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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 351–375 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)
▼ -1.2 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -6.0 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+22.1% (CAGR +4.5%/yr)
#1016
State Rank
TAHOKA ISD
ISD • Lynn County • Pop: 558
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.07296Fiscal: 35.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.8% 5Y)
Grade D(53/100)
#1019
State Rank
MANOR ISD
ISD • Travis County • Pop: 9,873
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.07383Fiscal: 35.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.6% 5Y)
Grade D(53/100)
#1013
State Rank
ROBERT LEE ISD
ISD • Coke County • Pop: 254
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.07139Fiscal: 35.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+19.3% 5Y)
Grade D(53/100)
#1018
State Rank
ABBOTT ISD
ISD • Hill County • Pop: 285
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.0734Fiscal: 35.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.3% 5Y)
Grade D(53/100)
#1021
State Rank
COMAL ISD
ISD • Comal County • Pop: 30,421
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.0748Fiscal: 35.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.5% 5Y)
Grade D(53/100)
#1015
State Rank
PINE TREE ISD
ISD • Gregg County • Pop: 4,444
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.0727Fiscal: 35.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.9% 5Y)
Grade D(53/100)
#1014
State Rank
KELLER ISD
ISD • Tarrant County • Pop: 30,486
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.07218Fiscal: 35.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.3% 5Y)
Grade D(53/100)
#1022
State Rank
ROTAN ISD
ISD • Fisher County • Pop: 266
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.07492Fiscal: 35.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.9% 5Y)
Grade D(53/100)
#1020
State Rank
EL PASO ISD
ISD • El paso County • Pop: 46,244
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.0745Fiscal: 35.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.2% 5Y)
Grade D(53/100)
#1023
State Rank
FROST ISD
ISD • Navarro County • Pop: 459
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.1962Fiscal: 28.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 26.5▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.1% 5Y)
Grade D(52.9/100)
#1031
State Rank
ARP ISD
ISD • Smith County • Pop: 921
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.0853Fiscal: 34.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 15.2▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.6% 5Y)
Grade D(52.8/100)
#1024
State Rank
MONTGOMERY ISD
ISD • Montgomery County • Pop: 9,722
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.0792Fiscal: 35.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.3% 5Y)
Grade D(52.8/100)
#1026
State Rank
DIMMITT ISD
ISD • Castro County • Pop: 1,074
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.0797Fiscal: 35.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.1% 5Y)
Grade D(52.8/100)
#1029
State Rank
SEGUIN ISD
ISD • Guadalupe County • Pop: 7,190
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.0828Fiscal: 35Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.9% 5Y)
Grade D(52.8/100)
#1027
State Rank
ELECTRA ISD
ISD • Wichita County • Pop: 418
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.0807Fiscal: 35.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.1% 5Y)
Grade D(52.8/100)
#1030
State Rank
SANTA FE ISD
ISD • Galveston County • Pop: 4,342
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.08378Fiscal: 35Regulatory: 100Debt: 15.1▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.3% 5Y)
Grade D(52.8/100)
#1025
State Rank
CHISUM ISD
ISD • Lamar County • Pop: 1,171
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.0796Fiscal: 35.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.2% 5Y)
Grade D(52.8/100)
#1028
State Rank
BASTROP ISD
ISD • Bastrop County • Pop: 13,453
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.0809Fiscal: 35.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.8% 5Y)
Grade D(52.8/100)
#1033
State Rank
LYFORD CISD
ISD • Willacy County • Pop: 1,366
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.09072Fiscal: 34.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 15.6▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.9% 5Y)
Grade D(52.7/100)
#1032
State Rank
GARRISON ISD
ISD • Nacogdoches County • Pop: 740
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.0853Fiscal: 34.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+25.4% 5Y)
Grade D(52.7/100)
#1034
State Rank
ROPES ISD
ISD • Hockley County • Pop: 670
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.2011Fiscal: 27.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 26▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.6% 5Y)
Grade D(52.7/100)
#1042
State Rank
BAIRD ISD
ISD • Callahan County • Pop: 348
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.0911Fiscal: 34.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.8% 5Y)
Grade D(52.6/100)
#1040
State Rank
CROSBYTON CISD
ISD • Crosby County • Pop: 297
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.0907Fiscal: 34.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.9% 5Y)
Grade D(52.6/100)
#1038
State Rank
DUNCANVILLE ISD
ISD • Dallas County • Pop: 10,992
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.0903Fiscal: 34.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.2% 5Y)
Grade D(52.6/100)
#1037
State Rank
SEAGRAVES ISD
ISD • Gaines County • Pop: 524
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.089475Fiscal: 34.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.4% 5Y)
Grade D(52.6/100)