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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.

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Top Ranked Elected Officials

Showing 626–650 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)
▼ -0.3 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -5.0 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.8% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+26.2% (CAGR +4.5%/yr)
#626
State #21822
Jeffery Mcmahon
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • Iraan-Sheffield ISD (Pecos County)
Fiscal: 56.4Reg: 55.8Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 69▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.7/100)
#627
State #21821
Tory Cox
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 2) • Iraan-Sheffield ISD (Pecos County)
Fiscal: 58.5Reg: 55.3Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 71▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.7/100)
#628
State #21823
Shannon Holmes
Board Secretary (Place 3) • Iraan-Sheffield ISD (Pecos County)
Fiscal: 55.9Reg: 60.1Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 69▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.7/100)
#629
State #21827
Sandra Rivera
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • FORT STOCKTON ISD (Pecos County)
Fiscal: 58Reg: 55.5Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 73▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.7/100)
#630
State #21817
Justin Willis
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Dumas (Moore County)
Fiscal: 59Reg: 56.3Pro-Liberty: 123Expansion: 87▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.7/100)
#631
State #21816
Tommy Brooks
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Dumas (Moore County)
Fiscal: 58.6Reg: 58.6Pro-Liberty: 120Expansion: 90▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.7/100)
#632
State #21818
Clayton Blacksher
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Dumas (Moore County)
Fiscal: 55.4Reg: 57.1Pro-Liberty: 123Expansion: 87▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.7/100)
#633
State #21814
Yvette Mireles
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Caldwell County (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 59.9Reg: 58.1Pro-Liberty: 116Expansion: 129Lone Dissents: 3▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.7/100)
#634
State #21813
Lionel Gandara
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • PEARSALL ISD (Frio County)
Fiscal: 57.4Reg: 59.7Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 68▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.7/100)
#635
State #21815
Pat Sims
Mayor • City of Dumas (Moore County)
Fiscal: 58.5Reg: 57.3Pro-Liberty: 121Expansion: 89▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.7/100)
#636
State #21819
Shannon Gillespie
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Dumas (Moore County)
Fiscal: 57.8Reg: 59.4Pro-Liberty: 123Expansion: 87▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.7/100)
#637
State #21810
Marco Reyes
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • PEARSALL ISD (Frio County)
Fiscal: 55.7Reg: 60.1Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 68▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.7/100)
#638
State #21809
Elogio Rodriguez
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • PEARSALL ISD (Frio County)
Fiscal: 56.6Reg: 56.2Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 68▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.7/100)
#639
State #21811
Matthew Aguilar
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • PEARSALL ISD (Frio County)
Fiscal: 56.8Reg: 56.2Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 68▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.7/100)
#640
State #21807
Diana Hughes
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • PEARSALL ISD (Frio County)
Fiscal: 59.2Reg: 55.3Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 79▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.7/100)
#641
State #21806
Matt Kiely
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Caldwell County (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 58Reg: 57.6Pro-Liberty: 118Expansion: 127Lone Dissents: 1▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.7/100)
#642
State #21808
Adriann Ramirez
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • PEARSALL ISD (Frio County)
Fiscal: 55.6Reg: 58.2Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 73▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.7/100)
#643
State #21812
Mari Benavides
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • PEARSALL ISD (Frio County)
Fiscal: 57.3Reg: 57.2Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 68▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.7/100)
#644
State #21820
Cody Strube
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 1) • Iraan-Sheffield ISD (Pecos County)
Fiscal: 57.2Reg: 59.7Pro-Liberty: 117Expansion: 81▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.7/100)
#645
State #21851
Roy Martinez
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • CAMERON ISD (Milam County)
Fiscal: 57.5Reg: 58.6Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 76▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.6/100)
#646
State #21850
James Burks
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • CAMERON ISD (Milam County)
Fiscal: 57.5Reg: 58.6Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 86▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.6/100)
#647
State #21852
Linda Richter
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • CAMERON ISD (Milam County)
Fiscal: 57.5Reg: 59.5Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 74▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.6/100)
#648
State #21848
Tommy Gibson
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Comanche (Comanche County)
Fiscal: 59Reg: 57.5Pro-Liberty: 172Expansion: 100▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.6/100)
#649
State #21847
Jackie Escobar-Gutierrez
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Comanche (Comanche County)
Fiscal: 57.9Reg: 57.5Pro-Liberty: 172Expansion: 100▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.6/100)
#650
State #21849
Rick Griffith
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Comanche (Comanche County)
Fiscal: 58.6Reg: 58.7Pro-Liberty: 172Expansion: 100▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.6/100)
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