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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 1601–1625 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)
▲ +0.8 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -1.6 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.7% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+26.7% (CAGR +4.0%/yr)
#1601
State #20117
Gary Fox
Councilmember, Place 3 • Town of Winona (Smith County)
Fiscal: 62.3Reg: 64.9Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 61▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.8/100)
#1602
State #20118
Luis Diaz
Councilmember, Place 4 • Town of Winona (Smith County)
Fiscal: 64.5Reg: 63.3Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 61▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.8/100)
#1603
State #20119
Terry Cole
Councilmember, Place 5 • Town of Winona (Smith County)
Fiscal: 65.8Reg: 62.6Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 61▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.8/100)
#1604
State #20121
Roland Hamilton
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Quitaque (Briscoe County)
Fiscal: 64Reg: 62.5Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 68▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.8/100)
#1605
State #20122
Heidi Valdez
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Quitaque (Briscoe County)
Fiscal: 63.6Reg: 64.4Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 64▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.8/100)
#1606
State #20123
Cayson George
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Quitaque (Briscoe County)
Fiscal: 65.8Reg: 61.4Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 64▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.8/100)
#1607
State #20124
Keisha Ruff
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Quitaque (Briscoe County)
Fiscal: 63.9Reg: 65.7Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 64▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.8/100)
#1608
State #20125
Paige Benson
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Quitaque (Briscoe County)
Fiscal: 64Reg: 65.2Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 64▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.8/100)
#1609
State #20126
Tom Wagnon
Mayor • City of Sun Valley (Lamar County)
Fiscal: 62.6Reg: 64.4Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 70▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.8/100)
#1610
State #20127
Donna Miller
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Sun Valley (Lamar County)
Fiscal: 62.6Reg: 63.6Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 60▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.8/100)
#1611
State #20129
Sharron Young
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Sun Valley (Lamar County)
Fiscal: 62.7Reg: 65.1Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 57▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.8/100)
#1612
State #20130
Corey Thomas
Mayor • Village of Jones Creek (Brazoria County)
Fiscal: 62.8Reg: 65.9Pro-Liberty: 121Expansion: 77▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.8/100)
#1613
State #20131
Mike Chilcote
Councilmember, Place 1 • Village of Jones Creek (Brazoria County)
Fiscal: 65.7Reg: 63.8Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 61▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.8/100)
#1614
State #20132
David Galloway
Councilmember, Place 2 • Village of Jones Creek (Brazoria County)
Fiscal: 62.4Reg: 62Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 57▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.8/100)
#1615
State #20133
Nicole Hardesty
Councilmember, Place 3 • Village of Jones Creek (Brazoria County)
Fiscal: 63.2Reg: 64.4Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 57▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.8/100)
#1616
State #20120
Margaret Davis
Mayor • City of Quitaque (Briscoe County)
Fiscal: 65.9Reg: 61.6Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 76▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.8/100)
#1617
State #20134
AJ Jinkins
Councilmember, Place 4 • Village of Jones Creek (Brazoria County)
Fiscal: 62.1Reg: 63.4Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 57▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.8/100)
#1618
State #20135
Glenn Jordan
Councilmember, Place 5 • Village of Jones Creek (Brazoria County)
Fiscal: 62.1Reg: 64.4Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 57▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.8/100)
#1619
State #20136
Lori Kemp
Mayor • City of Burkburnett (Wichita County)
Fiscal: 62.2Reg: 62.4Pro-Liberty: 102Expansion: 73▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.8/100)
#1620
State #20137
Cory Brinkley
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Burkburnett (Wichita County)
Fiscal: 65.6Reg: 65.7Pro-Liberty: 105Expansion: 70▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.8/100)
#1621
State #20138
Matt Patterson
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Burkburnett (Wichita County)
Fiscal: 64.4Reg: 61.3Pro-Liberty: 109Expansion: 66▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.8/100)
#1622
State #20140
Michael Richter
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Burkburnett (Wichita County)
Fiscal: 65.5Reg: 64Pro-Liberty: 109Expansion: 66▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.8/100)
#1623
State #20173
Eddy Perez
Councilmember, Place 2 • Town of China Grove (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 63.8Reg: 65Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 42▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.7/100)
#1624
State #20143
Kelly Patrick
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Farwell (Parmer County)
Fiscal: 62Reg: 63.8Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 56▼ -0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.7/100)
#1625
State #20144
Sam Webb
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Farwell (Parmer County)
Fiscal: 65.9Reg: 66.1Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 53▼ -0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.7/100)
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