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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 1–25 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)
▼ -0.5 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.3% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+25.7% (CAGR +3.5%/yr)
#1
State #18543
John Pollock
Mayor • City of Newton (Newton County)
Fiscal: 67.7Reg: 69.4Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 63▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#2
State #18544
James Bean
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Newton (Newton County)
Fiscal: 71.9Reg: 71.2Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 50▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#3
State #18539
Jesse Laine
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Bryson (Jack County)
Fiscal: 68.6Reg: 69.5Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 55▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#4
State #18542
JR Stearns
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Bryson (Jack County)
Fiscal: 70.7Reg: 71.4Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 55▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#5
State #18541
Travis Rhoten
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Bryson (Jack County)
Fiscal: 69Reg: 68.2Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 55▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#6
State #18540
Heather Neer
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Bryson (Jack County)
Fiscal: 67.8Reg: 70.7Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 55▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#7
State #18530
Mike Shugart, Sr.
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of West Orange (Orange County)
Fiscal: 68.1Reg: 71.5Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 63▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#8
State #18538
Justin Hand
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Bryson (Jack County)
Fiscal: 70.3Reg: 70.1Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 58▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#9
State #18537
Lutitia Ford
Mayor • City of Bryson (Jack County)
Fiscal: 68Reg: 68.4Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 66▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#10
State #18536
Herbert Mikeworth
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Bellevue (Clay County)
Fiscal: 71Reg: 69.6Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 41▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#11
State #18535
Marsha Hanson
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Bellevue (Clay County)
Fiscal: 69.5Reg: 69.9Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 41▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#12
State #18533
Renee Ellis
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Bellevue (Clay County)
Fiscal: 68.6Reg: 71.4Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 41▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#13
State #18534
Kenneth Ford
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Bellevue (Clay County)
Fiscal: 71.4Reg: 71.6Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 41▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#14
State #18532
John Barnett
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Bellevue (Clay County)
Fiscal: 71.9Reg: 72.1Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 47▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#15
State #18531
Robert Ratliff
Mayor • City of Bellevue (Clay County)
Fiscal: 71.9Reg: 71Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 60▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#16
State #18520
Russell Persyn
Director, District 13 (District 13) • Edwards Aquifer Authority (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 71.4Reg: 71.6Pro-Liberty: 262Expansion: 77▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#17
State #18522
J Carnes
Director, District 6 (District 6) • Edwards Aquifer Authority (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 69.5Reg: 68.2Pro-Liberty: 237Expansion: 70▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#18
State #18523
Enrique Valdivia
Director, District 14 (District 14) • Edwards Aquifer Authority (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 67.4Reg: 70Pro-Liberty: 237Expansion: 70▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#19
State #18524
John Gillespie
District Attorney • Wichita County (Wichita County)
Fiscal: 67.5Reg: 70.1Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 74▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#20
State #18525
Randy Branch
Mayor • City of West Orange (Orange County)
Fiscal: 68.4Reg: 69.4Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 65▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#21
State #18526
Meritta Kennedy
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of West Orange (Orange County)
Fiscal: 69.1Reg: 70.1Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 61▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#22
State #18527
Lanie Brown
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of West Orange (Orange County)
Fiscal: 70.9Reg: 71.3Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 63▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#23
State #18528
Gail Langton
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of West Orange (Orange County)
Fiscal: 68.5Reg: 68Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 63▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#24
State #18529
Jay Odom
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of West Orange (Orange County)
Fiscal: 69.9Reg: 68Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 63▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#25
State #18545
Joe Miller
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Newton (Newton County)
Fiscal: 69.3Reg: 67.5Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 45▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)