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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 1301–1325 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)
▲ +0.8 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -0.2 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+23.7% (CAGR +3.7%/yr)
#1301
State #17376
Edmund J. Zielinski
County Attorney • Cooke County (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 76.1Reg: 77.1Pro-Liberty: 199Expansion: 62▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(75.6/100)
#1302
State #17377
John Warren
District Attorney • Cooke County (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 74.3Reg: 73.6Pro-Liberty: 199Expansion: 62▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(75.6/100)
#1303
State #17378
Gary Beasley
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Williamson County Municipal Utility District #11 (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 75.8Reg: 74.3Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 50▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(75.6/100)
#1304
State #17379
Alan Tillman
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Williamson County Municipal Utility District #11 (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 73.6Reg: 73.4Pro-Liberty: 172Expansion: 38▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(75.6/100)
#1305
State #17380
Terry Ripperda
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Williamson County Municipal Utility District #11 (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 73.9Reg: 73.5Pro-Liberty: 174Expansion: 36▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(75.6/100)
#1306
State #17381
Amanda Burns
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Williamson County Municipal Utility District #11 (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 77.8Reg: 75.6Pro-Liberty: 174Expansion: 36▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(75.6/100)
#1307
State #17382
Kris Thompson
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Williamson County Municipal Utility District #11 (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 75.9Reg: 76.5Pro-Liberty: 174Expansion: 36▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(75.6/100)
#1308
State #17383
Norman W. Esquivel, Jr.
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Cameron County (Cameron County)
Fiscal: 77.6Reg: 78Pro-Liberty: 167Expansion: 87Lone Dissents: 2▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(75.6/100)
#1309
State #17386
Dennis W. Kocian
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Lavaca County (Lavaca County)
Fiscal: 75.2Reg: 74Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 63▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade B(75.6/100)
#1310
State #17387
Edward Pustka
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Lavaca County (Lavaca County)
Fiscal: 75.2Reg: 76.5Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 63▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade B(75.6/100)
#1311
State #17388
Kenny W. Siegel
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Lavaca County (Lavaca County)
Fiscal: 76.7Reg: 77.9Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 63▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade B(75.6/100)
#1312
State #17389
Joseph duMenil
Director, Place 1 • Trinity Glen Rose Groundwater Conservation District (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 75.8Reg: 77.8Pro-Liberty: 77Expansion: 43▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(75.6/100)
#1313
State #17369
Matt P. Sicking
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Cooke County (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 76.6Reg: 74.9Pro-Liberty: 199Expansion: 62▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(75.6/100)
#1314
State #17370
Pam Harrison
County Clerk • Cooke County (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 75.6Reg: 73.5Pro-Liberty: 199Expansion: 62▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(75.6/100)
#1315
State #17372
Gary Hollowell
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Cooke County (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 77.1Reg: 75.8Pro-Liberty: 199Expansion: 62▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(75.6/100)
#1316
State #17373
Adam Arendt
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Cooke County (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 75.6Reg: 77.5Pro-Liberty: 199Expansion: 62▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(75.6/100)
#1317
State #17371
Marci A. Gilbert
District Clerk • Cooke County (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 75.3Reg: 76Pro-Liberty: 199Expansion: 62▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(75.6/100)
#1318
State #17384
Keith Mudd
County Judge • Lavaca County (Lavaca County)
Fiscal: 74.2Reg: 73.7Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 66▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade B(75.6/100)
#1319
State #17374
Ray Sappington
County Sheriff • Cooke County (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 73.6Reg: 76.9Pro-Liberty: 199Expansion: 62▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(75.6/100)
#1320
State #17375
Brandy Ann Carr
County Tax Assessor-Collector • Cooke County (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 77.6Reg: 75.8Pro-Liberty: 199Expansion: 62▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(75.6/100)
#1321
State #17367
John O. Roane
County Judge • Cooke County (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 75.6Reg: 76.6Pro-Liberty: 199Expansion: 62▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(75.6/100)
#1322
State #17366
Chuck Owen
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Cooke County (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 74.3Reg: 73.9Pro-Liberty: 199Expansion: 62▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(75.6/100)
#1323
State #17365
Mark Westbrook
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Cooke County (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 74.4Reg: 75Pro-Liberty: 199Expansion: 62▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(75.6/100)
#1324
State #17368
Jason Snuggs
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Cooke County (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 73.8Reg: 74.3Pro-Liberty: 199Expansion: 62▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(75.6/100)
#1325
State #17364
Carroll Johnson
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Cooke County (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 76.9Reg: 73.5Pro-Liberty: 199Expansion: 62▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(75.6/100)