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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 Governments (Highest Liberty)
Showing 201–220 of 220 matching jurisdictions
28-Year Freedom & Budget Trend Benchmark (FY 2000 – FY 2027)
Cohort Average Across Visible Page (20 Ranked Entities)5-Yr Freedom Trend (FY 22→27)
▲ +0.2 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -2.9 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+22.8% (CAGR +3.6%/yr)
#576
State Rank
Town of DISH
CITY • Denton County • Pop: 525
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.253636Fiscal: 84.8Regulatory: 34.2Debt: 100▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+27.8% 5Y)
Grade B(70.9/100)
#578
State Rank
City of Monahans
CITY • Ward County • Pop: 7,427
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3300Fiscal: 80.2Regulatory: 39.4Debt: 100▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.0% YoY (+27.0% 5Y)
Grade B(70.9/100)
#577
State Rank
City of Mustang Ridge
CITY • Bastrop County • Pop: 1,002
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.256842Fiscal: 84.6Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 26.9▼ -3.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+56.0% 5Y)
Grade B(70.9/100)
#580
State Rank
Town of Blooming Grove
CITY • Navarro County • Pop: 882
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.2910Fiscal: 82.5Regulatory: 36.6Debt: 100▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+17.3% 5Y)
Grade B(70.8/100)
#579
State Rank
Town of Double Oak
CITY • Denton County • Pop: 3,051
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.178384Fiscal: 89.3Regulatory: 28.8Debt: 100▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+6.6% 5Y)
Grade B(70.8/100)
#582
State Rank
City of Somerville
CITY • Burleson County • Pop: 1,478
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.71615Fiscal: 57Regulatory: 86Debt: 71.3▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.8% YoY (+31.8% 5Y)
Grade B(70.7/100)
#581
State Rank
City of Paradise
CITY • Wise County • Pop: 807
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3450Fiscal: 79.3Regulatory: 39.8Debt: 100▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+5.5% 5Y)
Grade B(70.7/100)
#583
State Rank
City of Eureka
CITY • Navarro County • Pop: 374
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.515863Fiscal: 69Regulatory: 51.5Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+2.9% 5Y)
Grade B(70.6/100)
#585
State Rank
City of Lyford
CITY • Willacy County • Pop: 2,209
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.79311Fiscal: 52.4Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 77.1▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.9% YoY (+25.3% 5Y)
Grade B(70.5/100)
#584
State Rank
Town of Whitewright
CITY • Grayson County • Pop: 1,749
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.496698Fiscal: 70.2Regulatory: 49.7Debt: 100▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+27.7% 5Y)
Grade B(70.5/100)
#587
State Rank
City of Pleasanton
CITY • Atascosa County • Pop: 11,409
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.5125Fiscal: 69.3Regulatory: 79.9Debt: 58.8▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+15.6% 5Y)
Grade B(70.4/100)
#588
State Rank
City of Quitaque
CITY • Briscoe County • Pop: 358
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.79648Fiscal: 52.2Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 76.8▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+19.5% 5Y)
Grade B(70.4/100)
#586
State Rank
City of Jasper
CITY • Jasper County • Pop: 6,884
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.34944Fiscal: 79Regulatory: 44.9Debt: 92.2▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.2% YoY (+25.9% 5Y)
Grade B(70.4/100)
#589
State Rank
City of Edcouch
CITY • Hidalgo County • Pop: 2,693
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.8502Fiscal: 49Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 81.4▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.5% YoY (+31.0% 5Y)
Grade B(70.3/100)
#590
State Rank
City of Morton
CITY • Cochran County • Pop: 1,712
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1881Fiscal: 88.7Regulatory: 39Debt: 84.2▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.5% YoY (+19.9% 5Y)
Grade B(70.2/100)
#591
State Rank
Town of Alma
CITY • Ellis County • Pop: 439
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.2500Fiscal: 85Regulatory: 32.1Debt: 100▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.3% YoY (+17.7% 5Y)
Grade B(70.2/100)
#593
State Rank
City of Wheeler
CITY • Wheeler County • Pop: 1,449
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6953Fiscal: 58.3Regulatory: 75.3Debt: 81.5▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.9% YoY (+33.0% 5Y)
Grade B(70.1/100)
#592
State Rank
City of Brookshire
CITY • Waller County • Pop: 6,090
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.5610Fiscal: 66.3Regulatory: 53.1Debt: 100▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+32.7% 5Y)
Grade B(70.1/100)
#595
State Rank
City of Quitman
CITY • Wood County • Pop: 1,983
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.4531Fiscal: 72.8Regulatory: 67.5Debt: 68.9▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+21.2% 5Y)
Grade B(70/100)
#594
State Rank
Town of St. Paul
CITY • Collin County • Pop: 994
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.202785Fiscal: 87.8Regulatory: 28.1Debt: 100▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+11.0% 5Y)
Grade B(70/100)