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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 176–200 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)
▲ +0.9 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -2.0 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+4.3% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+25.3% (CAGR +4.2%/yr)
#176
State #16213
Bennie Whitworth
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Rusk County (Rusk County)
Fiscal: 78Reg: 80.2Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 58▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.6/100)
#177
State #16212
Robert Kuykendall
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Rusk County (Rusk County)
Fiscal: 79.7Reg: 79.3Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 60▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.6/100)
#178
State #16211
Joel Hale
County Judge • Rusk County (Rusk County)
Fiscal: 79.6Reg: 79.4Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 75▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.6/100)
#179
State #16225
Amy Kaiser
County Clerk • Leon County (Leon County)
Fiscal: 78.7Reg: 79.1Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 47▲ +1.9 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.6/100)
#180
State #16251
Shonda Black
County Treasurer • Bailey County (Bailey County)
Fiscal: 80.1Reg: 77.5Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 50▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#181
State #16252
Rodney Baker
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Bailey County (Bailey County)
Fiscal: 79.8Reg: 79.8Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 52▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#182
State #16259
Gaylon Evans
County Treasurer • Bell County (Bell County)
Fiscal: 78.1Reg: 79.2Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 53▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#183
State #16253
Irene Espinoza
County Clerk • Bailey County (Bailey County)
Fiscal: 78.1Reg: 81Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 55▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#184
State #16250
Adaly Garcia
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Andrews County (Andrews County)
Fiscal: 81.4Reg: 81.9Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 58Lone Dissents: 2▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#185
State #16248
Tommy Box
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Yoakum County (Yoakum County)
Fiscal: 77.1Reg: 77.4Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 56▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#186
State #16247
Woodson "Woody" Lindsey
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Yoakum County (Yoakum County)
Fiscal: 80.6Reg: 81Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 56▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#187
State #16246
Tim Addison
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Yoakum County (Yoakum County)
Fiscal: 81.6Reg: 77.6Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 56▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#188
State #16244
Michael C. Ybarra
County Judge • Yoakum County (Yoakum County)
Fiscal: 78.6Reg: 77Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 60▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#189
State #16243
Mark Carrabba
Director, Robertson County (Industrial) (Robertson County (Industrial)) • Brazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District (Brazos County)
Fiscal: 79.4Reg: 78.6Pro-Liberty: 270Expansion: 95▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#190
State #16242
M. R. Gonzalez
Director, Precinct 1 Place 1 (Precinct 1 Place 1) • Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)
Fiscal: 79.3Reg: 80.1Pro-Liberty: 377Expansion: 86▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#191
State #16254
Lupita Pineda
District Clerk • Bailey County (Bailey County)
Fiscal: 81.6Reg: 77.2Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 55▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#192
State #16260
Cliff Coleman
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Bell County (Bell County)
Fiscal: 80.9Reg: 80.4Pro-Liberty: 123Expansion: 60▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#193
State #16265
Nicola J. James
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 2 • Bell County (Bell County)
Fiscal: 77.9Reg: 78.5Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 61▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#194
State #16245
Ray Marion
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Yoakum County (Yoakum County)
Fiscal: 78.4Reg: 80.9Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 56▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#195
State #16255
Richard Wills
County Sheriff • Bailey County (Bailey County)
Fiscal: 80.5Reg: 80.3Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 55▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#196
State #16256
Maria Gonzales
County Tax Assessor-Collector • Bailey County (Bailey County)
Fiscal: 78.2Reg: 77Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 55▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#197
State #16261
Theodore R. Duffield
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Bell County (Bell County)
Fiscal: 78.1Reg: 77.9Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 61▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#198
State #16249
Dianne Rogers
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Real County (Real County)
Fiscal: 80.2Reg: 79.5Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#199
State #16257
Michaela Kee
County Attorney • Bailey County (Bailey County)
Fiscal: 79.8Reg: 79Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 55▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#200
State #16258
Jackie Claborn
District Attorney • Bailey County (Bailey County)
Fiscal: 80.8Reg: 80.7Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 55▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)