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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 201–225 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)
▲ +0.6 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -1.5 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+4.0% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+20.0% (CAGR +3.8%/yr)
#201
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)
#202
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)
#203
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)
#204
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)
#205
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)
#206
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)
#207
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)
#208
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)
#209
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)
#210
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)
#211
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)
#212
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)
#213
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)
#214
State #16266
Devin Rosenthal
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Bell County (Bell County)
Fiscal: 79.1Reg: 78.9Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 61▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#215
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)
#216
State #16280
Sarah Ray
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2) • Burnet County Emergency Service District #5 (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 80.5Reg: 80.4Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 25▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#217
State #16287
Leticia Hernandez
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Dimmit County (Dimmit County)
Fiscal: 79.7Reg: 79.6Pro-Liberty: 94Expansion: 54▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#218
State #16270
Joanna Staton
District Clerk • Bell County (Bell County)
Fiscal: 77Reg: 77Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 61▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#219
State #16291
Robert Balderas
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Dimmit County (Dimmit County)
Fiscal: 78.9Reg: 80.6Pro-Liberty: 94Expansion: 54▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#220
State #16281
Paul Kowalik
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3) • Burnet County Emergency Service District #5 (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 77.3Reg: 81.7Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 19▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#221
State #16282
Brad Beneski
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4) • Burnet County Emergency Service District #5 (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 80.9Reg: 81.1Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 19▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#222
State #16274
Shay Luedeke
County Tax Assessor-Collector • Bell County (Bell County)
Fiscal: 80.5Reg: 81.5Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 61▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#223
State #16288
Alfredo Martinez
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Dimmit County (Dimmit County)
Fiscal: 77.7Reg: 78.6Pro-Liberty: 94Expansion: 54▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#224
State #16283
Tommy Skinner
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5) • Burnet County Emergency Service District #5 (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 78.2Reg: 81.2Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 19▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#225
State #16285
Sonia Guerrero-Perez
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Dimmit County (Dimmit County)
Fiscal: 80.1Reg: 81.5Pro-Liberty: 97Expansion: 51▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)