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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 205 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)
▼ -0.5 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -4.9 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.5% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+22.3% (CAGR +4.4%/yr)
#535
State Rank
DODD CITY ISD
ISD • Fannin County • Pop: 319
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.77044Fiscal: 53.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 35.3▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.4% 5Y)
Grade C(65.3/100)
#536
State Rank
STRATFORD ISD
ISD • Sherman County • Pop: 493
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.8134Fiscal: 51.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 39.3▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.4% 5Y)
Grade C(65.3/100)
#534
State Rank
UNITED ISD
ISD • Webb County • Pop: 39,832
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.72022Fiscal: 56.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 30.2▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.7% 5Y)
Grade C(65.3/100)
#537
State Rank
AMARILLO ISD
ISD • Potter County • Pop: 28,276
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.86336Fiscal: 48.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 43.9▼ -0.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.0% 5Y)
Grade C(65.3/100)
#538
State Rank
LOCKNEY ISD
ISD • Floyd County • Pop: 387
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.85897Fiscal: 48.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 43.1▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.4% 5Y)
Grade C(65.2/100)
#539
State Rank
ORANGE GROVE ISD
ISD • Jim wells County • Pop: 1,589
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.98725Fiscal: 40.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 55.1▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.4% 5Y)
Grade C(65.1/100)
#540
State Rank
WEST HARDIN COUNTY CISD
ISD • Hardin County • Pop: 506
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.10516Fiscal: 33.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 65.6▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.8% 5Y)
Grade C(64.9/100)
#543
State Rank
LEXINGTON ISD
ISD • Lee County • Pop: 1,021
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.8311Fiscal: 50.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 39.1▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+19.9% 5Y)
Grade C(64.8/100)
#542
State Rank
MARFA ISD
ISD • Presidio County • Pop: 339
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.82125Fiscal: 50.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 38.1▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.2% 5Y)
Grade C(64.8/100)
#541
State Rank
GOODRICH ISD
ISD • Polk County • Pop: 270
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.8160Fiscal: 51Regulatory: 100Debt: 37.5▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.4% 5Y)
Grade C(64.8/100)
#544
State Rank
SCURRY-ROSSER ISD
ISD • Kaufman County • Pop: 1,053
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9152Fiscal: 45.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 46.6▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.9% 5Y)
Grade C(64.7/100)
#545
State Rank
STANTON ISD
ISD • Martin County • Pop: 1,072
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.774382Fiscal: 53.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 32.6▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.7% 5Y)
Grade C(64.6/100)
#546
State Rank
NURSERY ISD
ISD • Victoria County • Pop: 180
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7911Fiscal: 52.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 34.3▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.4% 5Y)
Grade C(64.6/100)
#549
State Rank
RED LICK ISD
ISD • Bowie County • Pop: 516
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.98394Fiscal: 41Regulatory: 100Debt: 52.5▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.7% 5Y)
Grade C(64.5/100)
#550
State Rank
Valley View ISDa
ISD • Cooke County • Pop: 4,323
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.15062Fiscal: 31Regulatory: 100Debt: 68.2▲ +1.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.4% YoY (+20.2% 5Y)
Grade C(64.5/100)
#547
State Rank
BIG SPRING ISD
ISD • Howard County • Pop: 3,110
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.759819Fiscal: 54.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 30.8▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.4% 5Y)
Grade C(64.5/100)
#548
State Rank
NECHES ISD
ISD • Anderson County • Pop: 338
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9348Fiscal: 43.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 47.7▼ -0.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.7% 5Y)
Grade C(64.5/100)
#552
State Rank
HART ISD
ISD • Castro County • Pop: 209
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9511Fiscal: 42.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 49▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.8% 5Y)
Grade C(64.4/100)
#551
State Rank
FORT ELLIOTT CISD
ISD • Wheeler County • Pop: 133
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.70508Fiscal: 57.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 25.2▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.9% 5Y)
Grade C(64.4/100)
#553
State Rank
SUNDOWN ISD
ISD • Hockley County • Pop: 701
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.8854Fiscal: 46.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 42.3▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.1% 5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#554
State Rank
NORTH HOPKINS ISD
ISD • Hopkins County • Pop: 518
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.95265Fiscal: 42.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 48.4▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+19.3% 5Y)
Grade C(64.2/100)
#556
State Rank
KILLEEN ISD
ISD • Bell County • Pop: 41,391
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.8622Fiscal: 48.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 39.2▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.2% 5Y)
Grade C(64.1/100)
#555
State Rank
HONEY GROVE ISD
ISD • Fannin County • Pop: 675
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.85407Fiscal: 48.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 38.3▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.5% 5Y)
Grade C(64.1/100)
#557
State Rank
SAN ELIZARIO ISD
ISD • El paso County • Pop: 2,781
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.8830Fiscal: 47Regulatory: 100Debt: 41.1▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.9% 5Y)
Grade C(64.1/100)
#558
State Rank
VICTORIA ISD
ISD • Victoria County • Pop: 12,614
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9180Fiscal: 44.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 44.4▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.3% 5Y)
Grade C(64.1/100)