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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 651–675 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)
▲ +0.8 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -0.6 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.5% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+23.3% (CAGR +3.6%/yr)
#651
State #19155
Russell Machann
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Wharton (Wharton County)
Fiscal: 67.2Reg: 65.1Pro-Liberty: 196Expansion: 106▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.4/100)
#652
State #19154
Greg Hippel
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Wharton (Wharton County)
Fiscal: 66.3Reg: 66.6Pro-Liberty: 196Expansion: 106▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.4/100)
#653
State #19153
Terry Freese
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Wharton (Wharton County)
Fiscal: 67.6Reg: 66.3Pro-Liberty: 196Expansion: 106▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.4/100)
#654
State #19176
Steve Patrick
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Goldthwaite (Mills County)
Fiscal: 65.8Reg: 67.2Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 36▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.4/100)
#655
State #19152
Amber Barbee
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Wharton (Wharton County)
Fiscal: 67.7Reg: 66.4Pro-Liberty: 196Expansion: 106▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.4/100)
#656
State #19151
Burnell Neal
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Wharton (Wharton County)
Fiscal: 65.9Reg: 69.5Pro-Liberty: 196Expansion: 106▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.4/100)
#657
State #19150
Tim Barker
Mayor • City of Wharton (Wharton County)
Fiscal: 64.9Reg: 68.2Pro-Liberty: 201Expansion: 101▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.4/100)
#658
State #19149
Jason Willberg
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Falls County (Falls County)
Fiscal: 65.7Reg: 65.6Pro-Liberty: 219Expansion: 108▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.4/100)
#659
State #19148
Milton Albright
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Falls County (Falls County)
Fiscal: 65.4Reg: 66.2Pro-Liberty: 219Expansion: 108▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.4/100)
#660
State #19147
Nita Wuebker
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Falls County (Falls County)
Fiscal: 67.6Reg: 68.7Pro-Liberty: 219Expansion: 108▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.4/100)
#661
State #19146
F.A. Green
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Falls County (Falls County)
Fiscal: 69.8Reg: 69.5Pro-Liberty: 216Expansion: 111▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.4/100)
#662
State #19182
Jim Nelson
Councilmember, Place 4 • Village of Fairchilds (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 65Reg: 69.1Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 52▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.4/100)
#663
State #19145
Jay T. Elliott
County Judge • Falls County (Falls County)
Fiscal: 65.1Reg: 66.4Pro-Liberty: 205Expansion: 122▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.4/100)
#664
State #19175
Lynn Bouse
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Goldthwaite (Mills County)
Fiscal: 65.4Reg: 65.2Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 36▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.4/100)
#665
State #19199
Carla Robison
Councilmember, Place 3 • Town of Thornton (Limestone County)
Fiscal: 66Reg: 68Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 39▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.3/100)
#666
State #19201
Chris Henderson
Councilmember, Place 5 • Town of Thornton (Limestone County)
Fiscal: 66.4Reg: 69.3Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 39▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.3/100)
#667
State #19200
Debbie Masters
Councilmember, Place 4 • Town of Thornton (Limestone County)
Fiscal: 67.3Reg: 68.6Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 39▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.3/100)
#668
State #19197
Pam Capps
Councilmember, Place 1 • Town of Thornton (Limestone County)
Fiscal: 66.6Reg: 65.1Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 48▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.3/100)
#669
State #19196
Paul Miller
Mayor • Town of Thornton (Limestone County)
Fiscal: 64.9Reg: 66.2Pro-Liberty: 136Expansion: 62▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.3/100)
#670
State #19195
Eddie Langford
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Wellington (Collingsworth County)
Fiscal: 64.9Reg: 69.7Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 51▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.3/100)
#671
State #19194
Brandon Ward
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Wellington (Collingsworth County)
Fiscal: 66Reg: 69.2Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 51▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.3/100)
#672
State #19193
Kenneth Warren
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Wellington (Collingsworth County)
Fiscal: 67.9Reg: 68.6Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 51▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.3/100)
#673
State #19192
Jimmy Cantu Jr.
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Wellington (Collingsworth County)
Fiscal: 65.6Reg: 69.2Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 51▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.3/100)
#674
State #19191
Brent Martin
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Wellington (Collingsworth County)
Fiscal: 67.1Reg: 65.8Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 58▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.3/100)
#675
State #19190
Larry Adams
Mayor • City of Wellington (Collingsworth County)
Fiscal: 69Reg: 69.6Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 60▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.3/100)