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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 2001–2025 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)
▼ -1.2 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+4.7% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+24.9% (CAGR +4.0%/yr)
#2001
State #20521
Roger “Scooter” Lynch
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 2) • Hubbard ISDb (Hill County)
Fiscal: 61.5Reg: 60.2Pro-Liberty: 119Expansion: 79▼ -0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(62.6/100)
#2002
State #20520
Will C. Beecherl
Mayor (Place 4) • Highland Park ISDa (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 60.8Reg: 61.7Pro-Liberty: 121Expansion: 77▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(62.6/100)
#2003
State #20519
Kent Stasey
Councilmember, Place 5 • Town of Annetta (Parker County)
Fiscal: 64.9Reg: 60.1Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 57▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(62.6/100)
#2004
State #20502
Benny Jarvis
Mayor • City of Lueders (Jones County)
Fiscal: 60.4Reg: 61.8Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 68▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(62.6/100)
#2005
State #20505
Tammy Hubbard
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Lueders (Jones County)
Fiscal: 62Reg: 60.4Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 60▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(62.6/100)
#2006
State #20506
Dustin Sweet
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Lueders (Jones County)
Fiscal: 61.2Reg: 63.4Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 60▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(62.6/100)
#2007
State #20507
Kimberly Neal
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Lueders (Jones County)
Fiscal: 63.7Reg: 63.1Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 60▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(62.6/100)
#2008
State #20497
Rickey Myatt
Mayor • City of Petrolia (Clay County)
Fiscal: 60.5Reg: 62.3Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 66▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(62.6/100)
#2009
State #20509
Carey Palmer
Councilmember, Place 1 • Town of Alto (Cherokee County)
Fiscal: 63.7Reg: 64.2Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 57▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(62.6/100)
#2010
State #20510
Debra Grimes
Councilmember, Place 2 • Town of Alto (Cherokee County)
Fiscal: 60.7Reg: 62.9Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 50▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(62.6/100)
#2011
State #20544
Kayla Box
County Tax Assessor-Collector • Cottle County (Cottle County)
Fiscal: 60.4Reg: 63.8Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 98▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(62.5/100)
#2012
State #20534
Benjamin Landry
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Iola (Grimes County)
Fiscal: 61.4Reg: 61.2Pro-Liberty: 206Expansion: 73▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(62.5/100)
#2013
State #20535
John Alexander
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Iola (Grimes County)
Fiscal: 60.9Reg: 63.6Pro-Liberty: 206Expansion: 73▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(62.5/100)
#2014
State #20536
Crystal Tucker
County Treasurer • Cottle County (Cottle County)
Fiscal: 60Reg: 62.2Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 100▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(62.5/100)
#2015
State #20537
Monte Fields
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Cottle County (Cottle County)
Fiscal: 63.1Reg: 60.4Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 98▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(62.5/100)
#2016
State #20538
Karl Holloway
County Judge • Cottle County (Cottle County)
Fiscal: 60.6Reg: 60.7Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 98▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(62.5/100)
#2017
State #20539
Steven Beck
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Cottle County (Cottle County)
Fiscal: 61.6Reg: 61.2Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 98▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(62.5/100)
#2018
State #20540
John B. Brothers
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Cottle County (Cottle County)
Fiscal: 64Reg: 62.2Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 98▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(62.5/100)
#2019
State #20541
Arty Tucker
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Cottle County (Cottle County)
Fiscal: 62.5Reg: 64.7Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 98▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(62.5/100)
#2020
State #20542
Harvey Truelock
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Cottle County (Cottle County)
Fiscal: 63.5Reg: 62Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 98▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(62.5/100)
#2021
State #20545
Greg Buckley
County Attorney • Cottle County (Cottle County)
Fiscal: 63.5Reg: 64.8Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 98▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(62.5/100)
#2022
State #20546
Hunter Brooks
District Attorney • Cottle County (Cottle County)
Fiscal: 64.6Reg: 60.8Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 98▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(62.5/100)
#2023
State #20547
Rachel Parker
County Treasurer • Hill County (Hill County)
Fiscal: 64.9Reg: 61.3Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 90▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(62.5/100)
#2024
State #20548
Larry Armstrong
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Hill County (Hill County)
Fiscal: 64Reg: 60Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 91Lone Dissents: 1▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(62.5/100)
#2025
State #20550
Jerry Webb
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Gilmer (Upshur County)
Fiscal: 62.8Reg: 64.1Pro-Liberty: 120Expansion: 78▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(62.5/100)