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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 701–725 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)
▲ +0.9 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -1.6 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.7% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+26.6% (CAGR +4.2%/yr)
#701
State #19215
Heath Hemphill
District Attorney • Coleman County (Coleman County)
Fiscal: 65Reg: 67.9Pro-Liberty: 196Expansion: 89▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.2/100)
#702
State #19223
Chris McCauley
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • King County (King County)
Fiscal: 64.8Reg: 66.7Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 87▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.2/100)
#703
State #19214
Hayden Wise
County Attorney • Coleman County (Coleman County)
Fiscal: 68.7Reg: 65.3Pro-Liberty: 196Expansion: 89▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.2/100)
#704
State #19213
Jamie Dodgen
County Tax Assessor-Collector • Coleman County (Coleman County)
Fiscal: 66.8Reg: 65.2Pro-Liberty: 196Expansion: 89▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.2/100)
#705
State #19212
Les Cogdill
County Sheriff • Coleman County (Coleman County)
Fiscal: 66.7Reg: 67.7Pro-Liberty: 196Expansion: 89▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.2/100)
#706
State #19211
Scotty Lawrence
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Coleman County (Coleman County)
Fiscal: 69.1Reg: 66.1Pro-Liberty: 196Expansion: 89▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.2/100)
#707
State #19210
Matt Henderson
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Coleman County (Coleman County)
Fiscal: 65.1Reg: 66.4Pro-Liberty: 196Expansion: 89▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.2/100)
#708
State #19203
Karen Langley
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Coleman County (Coleman County)
Fiscal: 68.3Reg: 64.7Pro-Liberty: 195Expansion: 90▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.2/100)
#709
State #19208
Stacey Mendoza
County Clerk • Coleman County (Coleman County)
Fiscal: 67.8Reg: 69.4Pro-Liberty: 196Expansion: 89▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.2/100)
#710
State #19207
Alan Davis
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Coleman County (Coleman County)
Fiscal: 66.4Reg: 69Pro-Liberty: 196Expansion: 89▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.2/100)
#711
State #19206
Jim Rice
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Coleman County (Coleman County)
Fiscal: 66.4Reg: 67.6Pro-Liberty: 196Expansion: 89▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.2/100)
#712
State #19205
Billy Bledsoe
County Judge • Coleman County (Coleman County)
Fiscal: 66.3Reg: 69.4Pro-Liberty: 196Expansion: 89▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.2/100)
#713
State #19204
Johnny Barkemeyer
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Coleman County (Coleman County)
Fiscal: 66.9Reg: 67Pro-Liberty: 196Expansion: 89▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.2/100)
#714
State #19202
Jeana Farrow
County Treasurer • Coleman County (Coleman County)
Fiscal: 64.7Reg: 67.3Pro-Liberty: 182Expansion: 103▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.2/100)
#715
State #19248
Andrea May
County Tax Assessor-Collector • Eastland County (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 64.6Reg: 64.9Pro-Liberty: 193Expansion: 77▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.1/100)
#716
State #19250
Teresa Nunez
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • MARFA ISD (Presidio County)
Fiscal: 67.3Reg: 67.3Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 80▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.1/100)
#717
State #19249
Brad Stephenson
District Attorney • Eastland County (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 65.7Reg: 65.3Pro-Liberty: 193Expansion: 77▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.1/100)
#718
State #19251
Amy McAtee
County Attorney • Swisher County (Swisher County)
Fiscal: 69.4Reg: 64.7Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 66Lone Dissents: 4▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.1/100)
#719
State #19256
Kyle McKeever
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Red Lick (Bowie County)
Fiscal: 66.8Reg: 66.5Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 41▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.1/100)
#720
State #19246
Ronnie Wilson
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Eastland County (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 68.5Reg: 66.5Pro-Liberty: 193Expansion: 77▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.1/100)
#721
State #19245
Andy Maxwell
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Eastland County (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 68.4Reg: 64.9Pro-Liberty: 193Expansion: 77▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.1/100)
#722
State #19244
Tessa Culverhouse
District Clerk • Eastland County (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 67.7Reg: 64.8Pro-Liberty: 193Expansion: 77▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.1/100)
#723
State #19242
Robert Rains
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Eastland County (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 66.3Reg: 66.7Pro-Liberty: 193Expansion: 77▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.1/100)
#724
State #19241
James Crenshaw
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Eastland County (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 65.4Reg: 65.4Pro-Liberty: 193Expansion: 77▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.1/100)
#725
State #19240
David Hullum
County Judge • Eastland County (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 69.5Reg: 68.1Pro-Liberty: 193Expansion: 77▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(67.1/100)
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