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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 1501–1525 of 3,642 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)
▲ 0.0 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -5.3 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.8% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+23.6% (CAGR +4.6%/yr)
#1501
State #22738
Ricardo Medina
Councilmember (Place 5) • City of Pharr (Hidalgo County)
Fiscal: 53.7Reg: 53Pro-Liberty: 51Expansion: 75▼ -2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#1502
State #22737
Daniel Chavez
Councilmember (Place 4) • City of Pharr (Hidalgo County)
Fiscal: 53Reg: 57Pro-Liberty: 51Expansion: 75▼ -2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#1503
State #22699
Jason Ayala
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Littlefield (Lamb County)
Fiscal: 53.3Reg: 55.8Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 111▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#1504
State #22735
Roberto “Bobby” Carrillo
Councilmember (Place 2) • City of Pharr (Hidalgo County)
Fiscal: 54.3Reg: 55.2Pro-Liberty: 52Expansion: 74▼ -2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#1505
State #22734
Michael Pacheco
Councilmember (Place 1) • City of Pharr (Hidalgo County)
Fiscal: 54.4Reg: 55.6Pro-Liberty: 66Expansion: 60▼ -2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#1506
State #22733
Taylor Griffith
Trustee (Place 4) • HAWLEY ISD (Jones County)
Fiscal: 53.4Reg: 56.9Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 69▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#1507
State #22732
David Strickland
Trustee (Place 3) • HAWLEY ISD (Jones County)
Fiscal: 53.3Reg: 52.7Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 69▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#1508
State #22731
Emelia Moreno
Trustee (Place 2) • HAWLEY ISD (Jones County)
Fiscal: 54.6Reg: 55.7Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 69▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#1509
State #22730
Michael Barbee
Trustee (Place 1) • HAWLEY ISD (Jones County)
Fiscal: 56.7Reg: 54.1Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 69▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#1510
State #22728
Monty Vinson
Trustee (Place 6) • HAWLEY ISD (Jones County)
Fiscal: 56Reg: 52.9Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 71▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#1511
State #22729
Clay Williams
Trustee (Place 7) • HAWLEY ISD (Jones County)
Fiscal: 55.2Reg: 56.3Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 69▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#1512
State #22727
Kenneth Hooper
Trustee (Place 5) • HAWLEY ISD (Jones County)
Fiscal: 56.1Reg: 54.7Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 76▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#1513
State #22704
Carolyn Waters
Trustee (Place 7) • HEREFORD ISD (Deaf smith County)
Fiscal: 56.2Reg: 55.9Pro-Liberty: 167Expansion: 82▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#1514
State #22708
Jeff Blackmon, Jr
Trustee (Place 4) • HEREFORD ISD (Deaf smith County)
Fiscal: 56.8Reg: 53.6Pro-Liberty: 167Expansion: 82▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#1515
State #22705
David Fanning
Trustee (Place 1) • HEREFORD ISD (Deaf smith County)
Fiscal: 53.7Reg: 55.3Pro-Liberty: 167Expansion: 82▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#1516
State #22707
Maureen Self
Trustee (Place 3) • HEREFORD ISD (Deaf smith County)
Fiscal: 54.6Reg: 53.9Pro-Liberty: 167Expansion: 82▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#1517
State #22703
Brandy Murillo
Trustee (Place 6) • HEREFORD ISD (Deaf smith County)
Fiscal: 53Reg: 52.9Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 87▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#1518
State #22706
Mike Bryant
Trustee (Place 2) • HEREFORD ISD (Deaf smith County)
Fiscal: 56.1Reg: 57.6Pro-Liberty: 167Expansion: 82▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#1519
State #22702
Yvonne Gamez
Trustee (Place 5) • HEREFORD ISD (Deaf smith County)
Fiscal: 57Reg: 53.9Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 96▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#1520
State #22696
Alice Gonzalez
Trustee (Place 4) • ORANGE GROVE ISD (Jim wells County)
Fiscal: 55.2Reg: 56Pro-Liberty: 184Expansion: 117▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#1521
State #22695
Erika Hesseltine
Trustee (Place 3) • ORANGE GROVE ISD (Jim wells County)
Fiscal: 55.2Reg: 56.1Pro-Liberty: 184Expansion: 117▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#1522
State #22694
Randall Eulenfeld
Trustee (Place 2) • ORANGE GROVE ISD (Jim wells County)
Fiscal: 53.6Reg: 54.7Pro-Liberty: 184Expansion: 117▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#1523
State #22693
Zulema Gonzalez
Trustee (Place 1) • ORANGE GROVE ISD (Jim wells County)
Fiscal: 52.8Reg: 53.4Pro-Liberty: 184Expansion: 117▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#1524
State #22692
Nicole Raska
Trustee (Place 7) • ORANGE GROVE ISD (Jim wells County)
Fiscal: 53.4Reg: 56.4Pro-Liberty: 184Expansion: 117▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#1525
State #22690
Michael Hinze
Trustee (Place 5) • ORANGE GROVE ISD (Jim wells County)
Fiscal: 56.2Reg: 56.2Pro-Liberty: 181Expansion: 120▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
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