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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 76–100 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)
▼ -1.3 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -6.0 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.5% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+22.5% (CAGR +4.5%/yr)
#744
State Rank
DARROUZETT ISD
ISD • Lipscomb County • Pop: 97
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.21029Fiscal: 27.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 48.5▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.1% 5Y)
Grade D(58.1/100)
#741
State Rank
BLUM ISD
ISD • Hill County • Pop: 335
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9501Fiscal: 43Regulatory: 100Debt: 23.7▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.3% 5Y)
Grade D(58.1/100)
#743
State Rank
KEMP ISD
ISD • Kaufman County • Pop: 2,019
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.1987Fiscal: 28.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 47.3▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+19.1% 5Y)
Grade D(58.1/100)
#740
State Rank
NORDHEIM ISD
ISD • Dewitt County • Pop: 111
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.86212Fiscal: 48.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.9% 5Y)
Grade D(58.1/100)
#742
State Rank
BURKBURNETT ISD
ISD • Wichita County • Pop: 3,144
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.0700Fiscal: 35.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 35▼ -0.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.6% 5Y)
Grade D(58.1/100)
#737
State Rank
JOHNSON CITY ISD
ISD • Blanco County • Pop: 679
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.8608Fiscal: 48.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -2.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+25.7% 5Y)
Grade D(58.1/100)
#752
State Rank
RAYMONDVILLE ISD
ISD • Willacy County • Pop: 1,910
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.11593Fiscal: 33Regulatory: 100Debt: 39.1▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.7% 5Y)
Grade D(58/100)
#750
State Rank
MOULTON ISD
ISD • Lavaca County • Pop: 261
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.86711Fiscal: 48Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.2% 5Y)
Grade D(58/100)
#751
State Rank
LAMESA ISD
ISD • Dawson County • Pop: 1,385
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.94145Fiscal: 43.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 22.4▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+25.6% 5Y)
Grade D(58/100)
#747
State Rank
GONZALES ISD
ISD • Gonzales County • Pop: 2,516
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.86538Fiscal: 48.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.0% 5Y)
Grade D(58/100)
#749
State Rank
IRION COUNTY ISD
ISD • Irion County • Pop: 307
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.86673Fiscal: 48Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.9% 5Y)
Grade D(58/100)
#746
State Rank
BLANCO ISD
ISD • Blanco County • Pop: 1,109
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.8652Fiscal: 48.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.1% 5Y)
Grade D(58/100)
#748
State Rank
PAINT CREEK ISD
ISD • Haskell County • Pop: 117
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.86659Fiscal: 48Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.5% 5Y)
Grade D(58/100)
#745
State Rank
REFUGIO ISD
ISD • Refugio County • Pop: 593
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.864582Fiscal: 48.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.7% 5Y)
Grade D(58/100)
#755
State Rank
IOWA PARK CISD
ISD • Wichita County • Pop: 1,977
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9599Fiscal: 42.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 23.9▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.4% 5Y)
Grade D(57.9/100)
#756
State Rank
PLEMONS-STINNETT-PHILLIPS CISD
ISD • Hutchinson County • Pop: 529
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.98224Fiscal: 41.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 25.8▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.6% YoY (+20.2% 5Y)
Grade D(57.9/100)
#753
State Rank
GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD
ISD • Tarrant County • Pop: 13,380
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.8686Fiscal: 47.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+19.2% 5Y)
Grade D(57.9/100)
#754
State Rank
MEDINA ISD
ISD • Bandera County • Pop: 239
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.87079Fiscal: 47.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.9% 5Y)
Grade D(57.9/100)
#761
State Rank
EARLY ISD
ISD • Brown County • Pop: 1,088
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.0052Fiscal: 39.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 27.5▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.4% 5Y)
Grade D(57.8/100)
#760
State Rank
PRAIRILAND ISD
ISD • Lamar County • Pop: 1,061
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.8756Fiscal: 47.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.0% 5Y)
Grade D(57.8/100)
#758
State Rank
HALLETTSVILLE ISD
ISD • Lavaca County • Pop: 1,141
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.874262Fiscal: 47.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.9% 5Y)
Grade D(57.8/100)
#759
State Rank
RANKIN ISD
ISD • Upton County • Pop: 302
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.87435Fiscal: 47.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.4% 5Y)
Grade D(57.8/100)
#757
State Rank
OAKWOOD ISD
ISD • Leon County • Pop: 205
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.87249Fiscal: 47.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+19.4% 5Y)
Grade D(57.8/100)
#763
State Rank
STEPHENVILLE ISD
ISD • Erath County • Pop: 3,515
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.87862Fiscal: 47.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.2% 5Y)
Grade D(57.7/100)
#766
State Rank
GRAND PRAIRIE ISD
ISD • Dallas County • Pop: 25,542
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.003119Fiscal: 39.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 27.2▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.6% 5Y)
Grade D(57.7/100)