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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 226–250 of 3,680 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)
▲ +0.5 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -1.2 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.3% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+21.1% (CAGR +3.6%/yr)
#226
State #21418
Linda Gann
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Sadler (Grayson County)
Fiscal: 60.6Reg: 59.6Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 63▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.2/100)
#227
State #21414
Alfred Hall
Councilmember, Place 3 • Town of San Felipe (Austin County)
Fiscal: 61.2Reg: 60.5Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 48▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.2/100)
#228
State #21413
Sandra Bradley
Councilmember, Place 2 • Town of San Felipe (Austin County)
Fiscal: 61.3Reg: 60.6Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 48▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.2/100)
#229
State #21415
Alfreda Echols-Cloud
Councilmember, Place 4 • Town of San Felipe (Austin County)
Fiscal: 57.6Reg: 61.1Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 48▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.2/100)
#230
State #21419
Sandi Freeman
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Sadler (Grayson County)
Fiscal: 58.8Reg: 60.9Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 64▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.2/100)
#231
State #21410
Carl Hinton
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Mount Pleasant (Titus County)
Fiscal: 59.8Reg: 58.2Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.2/100)
#232
State #21409
Kelly Redfearn Faulkner
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Mount Pleasant (Titus County)
Fiscal: 57.2Reg: 56.8Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.2/100)
#233
State #21411
Bobby Byars
Mayor • Town of San Felipe (Austin County)
Fiscal: 58.1Reg: 60.6Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 73▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.2/100)
#234
State #21407
Melanie Knight
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Mount Pleasant (Titus County)
Fiscal: 59.4Reg: 56.7Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.2/100)
#235
State #21406
Debbie Corbell
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Mount Pleasant (Titus County)
Fiscal: 57.6Reg: 61.3Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 59▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.2/100)
#236
State #21408
Jonathan Hageman
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Mount Pleasant (Titus County)
Fiscal: 59.6Reg: 60.7Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.2/100)
#237
State #21412
Larry Gentry
Councilmember, Place 1 • Town of San Felipe (Austin County)
Fiscal: 61.3Reg: 59.7Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 50▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.2/100)
#238
State #21420
Chris Knight
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Sadler (Grayson County)
Fiscal: 56.7Reg: 59.8Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 64▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.2/100)
#239
State #21402
Lee Grounds
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • BLOOMING GROVE ISD (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 60.7Reg: 61.2Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 85▼ -0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.2/100)
#240
State #21401
Valerie Richards
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • BLOOMING GROVE ISD (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 61.6Reg: 57.9Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 85▼ -0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.2/100)
#241
State #21403
Danika Watson
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • BLOOMING GROVE ISD (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 60.2Reg: 58.5Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 85▼ -0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.2/100)
#242
State #21399
Shane Richards
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • BLOOMING GROVE ISD (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 59.3Reg: 58.2Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 88▼ -0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.2/100)
#243
State #21398
Jordan Golden
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • BLOOMING GROVE ISD (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 58.2Reg: 58.6Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 94▼ -0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.2/100)
#244
State #21400
Derek Weaver
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • BLOOMING GROVE ISD (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 60Reg: 57Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 85▼ -0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.2/100)
#245
State #21404
Terri Gillen
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • BLOOMING GROVE ISD (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 61.4Reg: 59.2Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 85▼ -0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.2/100)
#246
State #21405
Wesley Lyon II
Mayor • City of Mount Pleasant (Titus County)
Fiscal: 58.6Reg: 58.6Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 74▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.2/100)
#247
State #21435
David Blackburn
County Judge • Bell County (Bell County)
Fiscal: 60.1Reg: 57.3Pro-Liberty: 251Expansion: 172▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.1/100)
#248
State #21434
Louie Minor
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Bell County (Bell County)
Fiscal: 58Reg: 58.2Pro-Liberty: 251Expansion: 172▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.1/100)
#249
State #21436
Bobby Whitson
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Bell County (Bell County)
Fiscal: 60Reg: 58Pro-Liberty: 251Expansion: 172▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.1/100)
#250
State #21437
Greg Reynolds
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Bell County (Bell County)
Fiscal: 58.2Reg: 58.5Pro-Liberty: 251Expansion: 172▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59.1/100)