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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 351–375 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)
▼ -1.0 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -4.6 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.3% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+22.2% (CAGR +3.8%/yr)
#351
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)
#352
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)
#353
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)
#354
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)
#355
State #21555
Larry Kuebel
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • BLANCO ISD (Blanco County)
Fiscal: 58.1Reg: 58.4Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 74▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.7/100)
#356
State #21554
Erika Sykes
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • BLANCO ISD (Blanco County)
Fiscal: 59.8Reg: 57.3Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 74▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.7/100)
#357
State #21556
Joe Hernandez
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • BLANCO ISD (Blanco County)
Fiscal: 60.4Reg: 57.7Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 74▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.7/100)
#358
State #21552
Aaron Lux
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • BLANCO ISD (Blanco County)
Fiscal: 58Reg: 58.5Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 85▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.7/100)
#359
State #21551
Teresa Rodriguez
County Clerk • Caldwell County (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 57.7Reg: 57.3Pro-Liberty: 119Expansion: 126Lone Dissents: 2▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.7/100)
#360
State #21553
Stephen Mackey
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • BLANCO ISD (Blanco County)
Fiscal: 56.8Reg: 57.4Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 78▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.7/100)
#361
State #21557
Chad Meyer
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • BLANCO ISD (Blanco County)
Fiscal: 58.3Reg: 56.2Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 74▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.7/100)
#362
State #21549
Shelley Benton
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Red River County (Red River County)
Fiscal: 57.6Reg: 58.1Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 90Lone Dissents: 1▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.7/100)
#363
State #21550
Loretta Cammack
District Clerk • Nacogdoches County (Nacogdoches County)
Fiscal: 59.2Reg: 56.5Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 88Lone Dissents: 2▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.7/100)
#364
State #21558
Kathy Kersten
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • BLANCO ISD (Blanco County)
Fiscal: 57.4Reg: 59.6Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 74▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.7/100)
#365
State #21544
Dave Strang
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2) • City of Wylie (Collin County)
Fiscal: 61Reg: 60.7Pro-Liberty: 223Expansion: 175▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.7/100)
#366
State #21545
Todd J. Pickens
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 3) • City of Wylie (Collin County)
Fiscal: 60.7Reg: 56.8Pro-Liberty: 223Expansion: 175▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.7/100)
#367
State #21542
Matthew Porter
Mayor (At-Large) • City of Wylie (Collin County)
Fiscal: 57.1Reg: 58.9Pro-Liberty: 217Expansion: 181▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.7/100)
#368
State #21543
David R. Duke
Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1) • City of Wylie (Collin County)
Fiscal: 60.8Reg: 60Pro-Liberty: 226Expansion: 172▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.7/100)
#369
State #21546
Scott Williams
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4) • City of Wylie (Collin County)
Fiscal: 57Reg: 58.4Pro-Liberty: 223Expansion: 175▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.7/100)
#370
State #21547
Sidney Glenn Hoover
Councilmember, Place 5 (Place 5) • City of Wylie (Collin County)
Fiscal: 58.8Reg: 59.8Pro-Liberty: 223Expansion: 175▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.7/100)
#371
State #21548
Gino Mulliqi
Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6) • City of Wylie (Collin County)
Fiscal: 59.6Reg: 58.7Pro-Liberty: 223Expansion: 175▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.7/100)
#372
State #21564
Gordon Bowman
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of West Lake Hills (Travis County)
Fiscal: 60.8Reg: 59.5Pro-Liberty: 189Expansion: 118▼ -3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.6/100)
#373
State #21563
Julia Webber
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of West Lake Hills (Travis County)
Fiscal: 57.4Reg: 56.6Pro-Liberty: 189Expansion: 118▼ -3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.6/100)
#374
State #21566
Brian Hatzenbihler
Councilmember, Place 1 • Town of Alvord (Wise County)
Fiscal: 58.5Reg: 57.4Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 79▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.6/100)
#375
State #21561
Margaret Moore
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of West Lake Hills (Travis County)
Fiscal: 59.9Reg: 57.6Pro-Liberty: 189Expansion: 118▼ -3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.6/100)