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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 1126–1150 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)
▲ +0.4 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -2.1 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.9% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+28.6% (CAGR +4.0%/yr)
#1126
State #17205
Mark W. Snider
District Attorney • Hutchinson County (Hutchinson County)
Fiscal: 75.7Reg: 75.4Pro-Liberty: 90Expansion: 36▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.5/100)
#1127
State #17173
Ty Prause
County Judge • Colorado County (Colorado County)
Fiscal: 77.7Reg: 78.8Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 68▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.5/100)
#1128
State #17169
Kirk Chastain
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Brown County (Brown County)
Fiscal: 78Reg: 76.9Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 50▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.5/100)
#1129
State #17168
Joel T. Sprayberry
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Jones County (Jones County)
Fiscal: 74.2Reg: 78.4Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 59▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.5/100)
#1130
State #17167
Lonnie Vivian
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Jones County (Jones County)
Fiscal: 74.5Reg: 74.4Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 65▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.5/100)
#1131
State #17166
Dale Spurgin
County Judge • Jones County (Jones County)
Fiscal: 78.2Reg: 74.7Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 80▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.5/100)
#1132
State #17164
Joel Kelton
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Brown County (Brown County)
Fiscal: 77.4Reg: 78Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 55▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.5/100)
#1133
State #17163
Shane Britton
County Judge • Brown County (Brown County)
Fiscal: 77.5Reg: 74.8Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 67▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.5/100)
#1134
State #17162
Charles "Chuck" Ream
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Motley County (Motley County)
Fiscal: 75Reg: 75.4Pro-Liberty: 165Expansion: 57Lone Dissents: 2▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.5/100)
#1135
State #17161
Patrick Reagan
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Cherokee County (Cherokee County)
Fiscal: 78.6Reg: 74.9Pro-Liberty: 168Expansion: 63▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.5/100)
#1136
State #17160
Kelly Traylor
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Cherokee County (Cherokee County)
Fiscal: 77.4Reg: 75.3Pro-Liberty: 168Expansion: 63▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.5/100)
#1137
State #17159
Billy M. McCutcheon
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Cherokee County (Cherokee County)
Fiscal: 74.9Reg: 74.8Pro-Liberty: 168Expansion: 63▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.5/100)
#1138
State #17158
Steven Norton
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Cherokee County (Cherokee County)
Fiscal: 74Reg: 76.2Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 71▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.5/100)
#1139
State #17157
Chris Davis
County Judge • Cherokee County (Cherokee County)
Fiscal: 76.2Reg: 75Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 83▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.5/100)
#1140
State #17156
Priscilla Forkner
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #152 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 74.5Reg: 77.1Pro-Liberty: 175Expansion: 39▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.5/100)
#1141
State #17155
Shannon Hartman
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #152 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 78.4Reg: 77.6Pro-Liberty: 175Expansion: 39▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.5/100)
#1142
State #17154
Scott Nohavitza
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #152 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 75Reg: 74.9Pro-Liberty: 175Expansion: 39▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.5/100)
#1143
State #17153
Patricia Somers
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #152 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 74.6Reg: 78.2Pro-Liberty: 171Expansion: 43▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.5/100)
#1144
State #17229
Gary D. Reese
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Calhoun County (Calhoun County)
Fiscal: 78.4Reg: 75.6Pro-Liberty: 111Expansion: 57▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.4/100)
#1145
State #17230
Anna Goodman
County Clerk • Calhoun County (Calhoun County)
Fiscal: 75.1Reg: 75.7Pro-Liberty: 111Expansion: 57▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.4/100)
#1146
State #17231
Teresa O. Garcia
District Clerk • Calhoun County (Calhoun County)
Fiscal: 75.5Reg: 74.6Pro-Liberty: 111Expansion: 57▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.4/100)
#1147
State #17232
Joel M. Behrens
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Calhoun County (Calhoun County)
Fiscal: 74.2Reg: 73.9Pro-Liberty: 111Expansion: 57▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.4/100)
#1148
State #17233
Bobbie John Vickery
County Sheriff • Calhoun County (Calhoun County)
Fiscal: 75.5Reg: 76.2Pro-Liberty: 111Expansion: 57▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.4/100)
#1149
State #17234
Kerri "Sally" Boyd
County Tax Assessor-Collector • Calhoun County (Calhoun County)
Fiscal: 74.9Reg: 74.6Pro-Liberty: 111Expansion: 57▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.4/100)
#1150
State #17228
Ronald Best
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Calhoun County (Calhoun County)
Fiscal: 78.3Reg: 75.1Pro-Liberty: 111Expansion: 57▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(76.4/100)