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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 Governments (Highest Liberty)
Showing 51–75 of 207 matching jurisdictions
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)
▼ -0.2 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -4.0 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.6% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+25.8% (CAGR +3.9%/yr)
#647
State Rank
City of Morgan's Point Resort
CITY • Bell County • Pop: 4,771
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6398Fiscal: 61.6Regulatory: 58.6Debt: 87.3▼ -0.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.9% YoY (+25.6% 5Y)
Grade C(67/100)
#648
State Rank
City of Spur
CITY • Dickens County • Pop: 843
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.05947Fiscal: 36.4Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 88.6▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+19.7% 5Y)
Grade C(67/100)
#646
State Rank
City of Nocona
CITY • Montague County • Pop: 3,277
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3487Fiscal: 79.1Regulatory: 29.5Debt: 100▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+15.1% 5Y)
Grade C(67/100)
#650
State Rank
Town of Paducah
CITY • Cottle County • Pop: 967
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7336Fiscal: 56Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 56.7▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.4% YoY (+24.8% 5Y)
Grade C(66.9/100)
#651
State Rank
City of Childress
CITY • Childress County • Pop: 5,683
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.8325Fiscal: 50.1Regulatory: 81.5Debt: 73.3▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+35.1% 5Y)
Grade C(66.9/100)
#649
State Rank
City of Hedwig Village
CITY • Harris County • Pop: 2,386
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.336334Fiscal: 79.8Regulatory: 45.9Debt: 75.6▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+22.4% 5Y)
Grade C(66.9/100)
#652
State Rank
City of Crystal City
CITY • Zavala County • Pop: 6,145
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.624315Fiscal: 62.5Regulatory: 60.7Debt: 82.1▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+24.9% 5Y)
Grade C(66.8/100)
#653
State Rank
City of Selma
CITY • Bexar County • Pop: 11,900
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.19977Fiscal: 88Regulatory: 38.6Debt: 72.1▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.2% YoY (+12.6% 5Y)
Grade C(66.7/100)
#654
State Rank
Town of Woodsboro
CITY • Refugio County • Pop: 1,319
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7190Fiscal: 56.9Regulatory: 65.2Debt: 84.3▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.2% YoY (+46.3% 5Y)
Grade C(66.7/100)
#655
State Rank
City of Gilmer
CITY • Upshur County • Pop: 5,100
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.4995Fiscal: 70Regulatory: 59.3Debt: 71.3▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+19.0% 5Y)
Grade C(66.6/100)
#656
State Rank
City of La Grange
CITY • Fayette County • Pop: 4,504
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.19075Fiscal: 88.6Regulatory: 31.2Debt: 80.5▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.3% YoY (+13.7% 5Y)
Grade C(66.5/100)
#658
State Rank
City of Lakewood Village
CITY • Denton County • Pop: 781
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3200Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 15▼ -3.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+26.8% 5Y)
Grade C(66.4/100)
#657
State Rank
City of Garden Ridge
CITY • Comal County • Pop: 4,378
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.254138Fiscal: 84.8Regulatory: 40.8Debt: 72.6▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.3% YoY (+12.8% 5Y)
Grade C(66.4/100)
#659
State Rank
City of New Berlin
CITY • Bexar County • Pop: 718
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.48368Fiscal: 71Regulatory: 37.2Debt: 100▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+39.0% 5Y)
Grade C(66.4/100)
#660
State Rank
City of Palacios
CITY • Matagorda County • Pop: 4,374
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.58593Fiscal: 64.8Regulatory: 52.2Debt: 88.6▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.2% YoY (+34.3% 5Y)
Grade C(66.3/100)
#661
State Rank
City of Hico
CITY • Erath County • Pop: 1,476
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.8552Fiscal: 48.7Regulatory: 83Debt: 71▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.6% YoY (+88.8% 5Y)
Grade C(66.3/100)
#662
State Rank
Town of Elkhart
CITY • Anderson County • Pop: 1,266
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.221283Fiscal: 86.7Regulatory: 36.5Debt: 74.9▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.3% YoY (+15.0% 5Y)
Grade C(66.2/100)
#664
State Rank
Town of Livingston
CITY • Polk County • Pop: 5,386
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.8895Fiscal: 46.6Regulatory: 64.1Debt: 100▲ +2.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.2% YoY (+18.2% 5Y)
Grade C(66.1/100)
#663
State Rank
City of Bee Cave
CITY • Travis County • Pop: 8,621
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.0200Fiscal: 98.8Regulatory: 22.3Debt: 75.2▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.3% YoY (+19.3% 5Y)
Grade C(66.1/100)
#665
State Rank
City of Kendleton
CITY • Fort Bend County • Pop: 407
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.8295Fiscal: 50.2Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 62.3▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+22.4% 5Y)
Grade C(66/100)
#666
State Rank
City of West Columbia
CITY • Brazoria County • Pop: 3,649
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.5600Fiscal: 66.4Regulatory: 58.9Debt: 74.7▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.3% YoY (+21.6% 5Y)
Grade C(65.9/100)
#667
State Rank
City of Woodcreek
CITY • Hays County • Pop: 1,886
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.2561Fiscal: 84.6Regulatory: 39Debt: 73.4▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.0% YoY (+20.5% 5Y)
Grade C(65.8/100)
#668
State Rank
City of Roman Forest
CITY • Montgomery County • Pop: 2,100
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.5475Fiscal: 67.2Regulatory: 57Debt: 76▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+25.3% 5Y)
Grade C(65.8/100)
#669
State Rank
Town of Bartonville
CITY • Denton County • Pop: 1,793
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.173646Fiscal: 89.6Regulatory: 20Debt: 91.4▼ -0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+21.1% 5Y)
Grade C(65.7/100)
#673
State Rank
City of Point Comfort
CITY • Calhoun County • Pop: 548
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9533Fiscal: 42.8Regulatory: 67.3Debt: 100▲ +2.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.5% YoY (+21.3% 5Y)
Grade C(65.7/100)