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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 326–350 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)
▼ -0.1 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -2.6 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.3% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+24.7% (CAGR +3.7%/yr)
#326
State #21526
Michael Thompson
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Vidor (Orange County)
Fiscal: 59.4Reg: 56.3Pro-Liberty: 115Expansion: 83▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.8/100)
#327
State #21528
Vicki Watson
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Vidor (Orange County)
Fiscal: 56.5Reg: 61Pro-Liberty: 115Expansion: 83▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.8/100)
#328
State #21532
Brandi Barton
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Troup (Smith County)
Fiscal: 58.3Reg: 60.6Pro-Liberty: 108Expansion: 90▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.8/100)
#329
State #21524
Kelly Carder
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Vidor (Orange County)
Fiscal: 59.2Reg: 59.7Pro-Liberty: 118Expansion: 80▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.8/100)
#330
State #21525
Nicole McGowan
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Vidor (Orange County)
Fiscal: 56.5Reg: 58.4Pro-Liberty: 115Expansion: 83▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.8/100)
#331
State #21533
Nolan Jeske
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Troup (Smith County)
Fiscal: 59.4Reg: 57Pro-Liberty: 108Expansion: 90▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.8/100)
#332
State #21541
Wirt Davis
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • PRINGLE-MORSE CISD (Hansford County)
Fiscal: 58.7Reg: 56.6Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 67▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.8/100)
#333
State #21519
Robert Cotton
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Mount Enterprise (Rusk County)
Fiscal: 59.2Reg: 56.6Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 76▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.8/100)
#334
State #21520
Jacob Waldron
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Mount Enterprise (Rusk County)
Fiscal: 57.1Reg: 60.8Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 76▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.8/100)
#335
State #21516
Joe Morales
Director, Place 3 (Place 1) • SOUTH TEXAS ISD (Cameron County)
Fiscal: 60.9Reg: 58.9Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 69▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.8/100)
#336
State #21515
Daniel Morales
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • SOUTH TEXAS ISD (Cameron County)
Fiscal: 57.1Reg: 58Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 69▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.8/100)
#337
State #21518
Freddy Swann
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Mount Enterprise (Rusk County)
Fiscal: 60.2Reg: 60.7Pro-Liberty: 118Expansion: 80▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.8/100)
#338
State #21521
Mary Jo Baird
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Mount Enterprise (Rusk County)
Fiscal: 57.4Reg: 60.8Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 76▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.8/100)
#339
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)
#340
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)
#341
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)
#342
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)
#343
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)
#344
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)
#345
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)
#346
State #21522
Harvey Graves
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Mount Enterprise (Rusk County)
Fiscal: 58.3Reg: 57.9Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 76▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.8/100)
#347
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)
#348
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)
#349
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)
#350
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)