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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 Elected Officials
Showing 1851–1875 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)
▼ -3.4 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.0% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+21.5% (CAGR +4.0%/yr)
#1851
State #20336
Ray Cobb
Mayor • Town of Merkel (Taylor County)
Fiscal: 61.4Reg: 61.1Pro-Liberty: 123Expansion: 78▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.1/100)
#1852
State #20337
Matthew Riggan
Councilmember, Place 1 • Town of Merkel (Taylor County)
Fiscal: 62.8Reg: 64.5Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 68▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.1/100)
#1853
State #20338
Tyler Newberry
Councilmember, Place 2 • Town of Merkel (Taylor County)
Fiscal: 61.1Reg: 64.8Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 68▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.1/100)
#1854
State #20339
Collin Jacobs
Councilmember, Place 3 • Town of Merkel (Taylor County)
Fiscal: 60.7Reg: 64.7Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 68▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.1/100)
#1855
State #20340
Alexis Smith
Councilmember, Place 4 • Town of Merkel (Taylor County)
Fiscal: 65.1Reg: 62Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 68▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.1/100)
#1856
State #20341
Elaine Chaney
Councilmember, Place 5 • Town of Merkel (Taylor County)
Fiscal: 63.6Reg: 63.4Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 68▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.1/100)
#1857
State #20384
Mitchell S. Burnett
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Oak Leaf (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 60.9Reg: 61.6Pro-Liberty: 120Expansion: 78▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63/100)
#1858
State #20385
Rhonda Lynn Landrum
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Oak Leaf (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 60.8Reg: 63.3Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 76▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63/100)
#1859
State #20386
Heena N. Kanase
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Oak Leaf (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 62.3Reg: 63.2Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 76▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63/100)
#1860
State #20387
Michelle Hillery
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Oak Leaf (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 63.8Reg: 60.6Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 76▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63/100)
#1861
State #20388
Taylor Bell
Mayor • Village of Lake Tanglewood (Randall County)
Fiscal: 61.1Reg: 62.9Pro-Liberty: 121Expansion: 77▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63/100)
#1862
State #20389
Jeff Barnhart
Councilmember, Place 1 • Village of Lake Tanglewood (Randall County)
Fiscal: 65.3Reg: 63.1Pro-Liberty: 118Expansion: 80▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63/100)
#1863
State #20390
Matthew Brooks
Councilmember, Place 2 • Village of Lake Tanglewood (Randall County)
Fiscal: 64.2Reg: 61.6Pro-Liberty: 117Expansion: 81▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63/100)
#1864
State #20391
Alisson Crockett
Councilmember, Place 3 • Village of Lake Tanglewood (Randall County)
Fiscal: 61.1Reg: 61.9Pro-Liberty: 117Expansion: 81▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63/100)
#1865
State #20392
Andrew Glenn
Councilmember, Place 4 • Village of Lake Tanglewood (Randall County)
Fiscal: 63.2Reg: 64.8Pro-Liberty: 117Expansion: 81▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63/100)
#1866
State #20393
Scott Lankford
Councilmember, Place 5 • Village of Lake Tanglewood (Randall County)
Fiscal: 63.2Reg: 61.7Pro-Liberty: 117Expansion: 81▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63/100)
#1867
State #20382
E Joel Garcia
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • ZAPATA COUNTY ISD (Zapata County)
Fiscal: 65Reg: 64.5Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 65▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63/100)
#1868
State #20379
Jose Ramirez, Iii
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • ZAPATA COUNTY ISD (Zapata County)
Fiscal: 60.7Reg: 64.2Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 65▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63/100)
#1869
State #20383
Tom Leverentz
Mayor • City of Oak Leaf (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 61Reg: 60.8Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 76▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63/100)
#1870
State #20381
Luis Guevara
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • ZAPATA COUNTY ISD (Zapata County)
Fiscal: 64.4Reg: 62.7Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 65▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63/100)
#1871
State #20378
Martha Morales
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • ZAPATA COUNTY ISD (Zapata County)
Fiscal: 63.5Reg: 61.5Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 65▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63/100)
#1872
State #20377
Mariselva Martinez
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • ZAPATA COUNTY ISD (Zapata County)
Fiscal: 61.6Reg: 61.6Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 71▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63/100)
#1873
State #20380
Dora Sendejo
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • ZAPATA COUNTY ISD (Zapata County)
Fiscal: 61.8Reg: 60.6Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 65▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63/100)
#1874
State #20376
Manuel Gonzalez, Jr
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • ZAPATA COUNTY ISD (Zapata County)
Fiscal: 62.7Reg: 62Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 87▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63/100)
#1875
State #20410
Bryan Tefteller
Mayor • City of Naples (Morris County)
Fiscal: 60.4Reg: 62.8Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 70▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(62.9/100)