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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 476–500 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)
▼ -1.1 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -5.8 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+23.6% (CAGR +4.6%/yr)
#1138
State Rank
NAVARRO ISD
ISD • Guadalupe County • Pop: 3,050
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.1687Fiscal: 29.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.9% 5Y)
Grade D(50.7/100)
#1137
State Rank
DENVER CITY ISD
ISD • Yoakum County • Pop: 1,399
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.1682Fiscal: 29.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.5% 5Y)
Grade D(50.7/100)
#1141
State Rank
RIO VISTA ISD
ISD • Johnson County • Pop: 1,035
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.17029Fiscal: 29.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.3% 5Y)
Grade D(50.7/100)
#1144
State Rank
SOUTH SAN ANTONIO ISD
ISD • Bexar County • Pop: 7,084
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.19351Fiscal: 28.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 17.1▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.7% 5Y)
Grade D(50.6/100)
#1143
State Rank
ARGYLE ISD
ISD • Denton County • Pop: 6,601
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.17505Fiscal: 29.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.4% 5Y)
Grade D(50.6/100)
#1142
State Rank
GRUVER ISD
ISD • Hansford County • Pop: 420
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.17285Fiscal: 29.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.7% 5Y)
Grade D(50.6/100)
#1148
State Rank
LANCASTER ISD
ISD • Dallas County • Pop: 6,434
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.1791Fiscal: 29.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.9% 5Y)
Grade D(50.5/100)
#1146
State Rank
BIRDVILLE ISD
ISD • Tarrant County • Pop: 22,123
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.17823Fiscal: 29.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.0% 5Y)
Grade D(50.5/100)
#1147
State Rank
VAN ALSTYNE ISD
ISD • Grayson County • Pop: 2,857
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.17832Fiscal: 29.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.9% 5Y)
Grade D(50.5/100)
#1145
State Rank
MESQUITE ISD
ISD • Dallas County • Pop: 36,634
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.1762Fiscal: 29.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.2% 5Y)
Grade D(50.5/100)
#1149
State Rank
KAUFMAN ISD
ISD • Kaufman County • Pop: 4,216
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.2056Fiscal: 27.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 17.6▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.1% 5Y)
Grade D(50.5/100)
#1151
State Rank
SKIDMORE-TYNAN ISD
ISD • Bee County • Pop: 770
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.18147Fiscal: 29.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.3% 5Y)
Grade D(50.4/100)
#1152
State Rank
ALEDO ISD
ISD • Parker County • Pop: 8,644
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.18345Fiscal: 29Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.1% 5Y)
Grade D(50.4/100)
#1154
State Rank
SPRING HILL ISD
ISD • Gregg County • Pop: 1,944
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.2301Fiscal: 26.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 19.5▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.9% 5Y)
Grade D(50.4/100)
#1150
State Rank
OGLESBY ISD
ISD • Coryell County • Pop: 257
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.1793Fiscal: 29.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.0% 5Y)
Grade D(50.4/100)
#1153
State Rank
WATER VALLEY ISD
ISD • Tom green County • Pop: 305
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.1840Fiscal: 29Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.0% 5Y)
Grade D(50.4/100)
#1156
State Rank
PAMPA ISD
ISD • Gray County • Pop: 3,059
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.1854Fiscal: 28.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.2% 5Y)
Grade D(50.3/100)
#1155
State Rank
ODEM-EDROY ISD
ISD • San patricio County • Pop: 898
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.1850Fiscal: 28.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+19.9% 5Y)
Grade D(50.3/100)
#1157
State Rank
SAN ANTONIO ISD
ISD • Bexar County • Pop: 42,548
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.1869Fiscal: 28.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.1% 5Y)
Grade D(50.3/100)
#1158
State Rank
HUTTO ISD
ISD • Williamson County • Pop: 11,101
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.1874Fiscal: 28.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.3% 5Y)
Grade D(50.3/100)
#1159
State Rank
Crockett County Cons CSD
ISD • Crockett County • Pop: 2,663
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.1374Fiscal: 31.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 10▼ -2.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+55.3% 5Y)
Grade D(50.2/100)
#1160
State Rank
COUPLAND ISD
ISD • Williamson County • Pop: 318
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.1922Fiscal: 28.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.9% 5Y)
Grade D(50.2/100)
#1161
State Rank
TRENTON ISD
ISD • Fannin County • Pop: 735
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.19392Fiscal: 28.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.5% 5Y)
Grade D(50.1/100)
#1162
State Rank
SUNNYVALE ISD
ISD • Dallas County • Pop: 2,322
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.1940Fiscal: 28.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.8% 5Y)
Grade D(50.1/100)
#1165
State Rank
POTEET ISD
ISD • Atascosa County • Pop: 1,871
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.19543Fiscal: 28.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.8% 5Y)
Grade D(50.1/100)