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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 101–125 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)
▼ -0.4 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -4.7 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.9% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+25.5% (CAGR +3.8%/yr)
#695
State Rank
City of Memphis
CITY • Hall County • Pop: 2,041
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.397396Fiscal: 76.2Regulatory: 44.4Debt: 74.4▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+21.3% 5Y)
Grade C(64.6/100)
#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)
#698
State Rank
City of Roma
CITY • Starr County • Pop: 11,561
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.5450Fiscal: 67.3Regulatory: 47.1Debt: 84.4▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.0% YoY (+121.3% 5Y)
Grade C(64.5/100)
#700
State Rank
City of Seadrift
CITY • Calhoun County • Pop: 1,056
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7060Fiscal: 57.6Regulatory: 74.2Debt: 61.9▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.7% YoY (+41.6% 5Y)
Grade C(64.5/100)
#699
State Rank
Town of Addison
CITY • Dallas County • Pop: 17,195
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.5981Fiscal: 64.1Regulatory: 39.7Debt: 100▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.3% YoY (+26.1% 5Y)
Grade C(64.5/100)
#703
State Rank
City of Ivanhoe
CITY • Fannin County • Pop: 1,377
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7171Fiscal: 57Regulatory: 64.2Debt: 76.7▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.7% YoY (+19.7% 5Y)
Grade C(64.4/100)
#702
State Rank
City of Longview
CITY • Gregg County • Pop: 83,668
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.5619Fiscal: 66.3Regulatory: 58.4Debt: 69.6▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+21.0% 5Y)
Grade C(64.4/100)
#701
State Rank
City of University Park
CITY • Dallas County • Pop: 25,268
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.220055Fiscal: 86.8Regulatory: 26.4Debt: 81.9▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+15.0% 5Y)
Grade C(64.4/100)
#705
State Rank
City of The Colony
CITY • Denton County • Pop: 46,196
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6175Fiscal: 63Regulatory: 40.4Debt: 100▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.4% YoY (+22.6% 5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#704
State Rank
City of Hill Country Village
CITY • Bexar County • Pop: 949
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1450Fiscal: 91.3Regulatory: 46Debt: 46.7▼ -2.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+8.8% 5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#706
State Rank
Town of Prosper
CITY • Collin County • Pop: 45,605
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.5050Fiscal: 69.7Regulatory: 32.2Debt: 100▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+28.2% 5Y)
Grade C(64.2/100)
#709
State Rank
Town of Edgecliff Village
CITY • Tarrant County • Pop: 3,759
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.498764Fiscal: 70.1Regulatory: 31.2Debt: 100▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+49.6% 5Y)
Grade C(64/100)
#708
State Rank
City of Frost
CITY • Navarro County • Pop: 628
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3628Fiscal: 78.2Regulatory: 29.5Debt: 89.7▼ -0.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.0% YoY (+23.7% 5Y)
Grade C(64/100)
#707
State Rank
City of Surfside Beach
CITY • Brazoria County • Pop: 704
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.266181Fiscal: 84Regulatory: 43.4Debt: 61▼ -2.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+18.2% 5Y)
Grade C(64/100)
#711
State Rank
City of Stamford
CITY • Jones County • Pop: 2,952
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.928083Fiscal: 44.3Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 63.3▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.0% YoY (+31.0% 5Y)
Grade C(63.9/100)
#710
State Rank
City of Bellville
CITY • Austin County • Pop: 4,291
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.34888Fiscal: 79.1Regulatory: 37Debt: 77.3▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+21.1% 5Y)
Grade C(63.9/100)
#714
State Rank
Town of Cross Roads
CITY • Denton County • Pop: 1,965
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.501994Fiscal: 69.9Regulatory: 31Debt: 100▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.8% YoY (+32.8% 5Y)
Grade C(63.8/100)
#712
State Rank
City of Kermit
CITY • Winkler County • Pop: 6,016
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.342649Fiscal: 79.4Regulatory: 35.3Debt: 78.6▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (-29.3% 5Y)
Grade C(63.8/100)
#715
State Rank
Town of Denver City
CITY • Yoakum County • Pop: 4,366
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.724799Fiscal: 56.5Regulatory: 49Debt: 96.2▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.8% YoY (+29.6% 5Y)
Grade C(63.8/100)
#713
State Rank
City of Woodway
CITY • McLennan County • Pop: 9,686
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.4450Fiscal: 73.3Regulatory: 51Debt: 66.5▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+18.2% 5Y)
Grade C(63.8/100)
#716
State Rank
City of Tyler
CITY • Smith County • Pop: 112,219
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.24192Fiscal: 85.5Regulatory: 34Debt: 70.3▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.3% YoY (+19.2% 5Y)
Grade C(63.7/100)
#717
State Rank
City of Penitas
CITY • Hidalgo County • Pop: 6,568
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.5525Fiscal: 66.9Regulatory: 56.3Debt: 68.8▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+6.1% 5Y)
Grade C(63.7/100)
#718
State Rank
City of Dayton
CITY • Liberty County • Pop: 10,226
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6425Fiscal: 61.5Regulatory: 40.3Debt: 100▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.1% YoY (+31.6% 5Y)
Grade C(63.7/100)
#721
State Rank
City of Henrietta
CITY • Clay County • Pop: 3,237
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.5476Fiscal: 67.1Regulatory: 44.5Debt: 84.8▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+18.9% 5Y)
Grade C(63.6/100)
#719
State Rank
City of Palmhurst
CITY • Hidalgo County • Pop: 2,602
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.509608Fiscal: 69.4Regulatory: 51.6Debt: 71.2▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+15.2% 5Y)
Grade C(63.6/100)