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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 1801–1825 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)
▲ +0.2 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -1.8 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+17.5% (CAGR +3.6%/yr)
#1801
State #20297
Becky Harris
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Selma (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 62.5Reg: 61.8Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 72▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.2/100)
#1802
State #20298
Kevin Hadas
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Selma (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 64.7Reg: 61.3Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 72▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.2/100)
#1803
State #20299
Jim Parma
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Selma (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 63.8Reg: 64.1Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 72▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.2/100)
#1804
State #20300
Frank George
Mayor • City of Kirbyville (Jasper County)
Fiscal: 62.8Reg: 62.4Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 76▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.2/100)
#1805
State #20301
Laura Adams
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Kirbyville (Jasper County)
Fiscal: 65.6Reg: 64.7Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 58▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.2/100)
#1806
State #20302
Andra Grant
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Kirbyville (Jasper County)
Fiscal: 61.1Reg: 63.1Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 53▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.2/100)
#1807
State #20353
Sam Sparkman
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Lindsay (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 63.9Reg: 62.2Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 66▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.1/100)
#1808
State #20361
Bobby Holcomb
Councilmember, Place 3 • Town of Poynor (Henderson County)
Fiscal: 64.8Reg: 62.7Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.1/100)
#1809
State #20362
George Thaw
Councilmember, Place 4 • Town of Poynor (Henderson County)
Fiscal: 63.4Reg: 65.3Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.1/100)
#1810
State #20363
Randy Williams
Councilmember, Place 5 • Town of Poynor (Henderson County)
Fiscal: 65.2Reg: 63.8Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.1/100)
#1811
State #20364
Aaron Koopmann
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • YORKTOWN ISD (Dewitt County)
Fiscal: 65.1Reg: 64.8Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 68▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.1/100)
#1812
State #20365
Manuel Macias
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • YORKTOWN ISD (Dewitt County)
Fiscal: 64.4Reg: 64.3Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 52▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.1/100)
#1813
State #20366
Jeff Sievers
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • YORKTOWN ISD (Dewitt County)
Fiscal: 64.1Reg: 62.8Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 52▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.1/100)
#1814
State #20367
Ben Hahn
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • YORKTOWN ISD (Dewitt County)
Fiscal: 61.9Reg: 63.6Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 52▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.1/100)
#1815
State #20368
John Young
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • YORKTOWN ISD (Dewitt County)
Fiscal: 63.3Reg: 64.6Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 52▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.1/100)
#1816
State #20369
Christopher Romans
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • YORKTOWN ISD (Dewitt County)
Fiscal: 62.1Reg: 63.8Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 52▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.1/100)
#1817
State #20370
Jennifer Franke
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • YORKTOWN ISD (Dewitt County)
Fiscal: 63.8Reg: 63Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 52▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.1/100)
#1818
State #20371
Woodrow Pennington
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #130 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 62.2Reg: 61.3Pro-Liberty: 123Expansion: 47▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.1/100)
#1819
State #20372
Francesca Garcia
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #130 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 62.3Reg: 63.4Pro-Liberty: 136Expansion: 34▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.1/100)
#1820
State #20373
James Cameron
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #130 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 61.5Reg: 62.8Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 24▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.1/100)
#1821
State #20374
Marc Webster
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #130 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 64.6Reg: 63.2Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 24▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.1/100)
#1822
State #20375
Elias Megersa
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #130 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 63Reg: 65.5Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 24▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.1/100)
#1823
State #20348
Robert Mayhar
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Jasper (Jasper County)
Fiscal: 64.3Reg: 63.9Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 68▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.1/100)
#1824
State #20342
Steve L. Sicking
Mayor • City of Dean (Clay County)
Fiscal: 62.2Reg: 61Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 66▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.1/100)
#1825
State #20343
David Simons
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Dean (Clay County)
Fiscal: 65.3Reg: 64.9Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 52▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.1/100)
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