop: 422
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9623Fiscal: 42.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.1% YoY (+20.8% 5Y)
Grade B(76.9/100)
#168
State Rank
BURNHAM WOOD CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT
ISD • El paso County • Pop: 1,895
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.96299Fiscal: 42.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.8% YoY (+19.0% 5Y)
Grade B(76.9/100)
#166
State Rank
POSITIVE SOLUTIONS CHARTER SCHOOL
ISD • Bexar County • Pop: 91
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.96216Fiscal: 42.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.3% YoY (+19.1% 5Y)
Grade B(76.9/100)
#165
State Rank
MAGNOLIA ISD
ISD • Montgomery County • Pop: 15,405
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.96213Fiscal: 42.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.2% 5Y)
Grade B(76.9/100)
#170
State Rank
PANOLA CHARTER SCHOOL
ISD • Panola County • Pop: 174
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.96786Fiscal: 41.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+17.9% 5Y)
Grade B(76.8/100)
#169
State Rank
Iraan-Sheffield ISD
ISD • Pecos County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.96692Fiscal: 42Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.8% YoY (+19.6% 5Y)
Grade B(76.8/100)
#173
State Rank
FOLLETT ISD
ISD • Lipscomb County • Pop: 170
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.97164Fiscal: 41.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.7% 5Y)
Grade B(76.7/100)
#172
State Rank
LAKE GRANBURY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
ISD • Hood County • Pop: 42
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.97016Fiscal: 41.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.5% YoY (+19.7% 5Y)
Grade B(76.7/100)
#171
State Rank
SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY CHARTER SCHOOL
ISD • Walker County • Pop: 343
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.96939Fiscal: 41.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.6% YoY (+19.7% 5Y)
Grade B(76.7/100)
#175
State Rank
CRAWFORD ISD
ISD • Mclennan County • Pop: 585
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.97367Fiscal: 41.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.9% 5Y)
Grade B(76.6/100)
#177
State Rank
DR M L GARZA-GONZALEZ CHARTER SCHOOL
ISD • Nueces County • Pop: 154
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.97471Fiscal: 41.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+18.8% 5Y)
Grade B(76.6/100)
#176
State Rank
ORENDA CHARTER SCHOOL
ISD • Bell County • Pop: 1,937
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.97373Fiscal: 41.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.8% YoY (+18.8% 5Y)
Grade B(76.6/100)
#174
State Rank
QUEEN CITY ISD
ISD • Cass County • Pop: 863
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.8037Fiscal: 51.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 83.4▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.5% 5Y)
Grade B(76.6/100)
#178
State Rank
WESTLAKE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
ISD • Tarrant County • Pop: 908
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.97857Fiscal: 41.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.7% YoY (+21.9% 5Y)
Grade B(76.5/100)
#180
State Rank
STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY CHARTER SCHOOL
ISD • Nacogdoches County • Pop: 254
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.98115Fiscal: 41.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.5% YoY (+21.9% 5Y)
Grade B(76.4/100)