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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 2351–2375 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)
▲ +0.7 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -3.0 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+4.5% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+20.2% (CAGR +4.0%/yr)
#2351
State #20866
Troy Lewis
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Palacios (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 63Reg: 59.4Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 70▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(61.2/100)
#2352
State #20865
Mark Warny
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Palacios (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 58.7Reg: 58.7Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 71▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(61.2/100)
#2353
State #20870
Rodney Guetersloh
Mayor • Town of Plains (Yoakum County)
Fiscal: 60.6Reg: 61.2Pro-Liberty: 116Expansion: 82▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(61.2/100)
#2354
State #20864
Rick Cink
Mayor • City of Palacios (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 61.9Reg: 60.2Pro-Liberty: 118Expansion: 80▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(61.2/100)
#2355
State #20863
Maxy Guerrero
Councilmember, Place 2 • Town of Miller's Cove (Titus County)
Fiscal: 61.8Reg: 60.3Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 55▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(61.2/100)
#2356
State #20862
Javiar Ramirez
Councilmember, Place 1 • Town of Miller's Cove (Titus County)
Fiscal: 60.9Reg: 59Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 57▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(61.2/100)
#2357
State #20861
Willie B. Garrett
Mayor • Town of Miller's Cove (Titus County)
Fiscal: 59.3Reg: 63.5Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 71▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(61.2/100)
#2358
State #20853
Cosman Jones
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Hooks (Bowie County)
Fiscal: 61.6Reg: 63.3Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 84▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(61.2/100)
#2359
State #20860
Shawn Roden
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Red River County (Red River County)
Fiscal: 60.1Reg: 60.2Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 76Lone Dissents: 1▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(61.2/100)
#2360
State #20859
Paul Davis
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Silsbee (Hardin County)
Fiscal: 60.3Reg: 63.5Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 84▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(61.2/100)
#2361
State #20858
William Bass
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Silsbee (Hardin County)
Fiscal: 60.4Reg: 62.3Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 84▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(61.2/100)
#2362
State #20857
Bruce Kay
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Silsbee (Hardin County)
Fiscal: 60.9Reg: 60.7Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 84▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(61.2/100)
#2363
State #20856
Curt Woodard
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Silsbee (Hardin County)
Fiscal: 58.9Reg: 61.3Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 84▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(61.2/100)
#2364
State #20855
Tina Holman
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Silsbee (Hardin County)
Fiscal: 58.7Reg: 60.2Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 86▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(61.2/100)
#2365
State #20852
Jimmy Cochran
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Hooks (Bowie County)
Fiscal: 60.4Reg: 60Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 84▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(61.2/100)
#2366
State #20851
Gary Wright
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Hooks (Bowie County)
Fiscal: 62Reg: 61.1Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 84▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(61.2/100)
#2367
State #20850
Jeff Parker
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Hooks (Bowie County)
Fiscal: 58.8Reg: 60.8Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 84▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(61.2/100)
#2368
State #20849
Rhett Tuggle
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Hooks (Bowie County)
Fiscal: 63.5Reg: 61.7Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 82▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(61.2/100)
#2369
State #20854
Danny Reneau
Mayor • City of Silsbee (Hardin County)
Fiscal: 61Reg: 62.7Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 88▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(61.2/100)
#2370
State #20848
Marc Reiter
Mayor • City of Hooks (Bowie County)
Fiscal: 61.1Reg: 59.2Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 87▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(61.2/100)
#2371
State #20889
Kelly S. Rowe
County Sheriff • Lubbock County (Lubbock County)
Fiscal: 61.6Reg: 60.1Pro-Liberty: 57Expansion: 81▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(61.2/100)
#2372
State #20896
Lorenzo Macias
Councilmember, Place 2 • Town of Holiday Lakes (Brazoria County)
Fiscal: 59.7Reg: 61Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 76▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(61.1/100)
#2373
State #20895
Joyce Carr
Councilmember, Place 1 • Town of Holiday Lakes (Brazoria County)
Fiscal: 60.3Reg: 61.4Pro-Liberty: 119Expansion: 79▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(61.1/100)
#2374
State #20910
Clint Savoini
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Hereford (Deaf Smith County)
Fiscal: 59.2Reg: 61.3Pro-Liberty: 104Expansion: 67▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(61.1/100)
#2375
State #20911
Jeremy Lopez
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Hereford (Deaf Smith County)
Fiscal: 59.9Reg: 61.3Pro-Liberty: 104Expansion: 67▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(61.1/100)
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