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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.

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Top Ranked Elected Officials

Showing 2651–2668 of 2,668 matching elected officials
28-Year Freedom & Budget Trend Benchmark (FY 2000 – FY 2027)
Cohort Average Across Visible Page (18 Ranked Entities)
5-Yr Freedom Trend (FY 22→27)
▲ +0.3 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -2.0 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.3% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+27.7% (CAGR +4.0%/yr)
#2651
State #21165
Tom Sharp
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • TOM BEAN ISD (Grayson County)
Fiscal: 58Reg: 62.1Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 68▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(60/100)
#2652
State #21164
Scott Renfro
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • TOM BEAN ISD (Grayson County)
Fiscal: 57.6Reg: 59Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 69▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(60/100)
#2653
State #21163
Shawna Merriman
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • TOM BEAN ISD (Grayson County)
Fiscal: 59.1Reg: 60.7Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 72▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(60/100)
#2654
State #21162
Guylene Robertson
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Polk County (Polk County)
Fiscal: 61Reg: 60.5Pro-Liberty: 454Expansion: 304▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(60/100)
#2655
State #21161
Sydney Brown Murphy
County Judge • Polk County (Polk County)
Fiscal: 58.9Reg: 59.8Pro-Liberty: 447Expansion: 311▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(60/100)
#2656
State #21186
Richard Johnson
Councilmember, Place 5 • Town of Tehuacana (Limestone County)
Fiscal: 58.3Reg: 61Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(60/100)
#2657
State #21187
Holly Nealy
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • NECHES ISD (Anderson County)
Fiscal: 62.1Reg: 58.8Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 73▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(60/100)
#2658
State #21185
Tommy Platt
Councilmember, Place 4 • Town of Tehuacana (Limestone County)
Fiscal: 59.5Reg: 60Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(60/100)
#2659
State #21184
Kerry Stuver
Councilmember, Place 3 • Town of Tehuacana (Limestone County)
Fiscal: 58.3Reg: 60Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(60/100)
#2660
State #21170
Eddie Garza
Mayor • City of Wellman (Terry County)
Fiscal: 58Reg: 59.8Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 82▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(60/100)
#2661
State #21183
Lisa Henderson
Councilmember, Place 2 • Town of Tehuacana (Limestone County)
Fiscal: 58.8Reg: 61.8Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(60/100)
#2662
State #21182
Cari Spiares
Councilmember, Place 1 • Town of Tehuacana (Limestone County)
Fiscal: 58.6Reg: 58.5Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 59▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(60/100)
#2663
State #21181
James Trantham
Mayor • Town of Tehuacana (Limestone County)
Fiscal: 60.3Reg: 58.8Pro-Liberty: 123Expansion: 75▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(60/100)
#2664
State #21180
Steven Gray, Jr.
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Ballinger (Runnels County)
Fiscal: 60Reg: 59.1Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 53▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(60/100)
#2665
State #21179
Ryan Lange
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Ballinger (Runnels County)
Fiscal: 61.5Reg: 60.2Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 53▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(60/100)
#2666
State #21178
John Fulton
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Ballinger (Runnels County)
Fiscal: 59.9Reg: 58.9Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 53▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(60/100)
#2667
State #21177
Martin Akins
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Ballinger (Runnels County)
Fiscal: 61.3Reg: 60.9Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 59▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(60/100)
#2668
State #21176
Darlene Kelly
Mayor • City of Ballinger (Runnels County)
Fiscal: 57.9Reg: 60.9Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 70▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(60/100)
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