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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 501–525 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)
▲ +0.2 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -3.4 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+4.0% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+22.5% (CAGR +4.2%/yr)
#501
State #21660
Tracy Stoudt
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • HUNTSVILLE ISD (Walker County)
Fiscal: 60.6Reg: 57.5Pro-Liberty: 196Expansion: 100▼ -1.8 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.3/100)
#502
State #21659
Kenneth Holland
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • HUNTSVILLE ISD (Walker County)
Fiscal: 56.2Reg: 57.2Pro-Liberty: 196Expansion: 100▼ -1.8 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.3/100)
#503
State #21658
Rissie Owens
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • HUNTSVILLE ISD (Walker County)
Fiscal: 58.1Reg: 59.3Pro-Liberty: 196Expansion: 100▼ -1.8 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.3/100)
#504
State #21657
J T Langley
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • HUNTSVILLE ISD (Walker County)
Fiscal: 59.8Reg: 60.7Pro-Liberty: 189Expansion: 107▼ -1.8 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.3/100)
#505
State #21656
John Hendricks
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • HUNTSVILLE ISD (Walker County)
Fiscal: 59.9Reg: 58.4Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 116▼ -1.8 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.3/100)
#506
State #21678
Barbie Garrison
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Zavalla (Angelina County)
Fiscal: 59.4Reg: 56.9Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 64▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.3/100)
#507
State #21680
Cindy Dhone
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Zavalla (Angelina County)
Fiscal: 57Reg: 60Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 64▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.3/100)
#508
State #21685
Armando Arguello
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of O'Donnell (Dawson County)
Fiscal: 58.3Reg: 58.1Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 68▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.3/100)
#509
State #21694
Marlin Wimmer
Councilmember, Place 1 • Town of Oak Ridge (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 60.1Reg: 58.7Pro-Liberty: 118Expansion: 80▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.3/100)
#510
State #21665
Lucia Thompson
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • MCALLEN ISD (Hidalgo County)
Fiscal: 56.6Reg: 57.1Pro-Liberty: 174Expansion: 91▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.3/100)
#511
State #21720
Robert Blount, Jr
Trustee, District 1 (Place 1) • Northside ISDa (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 59.2Reg: 59.6Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 65▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.2/100)
#512
State #21719
Karen Freeman
Trustee, District 5 (Place 2) • Northside ISDa (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 58.8Reg: 59.6Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 65▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.2/100)
#513
State #21716
Dr Carol Harle
Trustee, District 6 (Place 4) • Northside ISDa (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 59.8Reg: 57.2Pro-Liberty: 119Expansion: 79▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.2/100)
#514
State #21715
Doug Woods
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 3) • Dawson ISDb (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 55.7Reg: 57.3Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 67▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.2/100)
#515
State #21717
Corinne Saldana
Trustee, District 2 (Place 3) • Northside ISDa (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 57.8Reg: 57.3Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 71▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.2/100)
#516
State #21713
Stephen Sanders
Mayor (Place 5) • Dawson ISDb (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 59.3Reg: 59.7Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 67▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.2/100)
#517
State #21712
Matthew Machner
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 2) • Dawson ISDb (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 57Reg: 59.5Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 69▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.2/100)
#518
State #21714
Darrell Stevenson
Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1) • Dawson ISDb (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 55.8Reg: 60.5Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 67▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.2/100)
#519
State #21710
Mike Moore
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Ropesville (Hockley County)
Fiscal: 60.3Reg: 59.2Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 53▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.2/100)
#520
State #21711
Chuck Raines
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4) • Dawson ISDb (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 56Reg: 60Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 72▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.2/100)
#521
State #21718
David Salcido
Trustee, District 7 (Place 5) • Northside ISDa (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 59.2Reg: 57.8Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 65▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.2/100)
#522
State #21705
Jason Bridges
County Sheriff • Nacogdoches County (Nacogdoches County)
Fiscal: 59.1Reg: 59.7Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 89Lone Dissents: 2▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.2/100)
#523
State #21706
Brenda Rabel
Mayor • City of Ropesville (Hockley County)
Fiscal: 58.3Reg: 56.2Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 74▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.2/100)
#524
State #21703
David Blackburn
County Judge (County-Wide) • Bell County (Bell County)
Fiscal: 58Reg: 58.1Pro-Liberty: 167Expansion: 118Lone Dissents: 5▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.2/100)
#525
State #21702
Steven Villela
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Midland County (Midland County)
Fiscal: 58.6Reg: 57.4Pro-Liberty: 979Expansion: 685▼ -1.8 pts (5Y)
Grade D(58.2/100)