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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 1401–1425 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)
▼ -0.6 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -5.8 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.8% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+36.0% (CAGR +4.5%/yr)
#1401
State #22587
Joseph Lane
Mayor • City of Pineland (Sabine County)
Fiscal: 57.3Reg: 55Pro-Liberty: 113Expansion: 85▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.6/100)
#1402
State #22584
Robert "Bob" Lawrence
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Borger (Hutchinson County)
Fiscal: 56.1Reg: 54.5Pro-Liberty: 218Expansion: 147▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.6/100)
#1403
State #22583
Jennifer Jacobs
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Gun Barrel City (Henderson County)
Fiscal: 54.7Reg: 56.6Pro-Liberty: 253Expansion: 178▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.6/100)
#1404
State #22582
Brian Crull
Mayor • City of Gun Barrel City (Henderson County)
Fiscal: 55.7Reg: 56.3Pro-Liberty: 262Expansion: 169▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.6/100)
#1405
State #22581
Cassandra Auzenne Bandy
Trustee, District II (District II) • HOUSTON ISD (Harris County)
Fiscal: 53.2Reg: 57.6Pro-Liberty: 626Expansion: 456Lone Dissents: 5▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.6/100)
#1406
State #22594
Dusty Cornelius
Mayor • City of Crosbyton (Crosby County)
Fiscal: 56.5Reg: 57.2Pro-Liberty: 108Expansion: 90▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.5/100)
#1407
State #22595
Brad Thornhill
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Crosbyton (Crosby County)
Fiscal: 53.1Reg: 53.3Pro-Liberty: 107Expansion: 91▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.5/100)
#1408
State #22598
Heidi Hays
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Crosbyton (Crosby County)
Fiscal: 56.8Reg: 57.9Pro-Liberty: 107Expansion: 91▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.5/100)
#1409
State #22596
Abel Reyna
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Crosbyton (Crosby County)
Fiscal: 57Reg: 53.4Pro-Liberty: 107Expansion: 91▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.5/100)
#1410
State #22593
Kendall Baker
Trustee / Board Member • HOUSTON ISD (Harris County)
Fiscal: 56.5Reg: 53.1Pro-Liberty: 556Expansion: 400Lone Dissents: 4▼ -2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.5/100)
#1411
State #22599
Tanner Mitchell
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Crosbyton (Crosby County)
Fiscal: 53.4Reg: 56.1Pro-Liberty: 107Expansion: 91▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.5/100)
#1412
State #22597
Kevin Fry
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Crosbyton (Crosby County)
Fiscal: 56.1Reg: 53.2Pro-Liberty: 107Expansion: 91▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.5/100)
#1413
State #22604
Jeffrey Smith
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Red Oak (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 53.9Reg: 54.6Pro-Liberty: 91Expansion: 77▼ -2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.5/100)
#1414
State #22603
Timothy Lightfoot
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Red Oak (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 53.2Reg: 57.6Pro-Liberty: 91Expansion: 77▼ -2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.5/100)
#1415
State #22601
Sean Flannery
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Red Oak (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 57.5Reg: 53.5Pro-Liberty: 92Expansion: 76▼ -2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.5/100)
#1416
State #22600
Willie G. Franklin, Jr.
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Red Oak (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 57.6Reg: 54.1Pro-Liberty: 98Expansion: 70▼ -2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.5/100)
#1417
State #22602
Ricardo Miller
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Red Oak (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 57.5Reg: 54.4Pro-Liberty: 91Expansion: 77▼ -2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.5/100)
#1418
State #22644
Larry Hancock
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • MALONE ISD (Hill County)
Fiscal: 55.1Reg: 56.5Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 66▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.4/100)
#1419
State #22643
Roy Don Motheral
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • SUNDOWN ISD (Hockley County)
Fiscal: 54.6Reg: 54.7Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 69▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.4/100)
#1420
State #22645
Betty Penney
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • MALONE ISD (Hill County)
Fiscal: 56.4Reg: 55.1Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 66▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.4/100)
#1421
State #22641
Robert Garza, Jr
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • SUNDOWN ISD (Hockley County)
Fiscal: 54Reg: 55Pro-Liberty: 116Expansion: 82▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.4/100)
#1422
State #22640
Jamey Stephens
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • MALONE ISD (Hill County)
Fiscal: 54.5Reg: 56.8Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 66▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.4/100)
#1423
State #22642
Kyler Marshall
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • SUNDOWN ISD (Hockley County)
Fiscal: 57.4Reg: 56.9Pro-Liberty: 121Expansion: 77▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.4/100)
#1424
State #22646
Daisy Chavez
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • MALONE ISD (Hill County)
Fiscal: 54.4Reg: 53.1Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 66▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.4/100)
#1425
State #22636
Jeffery Baxter
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Goodlow (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 56.5Reg: 54.5Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 50▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.4/100)