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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 1451–1475 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)
▼ -0.4 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -4.4 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.5% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+19.6% (CAGR +4.3%/yr)
#1451
State #19978
Rachel Miller
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • SIDNEY ISD (Comanche County)
Fiscal: 66.6Reg: 62.1Pro-Liberty: 119Expansion: 79▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#1452
State #19979
Molly Odgers
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • SIDNEY ISD (Comanche County)
Fiscal: 63.7Reg: 66.7Pro-Liberty: 136Expansion: 62▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#1453
State #19980
Sarah Tucker
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • SIDNEY ISD (Comanche County)
Fiscal: 64.5Reg: 62.2Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 58▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#1454
State #19982
Robbie Gephart
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • IREDELL ISD (Bosque County)
Fiscal: 65.6Reg: 63.1Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 69▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#1455
State #19983
Wayne Johnson
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • IREDELL ISD (Bosque County)
Fiscal: 62.9Reg: 65Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 65▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#1456
State #19984
Nathan Potter
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • IREDELL ISD (Bosque County)
Fiscal: 65.1Reg: 64.3Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 65▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#1457
State #19985
Christy Holland
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • SIDNEY ISD (Comanche County)
Fiscal: 62.2Reg: 66Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 58▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#1458
State #19987
Brad Carriger
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • SIDNEY ISD (Comanche County)
Fiscal: 64.3Reg: 65.3Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 58▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#1459
State #19988
Paul Lindeque
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • SIDNEY ISD (Comanche County)
Fiscal: 63.7Reg: 63.1Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 58▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#1460
State #19989
Larry Lehman
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • BANGS ISD (Brown County)
Fiscal: 63.3Reg: 65.4Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 70▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#1461
State #19990
Joshua Purcell
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • BANGS ISD (Brown County)
Fiscal: 63.3Reg: 65.4Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 62▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#1462
State #19991
Dennis Sanchez
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • BANGS ISD (Brown County)
Fiscal: 63.9Reg: 64.4Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 56▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#1463
State #19992
Eric Lykins
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • BANGS ISD (Brown County)
Fiscal: 62.7Reg: 66.5Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 56▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#1464
State #19993
Justin Duncan
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • BANGS ISD (Brown County)
Fiscal: 62Reg: 66.6Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 56▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#1465
State #19994
Larry Drury, Jr
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • BANGS ISD (Brown County)
Fiscal: 64.6Reg: 64.5Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 56▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#1466
State #19995
Steven Fuqua
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • BANGS ISD (Brown County)
Fiscal: 62.3Reg: 65.5Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 56▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#1467
State #19962
Paul Hull
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • LLANO ISD (Llano County)
Fiscal: 62Reg: 65.7Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 66▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#1468
State #19963
Rick Tisdale
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • LLANO ISD (Llano County)
Fiscal: 63.7Reg: 63.9Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 66▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#1469
State #19954
Dickey Baynes
Mayor • City of Newcastle (Young County)
Fiscal: 64.8Reg: 65.3Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 69▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#1470
State #19958
Chad Owen
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Newcastle (Young County)
Fiscal: 65.7Reg: 63.2Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#1471
State #19957
Nicholas Martin
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Newcastle (Young County)
Fiscal: 65.5Reg: 66Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#1472
State #19973
Greg Caldwell
Mayor • City of Appleby (Nacogdoches County)
Fiscal: 63.5Reg: 63Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 71▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#1473
State #19961
Cody Fly
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • LLANO ISD (Llano County)
Fiscal: 63.2Reg: 62.8Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 66▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#1474
State #19956
Dustin Hobbs
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Newcastle (Young County)
Fiscal: 64.2Reg: 64.2Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#1475
State #19955
Joshua Duffield
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Newcastle (Young County)
Fiscal: 65.9Reg: 61.9Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 59▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
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