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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 1976–2000 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)
▼ -0.1 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.3% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+24.6% (CAGR +3.6%/yr)
#1976
State #18044
Billy Richardson
Mayor • City of Hawley (Jones County)
Fiscal: 73.6Reg: 74Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 57▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.3/100)
#1977
State #18064
Kathryn "Jody" Gilliam
District Attorney • Falls County (Falls County)
Fiscal: 70.5Reg: 70.5Pro-Liberty: 61Expansion: 35▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.3/100)
#1978
State #18029
Damaris Neelley
Mayor • City of Clifton (Bosque County)
Fiscal: 71.1Reg: 73.1Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 60▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.3/100)
#1979
State #18028
Laura Perez-Reyes
District Clerk • Cameron County (Cameron County)
Fiscal: 73.6Reg: 73Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 116Lone Dissents: 1▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.3/100)
#1980
State #18030
Kathryn Kennedy
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Clifton (Bosque County)
Fiscal: 73.7Reg: 70.6Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 49▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.3/100)
#1981
State #18031
Richard Bergman
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Clifton (Bosque County)
Fiscal: 71.5Reg: 74.2Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 48▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.3/100)
#1982
State #18032
William Murdoch
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Clifton (Bosque County)
Fiscal: 73.7Reg: 73.5Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 48▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.3/100)
#1983
State #18033
Leslie Perry
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Clifton (Bosque County)
Fiscal: 73Reg: 72.6Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 48▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.3/100)
#1984
State #18034
Rustin Qualls
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Clifton (Bosque County)
Fiscal: 73Reg: 74.5Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 48▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.3/100)
#1985
State #18036
Tracy Boswell
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Scotland (Archer County)
Fiscal: 70.3Reg: 74.1Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 53▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.3/100)
#1986
State #18037
Michelle Buenrostro
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Scotland (Archer County)
Fiscal: 71.7Reg: 72.2Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 53▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.3/100)
#1987
State #18038
Kevin Conrady
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Scotland (Archer County)
Fiscal: 70.6Reg: 74.6Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 53▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.3/100)
#1988
State #18039
Louis Garrett
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Scotland (Archer County)
Fiscal: 70.9Reg: 70.4Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 53▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.3/100)
#1989
State #18040
Keith Teichman
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Scotland (Archer County)
Fiscal: 72.8Reg: 69.8Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 53▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.3/100)
#1990
State #18041
Kelly Garrison
Mayor • City of Channing (Hartley County)
Fiscal: 71.9Reg: 71.4Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 66▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.3/100)
#1991
State #18042
Preston Mead
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Channing (Hartley County)
Fiscal: 70.6Reg: 74.4Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 60▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.3/100)
#1992
State #18043
Jacob Vincent
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Channing (Hartley County)
Fiscal: 74Reg: 73.7Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 56▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.3/100)
#1993
State #18045
Jason Dokey
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Hawley (Jones County)
Fiscal: 70.3Reg: 70.7Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 48▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.3/100)
#1994
State #18046
Tisha Westbrook
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Hawley (Jones County)
Fiscal: 73.2Reg: 72.7Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 42▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.3/100)
#1995
State #18047
Daniel Smith
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Hawley (Jones County)
Fiscal: 72Reg: 73.2Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 42▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.3/100)
#1996
State #18048
Janice Stevens
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Hawley (Jones County)
Fiscal: 73.7Reg: 71.7Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 42▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.3/100)
#1997
State #18049
Frank Garrard
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Hawley (Jones County)
Fiscal: 74.4Reg: 70.9Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 42▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.3/100)
#1998
State #18050
Jerri McCutchen
District Clerk • Sterling County (Sterling County)
Fiscal: 70.3Reg: 72Pro-Liberty: 103Expansion: 32▼ -0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.3/100)
#1999
State #18051
Sheryl Odenbach Pringle
County Treasurer • Falls County (Falls County)
Fiscal: 71.6Reg: 74.4Pro-Liberty: 73Expansion: 23▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.3/100)
#2000
State #18052
Kaylah Rosas
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Falls County (Falls County)
Fiscal: 73.5Reg: 71.3Pro-Liberty: 64Expansion: 32▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.3/100)