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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 726–750 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)
▲ +0.1 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -3.5 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+4.0% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+43.8% (CAGR +4.4%/yr)
#726
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)
#727
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)
#728
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)
#729
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)
#730
State #16798
Tammy Burleson
District Clerk • Runnels County (Runnels County)
Fiscal: 78.9Reg: 79.1Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 58▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#731
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)
#732
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)
#733
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)
#734
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)
#735
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)
#736
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)
#737
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)
#738
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)
#739
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)
#740
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)
#741
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)
#742
State #16810
Mark A. Whitaker
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Tom Green County (Tom Green County)
Fiscal: 78.4Reg: 79.8Pro-Liberty: 123Expansion: 57▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#743
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)
#744
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)
#745
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)
#746
State #16814
J. Nick Hanna
County Sheriff • Tom Green County (Tom Green County)
Fiscal: 76.4Reg: 76.8Pro-Liberty: 123Expansion: 57▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#747
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)
#748
State #16822
Leroy Medlin
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Loving County Water Improvement District #1 (Loving County)
Fiscal: 79.3Reg: 79.6Pro-Liberty: 113Expansion: 51▲ +2.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78/100)
#749
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)
#750
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)