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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 301–325 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)
▼ -3.4 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+21.5% (CAGR +3.9%/yr)
#301
State #21477
Robert Sanchez
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • SOMERSET ISD (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 58.2Reg: 61.4Pro-Liberty: 164Expansion: 103▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59/100)
#302
State #21481
Francisco De Luna, Jr
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • SOMERSET ISD (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 57.2Reg: 59.2Pro-Liberty: 164Expansion: 103▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59/100)
#303
State #21474
Brandy Robinson
County Attorney • Austin County (Austin County)
Fiscal: 61.1Reg: 57.6Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 152Lone Dissents: 5▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59/100)
#304
State #21482
Danny Jennings
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • NORTH HOPKINS ISD (Hopkins County)
Fiscal: 57.2Reg: 60.5Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 97▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(59/100)
#305
State #21501
Ellen Balthazar
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • EANES ISD (Travis County)
Fiscal: 59.3Reg: 59.9Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 66▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.9/100)
#306
State #21500
Laura Clark
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • EANES ISD (Travis County)
Fiscal: 59Reg: 57.2Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 66▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.9/100)
#307
State #21498
James Spradely
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • EANES ISD (Travis County)
Fiscal: 59.3Reg: 60.1Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 66▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.9/100)
#308
State #21499
Kim Mcmath
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • EANES ISD (Travis County)
Fiscal: 59Reg: 59.5Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 66▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.9/100)
#309
State #21493
Clay L. Karch
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Thrall (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 57.9Reg: 58.5Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 55▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.9/100)
#310
State #21494
Anja Martin
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Thrall (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 59.9Reg: 59.9Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 53▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.9/100)
#311
State #21492
Troy Marx
Mayor • City of Thrall (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 60.3Reg: 59.4Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 76▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.9/100)
#312
State #21495
Diane Hern
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • EANES ISD (Travis County)
Fiscal: 59.8Reg: 58.7Pro-Liberty: 114Expansion: 84▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.9/100)
#313
State #21496
Kelly Marwill
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • EANES ISD (Travis County)
Fiscal: 59.5Reg: 56.7Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 68▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.9/100)
#314
State #21497
Heather Sheffield
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • EANES ISD (Travis County)
Fiscal: 57.7Reg: 57.8Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 66▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.9/100)
#315
State #21512
Tommy Patterson
Councilmember, Place 3 • Town of Dodson (Collingsworth County)
Fiscal: 59.5Reg: 58.7Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.8/100)
#316
State #21511
Henry Neufeld
Councilmember, Place 2 • Town of Dodson (Collingsworth County)
Fiscal: 60.5Reg: 57.6Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.8/100)
#317
State #21513
Arturo Rodriguez
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • SOUTH TEXAS ISD (Cameron County)
Fiscal: 59.2Reg: 60.7Pro-Liberty: 114Expansion: 84▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.8/100)
#318
State #21509
Steve Kane
Mayor • Town of Dodson (Collingsworth County)
Fiscal: 60.7Reg: 56.3Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 74▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.8/100)
#319
State #21508
Jeff Dalton
Councilmember, Place 5 • Town of Hackberry (Denton County)
Fiscal: 57.1Reg: 56.3Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 51▼ -2.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.8/100)
#320
State #21510
Hugo Cruz
Councilmember, Place 1 • Town of Dodson (Collingsworth County)
Fiscal: 57.1Reg: 61.1Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 57▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.8/100)
#321
State #21514
Sylvia Sanchez Garza
Board Secretary (Place 3) • SOUTH TEXAS ISD (Cameron County)
Fiscal: 57.8Reg: 56.5Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 69▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.8/100)
#322
State #21504
Cherita Green
Councilmember, Place 1 • Town of Hackberry (Denton County)
Fiscal: 58.9Reg: 59.8Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 54▼ -2.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.8/100)
#323
State #21503
Bryant Green
Mayor • Town of Hackberry (Denton County)
Fiscal: 56.9Reg: 58.3Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 69▼ -2.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.8/100)
#324
State #21505
Donald Harrison
Councilmember, Place 2 • Town of Hackberry (Denton County)
Fiscal: 58.8Reg: 58.1Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 51▼ -2.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.8/100)
#325
State #21502
Shanna Conley
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Caldwell County (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 56.3Reg: 60.7Pro-Liberty: 119Expansion: 126Lone Dissents: 2▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.8/100)
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