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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 1076–1100 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)
▲ +0.5 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -2.8 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.2% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+25.6% (CAGR +4.3%/yr)
#1076
State #19583
Colleen Halbert
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Parker (Collin County)
Fiscal: 67.8Reg: 64.2Pro-Liberty: 167Expansion: 62▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(65.9/100)
#1077
State #19582
Roxanne Bogdan
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Parker (Collin County)
Fiscal: 68.1Reg: 67.9Pro-Liberty: 167Expansion: 62▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(65.9/100)
#1078
State #19581
Billy Barron
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Parker (Collin County)
Fiscal: 63.5Reg: 67.3Pro-Liberty: 167Expansion: 62▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(65.9/100)
#1079
State #19580
Buddy Pilgrim
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Parker (Collin County)
Fiscal: 65.4Reg: 66.2Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 67▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(65.9/100)
#1080
State #19578
Prentiss Hopson
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Newton County (Newton County)
Fiscal: 64.6Reg: 68.2Pro-Liberty: 528Expansion: 318▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(65.9/100)
#1081
State #19577
Dan Bentsen
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Newton County (Newton County)
Fiscal: 66.2Reg: 66.3Pro-Liberty: 528Expansion: 318▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(65.9/100)
#1082
State #19576
Leanord "Bubba" Powell
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Newton County (Newton County)
Fiscal: 67.2Reg: 67Pro-Liberty: 528Expansion: 318▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(65.9/100)
#1083
State #19575
Phillip A. White
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Newton County (Newton County)
Fiscal: 64.9Reg: 68Pro-Liberty: 528Expansion: 318▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(65.9/100)
#1084
State #19634
Shanna Castro
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • SONORA ISD (Sutton County)
Fiscal: 63.7Reg: 64.6Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 63▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(65.8/100)
#1085
State #19636
Cynthia Perez
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • SONORA ISD (Sutton County)
Fiscal: 65Reg: 67.5Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 63▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(65.8/100)
#1086
State #19623
Scott Davis
Mayor • City of Baird (Callahan County)
Fiscal: 67Reg: 64.8Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 71▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(65.8/100)
#1087
State #19635
Colby Bates
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • SONORA ISD (Sutton County)
Fiscal: 64.6Reg: 65.8Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 63▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(65.8/100)
#1088
State #19637
Peter Duran
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • SONORA ISD (Sutton County)
Fiscal: 65.1Reg: 63.5Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 63▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(65.8/100)
#1089
State #19638
Aaron Lambert
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • BOYD ISD (Wise County)
Fiscal: 65.3Reg: 63.8Pro-Liberty: 120Expansion: 64▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(65.8/100)
#1090
State #19639
Jeremy Lambert
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • BOYD ISD (Wise County)
Fiscal: 67.6Reg: 67.7Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 54▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(65.8/100)
#1091
State #19632
Mason Martinez
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • SONORA ISD (Sutton County)
Fiscal: 67.4Reg: 67.9Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 66▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(65.8/100)
#1092
State #19631
John Jones
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • SONORA ISD (Sutton County)
Fiscal: 67.8Reg: 63.8Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 74▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(65.8/100)
#1093
State #19630
Manuel Galindo
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 2) • FT HANCOCK ISD (Hudspeth County)
Fiscal: 67.8Reg: 67.5Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 58▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(65.8/100)
#1094
State #19629
Maria Estrada
Board Secretary (Place 3) • FT HANCOCK ISD (Hudspeth County)
Fiscal: 64.3Reg: 65.3Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 58▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(65.8/100)
#1095
State #19628
David Parkhill
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Baird (Callahan County)
Fiscal: 68Reg: 63.6Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 61▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(65.8/100)
#1096
State #19627
Barry McCullar
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Baird (Callahan County)
Fiscal: 63.6Reg: 66.9Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 61▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(65.8/100)
#1097
State #19626
Jim Dobbs
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Baird (Callahan County)
Fiscal: 66.7Reg: 65.7Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 61▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(65.8/100)
#1098
State #19625
Saundra Collins
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Baird (Callahan County)
Fiscal: 67.5Reg: 66.1Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 61▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(65.8/100)
#1099
State #19624
Hector Aguirre
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Baird (Callahan County)
Fiscal: 63.8Reg: 68.1Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 63▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(65.8/100)
#1100
State #19622
Renato Hernandez
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 4) • FT HANCOCK ISD (Hudspeth County)
Fiscal: 67.5Reg: 63.6Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 61▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(65.8/100)
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