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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 76–100 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)
▼ -0.3 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -4.4 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+4.2% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+23.9% (CAGR +3.9%/yr)
#672
State Rank
City of Silverton
CITY • Briscoe County • Pop: 653
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.64988Fiscal: 61Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 43.9▼ -1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.2% YoY (+27.4% 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)
#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)
#674
State Rank
City of Lindale
CITY • Smith County • Pop: 6,059
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3595Fiscal: 78.4Regulatory: 51.2Debt: 65.2▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+22.3% 5Y)
Grade C(65.6/100)
#676
State Rank
City of Three Rivers
CITY • Live Oak County • Pop: 1,641
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.85457Fiscal: 48.7Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 62.8▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.5% YoY (+26.3% 5Y)
Grade C(65.5/100)
#675
State Rank
City of Aransas Pass
CITY • Aransas County • Pop: 8,842
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.65942Fiscal: 60.4Regulatory: 46.7Debt: 100▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.3% YoY (+27.6% 5Y)
Grade C(65.5/100)
#678
State Rank
City of Snyder
CITY • Scurry County • Pop: 11,166
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.4322Fiscal: 74.1Regulatory: 30.7Debt: 100▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+17.6% 5Y)
Grade C(65.4/100)
#679
State Rank
City of Burkburnett
CITY • Wichita County • Pop: 11,089
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.758389Fiscal: 54.5Regulatory: 69.7Debt: 77▼ -0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.6% YoY (+38.6% 5Y)
Grade C(65.4/100)
#677
State Rank
City of Bulverde
CITY • Comal County • Pop: 7,337
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.295343Fiscal: 82.3Regulatory: 21.5Debt: 100▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+29.3% 5Y)
Grade C(65.4/100)
#681
State Rank
City of Galena Park
CITY • Harris County • Pop: 10,438
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9295Fiscal: 44.2Regulatory: 72.3Debt: 88.8▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.3% YoY (+23.3% 5Y)
Grade C(65.2/100)
#680
State Rank
Town of Talty
CITY • Kaufman County • Pop: 3,198
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.2100Fiscal: 87.4Regulatory: 36.8Debt: 69.4▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+10.8% 5Y)
Grade C(65.2/100)
#684
State Rank
City of Rice
CITY • Navarro County • Pop: 1,286
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.4023Fiscal: 75.9Regulatory: 27.5Debt: 100▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+29.0% 5Y)
Grade C(65/100)
#686
State Rank
City of Thorndale
CITY • Milam County • Pop: 1,388
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.569515Fiscal: 65.8Regulatory: 80.1Debt: 42.5▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+23.0% 5Y)
Grade C(65/100)
#683
State Rank
City of Bellmead
CITY • McLennan County • Pop: 10,620
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3795Fiscal: 77.2Regulatory: 39.1Debt: 81.9▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+24.1% 5Y)
Grade C(65/100)
#685
State Rank
City of Nederland
CITY • Jefferson County • Pop: 18,168
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.4660Fiscal: 72Regulatory: 50.3Debt: 74.3▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+27.5% 5Y)
Grade C(65/100)
#687
State Rank
City of Eldorado
CITY • Schleicher County • Pop: 1,548
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.007345Fiscal: 39.6Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 75.2▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.6% YoY (+26.0% 5Y)
Grade C(65/100)
#682
State Rank
City of New Boston
CITY • Bowie County • Pop: 4,546
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.284448Fiscal: 82.9Regulatory: 35.2Debt: 78.1▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+5.0% 5Y)
Grade C(65/100)
#688
State Rank
City of San Augustine
CITY • San Augustine County • Pop: 1,848
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.357184Fiscal: 78.6Regulatory: 33.4Debt: 86.9▼ -0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+26.0% 5Y)
Grade C(64.9/100)
#689
State Rank
Town of Lockney
CITY • Floyd County • Pop: 1,380
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3778Fiscal: 77.3Regulatory: 32.7Debt: 90.1▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+8.1% 5Y)
Grade C(64.9/100)
#690
State Rank
City of Port Isabel
CITY • Cameron County • Pop: 5,210
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7850Fiscal: 52.9Regulatory: 79.9Debt: 63▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.7% YoY (+39.7% 5Y)
Grade C(64.9/100)
#691
State Rank
City of Yorktown
CITY • DeWitt County • Pop: 1,785
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.48113Fiscal: 71.1Regulatory: 47.2Debt: 79.4▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+13.2% 5Y)
Grade C(64.8/100)
#692
State Rank
Town of Hickory Creek
CITY • Denton County • Pop: 6,901
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.2095Fiscal: 87.4Regulatory: 46.1Debt: 54.6▼ -2.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.9% YoY (+20.1% 5Y)
Grade C(64.7/100)
#693
State Rank
City of Holliday
CITY • Archer County • Pop: 1,733
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.43495Fiscal: 73.9Regulatory: 29Debt: 100▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+12.5% 5Y)
Grade C(64.7/100)
#694
State Rank
City of Daingerfield
CITY • Morris County • Pop: 2,518
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.628884Fiscal: 62.3Regulatory: 60.2Debt: 74.9▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.2% YoY (+52.4% 5Y)
Grade C(64.7/100)
#697
State Rank
City of Madisonville
CITY • Madison County • Pop: 4,564
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6939Fiscal: 58.4Regulatory: 64.7Debt: 74.5▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.5% YoY (+26.3% 5Y)
Grade C(64.6/100)