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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 316 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)
▲ +0.9 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -1.3 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+4.8% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+22.8% (CAGR +4.0%/yr)
#1
State #21256
Stephen Dodd
District Attorney • Crockett County (Crockett County)
Fiscal: 59.7Reg: 60.2Pro-Liberty: 164Expansion: 97▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.7/100)
#2
State #21247
Evelyn C. Kerbow
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Crockett County (Crockett County)
Fiscal: 62Reg: 61.6Pro-Liberty: 164Expansion: 97▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.7/100)
#3
State #21255
Jody K. Upham
County Attorney • Crockett County (Crockett County)
Fiscal: 60.2Reg: 58.7Pro-Liberty: 164Expansion: 97▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.7/100)
#4
State #21252
Wesley J. Bean
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Crockett County (Crockett County)
Fiscal: 58.1Reg: 57.6Pro-Liberty: 164Expansion: 97▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.7/100)
#5
State #21245
Tara Carey
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Crockett County (Crockett County)
Fiscal: 60.7Reg: 57.2Pro-Liberty: 164Expansion: 97▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.7/100)
#6
State #21246
Laura Connor
County Treasurer • Crockett County (Crockett County)
Fiscal: 59.9Reg: 59.9Pro-Liberty: 164Expansion: 97▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.7/100)
#7
State #21249
G.L. Bunger
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Crockett County (Crockett County)
Fiscal: 58.1Reg: 60.4Pro-Liberty: 164Expansion: 97▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.7/100)
#8
State #21253
Victor De La Garza
County Sheriff • Crockett County (Crockett County)
Fiscal: 61.3Reg: 59.9Pro-Liberty: 164Expansion: 97▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.7/100)
#9
State #21248
Francisco "Frank" Tambunga
County Judge • Crockett County (Crockett County)
Fiscal: 58.8Reg: 57.8Pro-Liberty: 164Expansion: 97▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.7/100)
#10
State #21250
Mike Medina Jr.
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Crockett County (Crockett County)
Fiscal: 60.7Reg: 61.4Pro-Liberty: 164Expansion: 97▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.7/100)
#11
State #21254
Michelle Medley
County Tax Assessor-Collector • Crockett County (Crockett County)
Fiscal: 57.7Reg: 61.5Pro-Liberty: 164Expansion: 97▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.7/100)
#12
State #21251
Elsa C. Fierro
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Crockett County (Crockett County)
Fiscal: 57.3Reg: 58.1Pro-Liberty: 164Expansion: 97▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.7/100)
#13
State #21309
Allyson Mitchell
District Attorney • Anderson County (Anderson County)
Fiscal: 59.6Reg: 61Pro-Liberty: 60Expansion: 39▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.6/100)
#14
State #21289
Jacob Putman
County Attorney • Smith County (Smith County)
Fiscal: 57.2Reg: 60.5Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 67▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.6/100)
#15
State #21290
Kim Morton
County Tax Assessor-Collector • Nacogdoches County (Nacogdoches County)
Fiscal: 57.8Reg: 61Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 86Lone Dissents: 1▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.6/100)
#16
State #21328
Andrew Jones
District Attorney • Nacogdoches County (Nacogdoches County)
Fiscal: 57.5Reg: 58.5Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 87Lone Dissents: 2▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.5/100)
#17
State #21311
Sandy McCorvey
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Nacogdoches County (Nacogdoches County)
Fiscal: 59.3Reg: 60.4Pro-Liberty: 449Expansion: 269▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.5/100)
#18
State #21314
Robin Dawley
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Nacogdoches County (Nacogdoches County)
Fiscal: 60.2Reg: 58.1Pro-Liberty: 449Expansion: 269▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.5/100)
#19
State #21329
Debbie Sanders
County Tax Assessor-Collector • Caldwell County (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 60.4Reg: 57.4Pro-Liberty: 120Expansion: 125Lone Dissents: 3▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.5/100)
#20
State #21313
Keith Finchum
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Nacogdoches County (Nacogdoches County)
Fiscal: 59Reg: 59.9Pro-Liberty: 449Expansion: 269▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.5/100)
#21
State #21312
Mark Harkness
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Nacogdoches County (Nacogdoches County)
Fiscal: 61.7Reg: 61.5Pro-Liberty: 449Expansion: 269▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.5/100)
#22
State #21310
Greg Sowell
County Judge • Nacogdoches County (Nacogdoches County)
Fiscal: 57.4Reg: 60.1Pro-Liberty: 449Expansion: 269▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.5/100)
#23
State #21336
Bill Coleman
County Judge • Hale County (Hale County)
Fiscal: 60.1Reg: 59.7Pro-Liberty: 239Expansion: 160▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.4/100)
#24
State #21342
Ralph Caraway Sr.
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Smith County (Smith County)
Fiscal: 60.1Reg: 59.8Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 83▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.4/100)
#25
State #21337
Mario Martinez
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Hale County (Hale County)
Fiscal: 59.6Reg: 57.4Pro-Liberty: 250Expansion: 149▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.4/100)