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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 1026–1050 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)
▼ -0.5 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -4.2 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.6% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+25.9% (CAGR +4.2%/yr)
#1026
State #22229
Alfred L. Freeman, Jr.
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Ames (Liberty County)
Fiscal: 54.6Reg: 55.6Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 60▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.5/100)
#1027
State #22228
Eddie G. White
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Ames (Liberty County)
Fiscal: 56.5Reg: 54Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 60▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.5/100)
#1028
State #22230
Tiffany Burgos
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Ames (Liberty County)
Fiscal: 57.4Reg: 57.4Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 60▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.5/100)
#1029
State #22224
Dustin Weatherly
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Wheeler (Wheeler County)
Fiscal: 57Reg: 58.2Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 71▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.5/100)
#1030
State #22223
Tracy Tignor
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Wheeler (Wheeler County)
Fiscal: 55Reg: 58.8Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 71▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.5/100)
#1031
State #22225
Barbara Domain
Mayor • City of Ames (Liberty County)
Fiscal: 57Reg: 56.4Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 73▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.5/100)
#1032
State #22221
Bryan Markham
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Wheeler (Wheeler County)
Fiscal: 54.9Reg: 56.4Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 71▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.5/100)
#1033
State #22220
Kelli Hampton
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Wheeler (Wheeler County)
Fiscal: 55.8Reg: 56.9Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 68▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.5/100)
#1034
State #22222
Camden Dorris
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Wheeler (Wheeler County)
Fiscal: 57.2Reg: 55.3Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 71▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.5/100)
#1035
State #22226
Michael Trahan
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Ames (Liberty County)
Fiscal: 58.7Reg: 58.9Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 65▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.5/100)
#1036
State #22217
Bobby Whitson
County Commissioner (Precinct 2) • Bell County (Bell County)
Fiscal: 58.8Reg: 55.5Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 123Lone Dissents: 3▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.5/100)
#1037
State #22218
Louie Minor
County Commissioner (Precinct 4) • Bell County (Bell County)
Fiscal: 57.8Reg: 57.4Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 119Lone Dissents: 4▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.5/100)
#1038
State #22219
Dale Kidd
Mayor • City of Wheeler (Wheeler County)
Fiscal: 55.8Reg: 56Pro-Liberty: 120Expansion: 78▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.5/100)
#1039
State #22215
Chuck Taggart
Councilmember, Place 5 (Place 5) • City of Southlake (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 58.2Reg: 55.8Pro-Liberty: 428Expansion: 315▼ -2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.5/100)
#1040
State #22214
Austin Reynolds
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4) • City of Southlake (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 54.3Reg: 57Pro-Liberty: 428Expansion: 315▼ -2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.5/100)
#1041
State #22216
Eric Wang
Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6) • City of Southlake (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 58Reg: 56.5Pro-Liberty: 428Expansion: 315▼ -2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.5/100)
#1042
State #22227
Elizabeth Hardy
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Ames (Liberty County)
Fiscal: 58.5Reg: 58.2Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 60▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.5/100)
#1043
State #22210
Shawn McCaskill
Mayor (At-Large) • City of Southlake (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 54.7Reg: 56.2Pro-Liberty: 421Expansion: 322▼ -2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.5/100)
#1044
State #22258
Richard Shaw, Jr
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • WOODVILLE ISD (Tyler County)
Fiscal: 55.6Reg: 56.1Pro-Liberty: 112Expansion: 73▼ -2.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.4/100)
#1045
State #22257
John Risinger
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • WOODVILLE ISD (Tyler County)
Fiscal: 57.2Reg: 55.6Pro-Liberty: 105Expansion: 80▼ -2.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.4/100)
#1046
State #22259
Bryan Shirley
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • WOODVILLE ISD (Tyler County)
Fiscal: 55.8Reg: 58.4Pro-Liberty: 113Expansion: 72▼ -2.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.4/100)
#1047
State #22255
Mary Jo Williams
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • MCGREGOR ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 57.6Reg: 54.3Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 74▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.4/100)
#1048
State #22254
Frank Graves
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • MCGREGOR ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 57.5Reg: 55.9Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 74▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.4/100)
#1049
State #22256
Hunter January
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • MCGREGOR ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 55.7Reg: 58.1Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 74▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.4/100)
#1050
State #22260
Jimmy Tucker
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • WOODVILLE ISD (Tyler County)
Fiscal: 54.3Reg: 55.4Pro-Liberty: 113Expansion: 72▼ -2.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.4/100)