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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 576–600 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)
▲ +1.3 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -1.1 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+4.0% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+25.7% (CAGR +4.0%/yr)
#576
State #19104
Jeff Monk
Councilmember, Place 1 • Town of Booker (Lipscomb County)
Fiscal: 68.4Reg: 65.4Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 58▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.7/100)
#577
State #19103
Leslie Payne
Mayor • Town of Booker (Lipscomb County)
Fiscal: 69.3Reg: 67Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 68▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.7/100)
#578
State #19102
Frank Ignasiak
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Kingsbury (Guadalupe County)
Fiscal: 65.5Reg: 66.2Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 51▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.7/100)
#579
State #19101
Shane Heinemeier
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Kingsbury (Guadalupe County)
Fiscal: 70.1Reg: 67.5Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 53▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.7/100)
#580
State #19100
Shirley Nolen
Mayor • City of Kingsbury (Guadalupe County)
Fiscal: 67.2Reg: 66.1Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 59▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.7/100)
#581
State #19099
Robert Vititow
County Attorney • Rains County (Rains County)
Fiscal: 68.8Reg: 65.2Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 78▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.7/100)
#582
State #19098
Ritch Wheeler
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Montgomery County (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 67.4Reg: 69Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 94▼ -0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.7/100)
#583
State #19096
Matt Gray
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Montgomery County (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 68.9Reg: 66.3Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 94▼ -0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.7/100)
#584
State #19095
Charlie Riley
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Montgomery County (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 65.4Reg: 66Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 101▼ -0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.7/100)
#585
State #19094
Mark J. Keough
County Judge • Montgomery County (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 65.8Reg: 69.8Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 109▼ -0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.7/100)
#586
State #19107
Lucretia Morgan
Councilmember, Place 4 • Town of Booker (Lipscomb County)
Fiscal: 68.8Reg: 69.9Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.7/100)
#587
State #19093
Luke M. Inman
District Attorney • Collingsworth County (Collingsworth County)
Fiscal: 67.1Reg: 65.6Pro-Liberty: 178Expansion: 83▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.7/100)
#588
State #19092
Keith Davis
County Attorney • Collingsworth County (Collingsworth County)
Fiscal: 70.1Reg: 66Pro-Liberty: 178Expansion: 83▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.7/100)
#589
State #19091
Sharon Sherwood
County Tax Assessor-Collector • Collingsworth County (Collingsworth County)
Fiscal: 69.4Reg: 67.9Pro-Liberty: 178Expansion: 83▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.7/100)
#590
State #19111
Kevin Fagg
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Goliad County (Goliad County)
Fiscal: 67.8Reg: 65.5Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 70▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.7/100)
#591
State #19090
Alan K. "Kent" Riley
County Sheriff • Collingsworth County (Collingsworth County)
Fiscal: 66Reg: 69.4Pro-Liberty: 178Expansion: 83▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.7/100)
#592
State #19089
Joel Sherwood
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Collingsworth County (Collingsworth County)
Fiscal: 68.2Reg: 70Pro-Liberty: 178Expansion: 83▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.7/100)
#593
State #19088
Keith Martin
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Collingsworth County (Collingsworth County)
Fiscal: 65.5Reg: 68.9Pro-Liberty: 178Expansion: 83▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.7/100)
#594
State #19087
Richard Johnson
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Collingsworth County (Collingsworth County)
Fiscal: 67.4Reg: 67.3Pro-Liberty: 178Expansion: 83▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.7/100)
#595
State #19086
James Ellis
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Collingsworth County (Collingsworth County)
Fiscal: 66.3Reg: 65.4Pro-Liberty: 178Expansion: 83▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.7/100)
#596
State #19085
Scot Martindale
County Judge • Collingsworth County (Collingsworth County)
Fiscal: 65.9Reg: 68.7Pro-Liberty: 178Expansion: 83▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.7/100)
#597
State #19084
Ronnie Ward
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Collingsworth County (Collingsworth County)
Fiscal: 66.9Reg: 68.7Pro-Liberty: 178Expansion: 83▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.7/100)
#598
State #19119
Shawna Gass
County Treasurer • Borden County (Borden County)
Fiscal: 68.9Reg: 65.2Pro-Liberty: 84Expansion: 27▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.7/100)
#599
State #19083
James C. Waller
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Collingsworth County (Collingsworth County)
Fiscal: 68.9Reg: 67Pro-Liberty: 178Expansion: 83▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.7/100)
#600
State #19082
Gina Harris
County Treasurer • Collingsworth County (Collingsworth County)
Fiscal: 66.5Reg: 69.8Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 81▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.7/100)
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