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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.

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Top Ranked Elected Officials

Showing 3201–3225 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)
▼ -0.8 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -5.5 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.3% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+21.1% (CAGR +4.2%/yr)
#3201
State #24387
Brad Birchum
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Taylor County (Taylor County)
Fiscal: 51.6Reg: 52.6Pro-Liberty: 421Expansion: 343Lone Dissents: 1▼ -2.8 pts (5Y)
Grade D(50.8/100)
#3202
State #24388
Eugene Bustamante
Mayor • City of El Campo (Wharton County)
Fiscal: 50.1Reg: 50.5Pro-Liberty: 205Expansion: 180▼ -3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(50.8/100)
#3203
State #24389
Blake Barger
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of El Campo (Wharton County)
Fiscal: 51.7Reg: 49.7Pro-Liberty: 205Expansion: 180▼ -3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(50.8/100)
#3204
State #24390
Kyle Wallis
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of El Campo (Wharton County)
Fiscal: 51.8Reg: 49.3Pro-Liberty: 206Expansion: 179▼ -3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(50.8/100)
#3205
State #24391
Jeff Allgayer
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of El Campo (Wharton County)
Fiscal: 52.1Reg: 49.1Pro-Liberty: 206Expansion: 179▼ -3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(50.8/100)
#3206
State #24392
Tom Coblentz
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of El Campo (Wharton County)
Fiscal: 53Reg: 49.3Pro-Liberty: 206Expansion: 179▼ -3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(50.8/100)
#3207
State #24393
David Hodges
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of El Campo (Wharton County)
Fiscal: 52.3Reg: 52.2Pro-Liberty: 206Expansion: 179▼ -3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(50.8/100)
#3208
State #24394
Dennis Herring, Jr
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • HALLETTSVILLE ISD (Lavaca County)
Fiscal: 53.2Reg: 52.7Pro-Liberty: 175Expansion: 143▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(50.8/100)
#3209
State #24395
Sharesce Sidney
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • HALLETTSVILLE ISD (Lavaca County)
Fiscal: 50.7Reg: 50.3Pro-Liberty: 183Expansion: 135▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(50.8/100)
#3210
State #24396
Justin Smith
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • HALLETTSVILLE ISD (Lavaca County)
Fiscal: 53Reg: 52.1Pro-Liberty: 189Expansion: 129▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(50.8/100)
#3211
State #24397
Brian Smith
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • HALLETTSVILLE ISD (Lavaca County)
Fiscal: 50.1Reg: 49.6Pro-Liberty: 189Expansion: 129▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(50.8/100)
#3212
State #24398
Brian Henneke
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • HALLETTSVILLE ISD (Lavaca County)
Fiscal: 49Reg: 53Pro-Liberty: 189Expansion: 129▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(50.8/100)
#3213
State #24399
Ryan Bludau
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • HALLETTSVILLE ISD (Lavaca County)
Fiscal: 51.5Reg: 51.6Pro-Liberty: 189Expansion: 129▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(50.8/100)
#3214
State #24400
Holly Cliffe
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • HALLETTSVILLE ISD (Lavaca County)
Fiscal: 49Reg: 52.3Pro-Liberty: 189Expansion: 129▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(50.8/100)
#3215
State #24401
Kyle Dubose
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • ORANGEFIELD ISD (Orange County)
Fiscal: 52.9Reg: 52.6Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 117▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(50.8/100)
#3216
State #24402
Jude Graffagnino
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • ORANGEFIELD ISD (Orange County)
Fiscal: 51Reg: 48.6Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 106▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(50.8/100)
#3217
State #24403
Marc Wernig
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • ORANGEFIELD ISD (Orange County)
Fiscal: 49.8Reg: 50.3Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 101▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(50.8/100)
#3218
State #24404
Laura Clark
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • ORANGEFIELD ISD (Orange County)
Fiscal: 51.1Reg: 48.7Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 101▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(50.8/100)
#3219
State #24405
Brad Frye
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • ORANGEFIELD ISD (Orange County)
Fiscal: 52.8Reg: 48.3Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 101▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(50.8/100)
#3220
State #24406
Van Bo Henley
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • ORANGEFIELD ISD (Orange County)
Fiscal: 50.3Reg: 48.8Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 101▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(50.8/100)
#3221
State #24407
Chris Kovatch
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • ORANGEFIELD ISD (Orange County)
Fiscal: 53Reg: 50.1Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 101▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(50.8/100)
#3222
State #24408
Joel Odom
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • FLORESVILLE ISD (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 49.8Reg: 49.9Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 108▼ -2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade D(50.8/100)
#3223
State #24409
Bonna Reed
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • FLORESVILLE ISD (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 50Reg: 52.3Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 96▼ -2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade D(50.8/100)
#3224
State #24410
Yolanda Castillo
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (Hidalgo County)
Fiscal: 50.6Reg: 52.8Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 105▼ -2.4 pts (5Y)
Grade D(50.8/100)
#3225
State #24411
Cynthia Gutierrez
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (Hidalgo County)
Fiscal: 48.8Reg: 51.9Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 97▼ -2.4 pts (5Y)
Grade D(50.8/100)
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