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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 Governments (Highest Liberty)
Showing 226–250 of 508 matching jurisdictions
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)
▼ -1.4 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -6.1 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+22.4% (CAGR +4.5%/yr)
#891
State Rank
GLADEWATER ISD
ISD • Gregg County • Pop: 1,580
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.993023Fiscal: 40.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 16.3▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.0% 5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#887
State Rank
HITCHCOCK ISD
ISD • Galveston County • Pop: 1,943
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9807Fiscal: 41.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.7% 5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#885
State Rank
JUDSON ISD
ISD • Bexar County • Pop: 22,620
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9796Fiscal: 41.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+25.0% 5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#892
State Rank
ROMA ISD
ISD • Starr County • Pop: 5,930
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.1699Fiscal: 29.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 33.3▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.1% 5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#888
State Rank
PLAINS ISD
ISD • Yoakum County • Pop: 414
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9817Fiscal: 41.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.9% 5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#897
State Rank
WEBB CISD
ISD • Webb County • Pop: 206
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.98694Fiscal: 40.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.1% 5Y)
Grade D(55.1/100)
#895
State Rank
COPPELL ISD
ISD • Dallas County • Pop: 13,056
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9857Fiscal: 40.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.2% 5Y)
Grade D(55.1/100)
#896
State Rank
DALLAS ISD
ISD • Dallas County • Pop: 134,308
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.985735Fiscal: 40.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.9% 5Y)
Grade D(55.1/100)
#894
State Rank
JIM NED CISD
ISD • Taylor County • Pop: 1,631
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9853Fiscal: 40.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.6% 5Y)
Grade D(55.1/100)
#898
State Rank
BELLEVUE ISD
ISD • Clay County • Pop: 243
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9915Fiscal: 40.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 15.4▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+19.4% 5Y)
Grade D(55.1/100)
#899
State Rank
EAST CHAMBERS ISD
ISD • Chambers County • Pop: 1,565
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.11412Fiscal: 33.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 27.3▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.8% 5Y)
Grade D(55.1/100)
#900
State Rank
IRVING ISD
ISD • Dallas County • Pop: 29,212
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9884Fiscal: 40.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.7% 5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#902
State Rank
GORDON ISD
ISD • Palo pinto County • Pop: 240
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9919Fiscal: 40.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.5% 5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#903
State Rank
PECOS-BARSTOW-TOYAH ISD
ISD • Reeves County • Pop: 2,953
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9920Fiscal: 40.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.4% 5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#901
State Rank
DILLEY ISD
ISD • Frio County • Pop: 830
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.98844Fiscal: 40.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.5% 5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#904
State Rank
LA VERNIA ISD
ISD • Wilson County • Pop: 3,525
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.0519Fiscal: 36.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 20.8▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.2% 5Y)
Grade D(55/100)
#906
State Rank
LASARA ISD
ISD • Willacy County • Pop: 330
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.08633Fiscal: 34.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 23.8▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.5% 5Y)
Grade D(54.9/100)
#905
State Rank
STAFFORD MSD
ISD • Fort bend County • Pop: 3,532
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9931Fiscal: 40.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.9% 5Y)
Grade D(54.9/100)
#913
State Rank
FRIONA ISD
ISD • Parmer County • Pop: 983
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.0001Fiscal: 40Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.8% 5Y)
Grade D(54.8/100)
#908
State Rank
ANGLETON ISD
ISD • Brazoria County • Pop: 7,291
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9969Fiscal: 40.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.5% 5Y)
Grade D(54.8/100)
#914
State Rank
GAINESVILLE ISD
ISD • Cooke County • Pop: 3,065
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.00069Fiscal: 40Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.1% 5Y)
Grade D(54.8/100)
#907
State Rank
SAINT JO ISD
ISD • Montague County • Pop: 298
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9967Fiscal: 40.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.3% 5Y)
Grade D(54.8/100)
#911
State Rank
S AND S CISD
ISD • Grayson County • Pop: 924
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.99894Fiscal: 40.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.9% 5Y)
Grade D(54.8/100)
#909
State Rank
FORT BEND ISD
ISD • Fort bend County • Pop: 78,062
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9969Fiscal: 40.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.3% 5Y)
Grade D(54.8/100)
#910
State Rank
CHILTON ISD
ISD • Falls County • Pop: 577
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9974Fiscal: 40.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.9% 5Y)
Grade D(54.8/100)