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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 1051–1075 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)
▼ -1.0 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -5.5 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.5% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+22.7% (CAGR +4.4%/yr)
#1051
State #22273
Dr. Ray Luna
Councilmember, Place 2 • Town of Livingston (Polk County)
Fiscal: 55.6Reg: 55.9Pro-Liberty: 103Expansion: 65▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.4/100)
#1052
State #22272
Alan Cook
Councilmember, Place 1 • Town of Livingston (Polk County)
Fiscal: 56.2Reg: 56.9Pro-Liberty: 102Expansion: 66▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.4/100)
#1053
State #22274
Bobby Charles Jackson, Sr.
Councilmember, Place 3 • Town of Livingston (Polk County)
Fiscal: 57.3Reg: 58.5Pro-Liberty: 103Expansion: 65▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.4/100)
#1054
State #22238
Carl Brown
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • DEVINE ISD (Medina County)
Fiscal: 57.4Reg: 54.8Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 104▼ -1.9 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.4/100)
#1055
State #22269
Craig Ayers
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • CALDWELL ISD (Burleson County)
Fiscal: 55Reg: 55.2Pro-Liberty: 121Expansion: 59▼ -2.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.4/100)
#1056
State #22236
Henry Moreno, Jr
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • DEVINE ISD (Medina County)
Fiscal: 58.5Reg: 57.4Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 104▼ -1.9 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.4/100)
#1057
State #22270
Mike Cook
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • CALDWELL ISD (Burleson County)
Fiscal: 54.6Reg: 55.8Pro-Liberty: 121Expansion: 59▼ -2.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.4/100)
#1058
State #22264
Matthew Hicks
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • CALDWELL ISD (Burleson County)
Fiscal: 56.3Reg: 54Pro-Liberty: 109Expansion: 71▼ -2.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.4/100)
#1059
State #22265
Vicki Ochs
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • CALDWELL ISD (Burleson County)
Fiscal: 55.5Reg: 57.5Pro-Liberty: 114Expansion: 66▼ -2.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.4/100)
#1060
State #22262
Josh Mcclure
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • WOODVILLE ISD (Tyler County)
Fiscal: 54.8Reg: 54.3Pro-Liberty: 113Expansion: 72▼ -2.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.4/100)
#1061
State #22261
John Wilson
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • WOODVILLE ISD (Tyler County)
Fiscal: 55.4Reg: 56.3Pro-Liberty: 113Expansion: 72▼ -2.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.4/100)
#1062
State #22263
Kris Fowler
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • WOODVILLE ISD (Tyler County)
Fiscal: 58.4Reg: 57.9Pro-Liberty: 113Expansion: 72▼ -2.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.4/100)
#1063
State #22266
Krista Zwernermann
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • CALDWELL ISD (Burleson County)
Fiscal: 54.4Reg: 58.6Pro-Liberty: 121Expansion: 59▼ -2.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.4/100)
#1064
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)
#1065
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)
#1066
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)
#1067
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)
#1068
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)
#1069
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)
#1070
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)
#1071
State #22267
William Foster
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • CALDWELL ISD (Burleson County)
Fiscal: 55.6Reg: 54.8Pro-Liberty: 121Expansion: 59▼ -2.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.4/100)
#1072
State #22250
Chris Knox
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • MCGREGOR ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 54.9Reg: 57.5Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 73▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.4/100)
#1073
State #22249
Hunter Barnes
County Sheriff • Hill County (Hill County)
Fiscal: 55.5Reg: 55.7Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 110▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.4/100)
#1074
State #22251
David Lillard
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • MCGREGOR ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 54.1Reg: 54.2Pro-Liberty: 120Expansion: 78▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.4/100)
#1075
State #22247
Adam Feriend
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • WEATHERFORD ISD (Parker County)
Fiscal: 58.3Reg: 57.9Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 95▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(56.4/100)
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