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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 26–50 of 2,668 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)
▲ +0.3 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -1.9 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.5% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+31.2% (CAGR +4.1%/yr)
#26
State #18532
John Barnett
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Bellevue (Clay County)
Fiscal: 71.9Reg: 72.1Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 47▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#27
State #18533
Renee Ellis
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Bellevue (Clay County)
Fiscal: 68.6Reg: 71.4Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 41▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#28
State #18534
Kenneth Ford
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Bellevue (Clay County)
Fiscal: 71.4Reg: 71.6Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 41▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#29
State #18535
Marsha Hanson
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Bellevue (Clay County)
Fiscal: 69.5Reg: 69.9Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 41▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#30
State #18536
Herbert Mikeworth
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Bellevue (Clay County)
Fiscal: 71Reg: 69.6Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 41▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#31
State #18537
Lutitia Ford
Mayor • City of Bryson (Jack County)
Fiscal: 68Reg: 68.4Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 66▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#32
State #18538
Justin Hand
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Bryson (Jack County)
Fiscal: 70.3Reg: 70.1Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 58▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#33
State #18539
Jesse Laine
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Bryson (Jack County)
Fiscal: 68.6Reg: 69.5Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 55▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#34
State #18540
Heather Neer
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Bryson (Jack County)
Fiscal: 67.8Reg: 70.7Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 55▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#35
State #18541
Travis Rhoten
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Bryson (Jack County)
Fiscal: 69Reg: 68.2Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 55▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#36
State #18556
Jammye D. Timmons
County Clerk • King County (King County)
Fiscal: 67.4Reg: 70Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 69Lone Dissents: 2▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.8/100)
#37
State #18558
Nathan Kalkhake
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Burton (Washington County)
Fiscal: 71.8Reg: 69.2Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 47▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.8/100)
#38
State #18564
Wendy Masterson
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • GUTHRIE CSD (King County)
Fiscal: 71.4Reg: 69.4Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 58▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.8/100)
#39
State #18557
Karen Buck
Mayor • City of Burton (Washington County)
Fiscal: 71.6Reg: 70.8Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 66▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.8/100)
#40
State #18555
Leon Bridges
President • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #50 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 69.8Reg: 69.6Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 63Lone Dissents: 2▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.8/100)
#41
State #18559
Sheila Ripple
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Burton (Washington County)
Fiscal: 71.1Reg: 69.5Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 44▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.8/100)
#42
State #18565
Clell Mccauley
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • GUTHRIE CSD (King County)
Fiscal: 67.7Reg: 69.7Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 53▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.8/100)
#43
State #18568
Zane Daniel
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • GUTHRIE CSD (King County)
Fiscal: 70.9Reg: 69.9Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 53▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.8/100)
#44
State #18560
Jeff Eckhardt
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Burton (Washington County)
Fiscal: 72.1Reg: 67.4Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 44▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.8/100)
#45
State #18561
Paul McLaughlin
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Burton (Washington County)
Fiscal: 70.1Reg: 72Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 44▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.8/100)
#46
State #18566
Toby Oliver
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • GUTHRIE CSD (King County)
Fiscal: 67.6Reg: 68.5Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 53▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.8/100)
#47
State #18562
Macey Grimm Tidwell
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Burton (Washington County)
Fiscal: 69.3Reg: 68.1Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 44▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.8/100)
#48
State #18563
Kyle Green
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • GUTHRIE CSD (King County)
Fiscal: 70.2Reg: 71.5Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 64▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.8/100)
#49
State #18567
Laura Moorhouse
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • GUTHRIE CSD (King County)
Fiscal: 69.7Reg: 68.2Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 53▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.8/100)
#50
State #18569
Jeff Daniel
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • GUTHRIE CSD (King County)
Fiscal: 71.9Reg: 68.8Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 53▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.8/100)