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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 35 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)
▲ +2.1 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +0.5 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.3% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+20.1% (CAGR +3.8%/yr)
#1
State #22857
James Moffatt
President • Northeast Harris County Municipal Utility District #1 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 53.5Reg: 54.4Pro-Liberty: 67Expansion: 29▼ -0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#2
State #22794
F Rodriguez
President • Harris County Municipal Utility District #119 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 56.7Reg: 53.4Pro-Liberty: 53Expansion: 44▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#3
State #22835
Gary Sundstrom
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #82 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 56.6Reg: 57.4Pro-Liberty: 54Expansion: 42▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#4
State #22837
Matthew Hoffpauir
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #82 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 53.8Reg: 56.7Pro-Liberty: 76Expansion: 20▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#5
State #22838
Donald Hays
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #82 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 52.9Reg: 53.9Pro-Liberty: 76Expansion: 20▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#6
State #22822
Stephanie Johnson
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Southwest Harris County Municipal Utility District #1 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 57.2Reg: 56.4Pro-Liberty: 86Expansion: 10▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#7
State #22823
Keith Bynam
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Southwest Harris County Municipal Utility District #1 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 57.3Reg: 55.3Pro-Liberty: 86Expansion: 10▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#8
State #22824
JoAnn Miller
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Southwest Harris County Municipal Utility District #1 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 55.8Reg: 57.1Pro-Liberty: 86Expansion: 10▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#9
State #22825
Ellen Crocker
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Northeast Harris County Municipal Utility District #1 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 54.9Reg: 55Pro-Liberty: 58Expansion: 38▼ -0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#10
State #22820
Bruce Zaborowski
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Southwest Harris County Municipal Utility District #1 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 56.1Reg: 52.7Pro-Liberty: 65Expansion: 31▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#11
State #22819
Katrina Ortega
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #127 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 52.8Reg: 57.2Pro-Liberty: 58Expansion: 26▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#12
State #22818
Kate Zamora
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #127 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 55.1Reg: 53.1Pro-Liberty: 58Expansion: 26▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#13
State #22817
Mike Harvey
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #127 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 56Reg: 52.9Pro-Liberty: 58Expansion: 26▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#14
State #22816
Brenda Lynch
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #127 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 53.5Reg: 55.1Pro-Liberty: 57Expansion: 27▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#15
State #22828
Keith Jaehne
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Northeast Harris County Municipal Utility District #1 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 56.7Reg: 53.8Pro-Liberty: 67Expansion: 29▼ -0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#16
State #22839
Jerry Chesnutt
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #82 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 55.7Reg: 54.7Pro-Liberty: 76Expansion: 20▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#17
State #22840
Joseph Longacre
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Harris-Fort Bend Counties Municipal Utility District #1 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 54.3Reg: 55.4Pro-Liberty: 64Expansion: 32▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#18
State #22841
David Beyer
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Harris-Fort Bend Counties Municipal Utility District #1 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 55.8Reg: 55.7Pro-Liberty: 80Expansion: 16▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#19
State #22842
Ron Lovett
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Harris-Fort Bend Counties Municipal Utility District #1 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 53.1Reg: 56.1Pro-Liberty: 85Expansion: 11▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#20
State #22843
Kristen Scott
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Harris-Fort Bend Counties Municipal Utility District #1 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 56.6Reg: 57.1Pro-Liberty: 85Expansion: 11▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#21
State #22844
Richard Hughes
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Harris-Fort Bend Counties Municipal Utility District #1 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 57Reg: 54Pro-Liberty: 85Expansion: 11▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#22
State #22797
Jack Wells
President • Harris-Fort Bend Counties Municipal Utility District #5 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 56.4Reg: 55.2Pro-Liberty: 59Expansion: 37▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#23
State #22827
Jim Moffatt
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Northeast Harris County Municipal Utility District #1 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 54.4Reg: 57.2Pro-Liberty: 67Expansion: 29▼ -0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#24
State #22795
David Chambers
Board President (Place 2) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #191 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 52.9Reg: 54Pro-Liberty: 37Expansion: 55▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#25
State #22796
Gay Thompson
President (Place 1) • Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 43 (Brazoria County)
Fiscal: 54.8Reg: 57.1Pro-Liberty: 50Expansion: 45▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55/100)