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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 201–225 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)
▼ -1.5 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -6.2 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+22.2% (CAGR +4.5%/yr)
#857
State Rank
SULPHUR BLUFF ISD
ISD • Hopkins County • Pop: 195
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9596Fiscal: 42.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.4% 5Y)
Grade D(55.7/100)
#868
State Rank
CHANNELVIEW ISD
ISD • Harris County • Pop: 9,092
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.96459Fiscal: 42.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.5% 5Y)
Grade D(55.6/100)
#865
State Rank
NAVASOTA ISD
ISD • Grimes County • Pop: 3,136
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9632Fiscal: 42.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+19.7% 5Y)
Grade D(55.6/100)
#867
State Rank
EDEN CISD
ISD • Concho County • Pop: 217
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9639Fiscal: 42.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.6% 5Y)
Grade D(55.6/100)
#869
State Rank
BRONTE ISD
ISD • Coke County • Pop: 226
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9652Fiscal: 42.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+19.8% 5Y)
Grade D(55.6/100)
#870
State Rank
JACKSONVILLE ISD
ISD • Cherokee County • Pop: 4,579
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.0619Fiscal: 36.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 24.3▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.8% 5Y)
Grade D(55.6/100)
#871
State Rank
DIBOLL ISD
ISD • Angelina County • Pop: 1,518
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.0772Fiscal: 35.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 25.8▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.3% 5Y)
Grade D(55.6/100)
#866
State Rank
LOCKHART ISD
ISD • Caldwell County • Pop: 6,789
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9635Fiscal: 42.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.9% 5Y)
Grade D(55.6/100)
#875
State Rank
COLLEGE STATION ISD
ISD • Brazos County • Pop: 13,952
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9702Fiscal: 41.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.9% 5Y)
Grade D(55.5/100)
#874
State Rank
BAY CITY ISD
ISD • Matagorda County • Pop: 3,315
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9698Fiscal: 41.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.4% 5Y)
Grade D(55.5/100)
#872
State Rank
CANADIAN ISD
ISD • Hemphill County • Pop: 678
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.96811Fiscal: 41.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.8% 5Y)
Grade D(55.5/100)
#873
State Rank
ARCHER CITY ISD
ISD • Archer County • Pop: 488
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.96943Fiscal: 41.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.2% 5Y)
Grade D(55.5/100)
#876
State Rank
CLINT ISD
ISD • El paso County • Pop: 9,847
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.0904Fiscal: 34.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 26.6▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.2% 5Y)
Grade D(55.5/100)
#877
State Rank
BELLVILLE ISD
ISD • Austin County • Pop: 2,325
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.97158Fiscal: 41.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.0% 5Y)
Grade D(55.4/100)
#878
State Rank
COAHOMA ISD
ISD • Howard County • Pop: 1,157
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9719Fiscal: 41.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.2% 5Y)
Grade D(55.4/100)
#881
State Rank
WHARTON ISD
ISD • Wharton County • Pop: 1,709
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9744Fiscal: 41.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.0% 5Y)
Grade D(55.4/100)
#880
State Rank
MCDADE ISD
ISD • Bastrop County • Pop: 373
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9733Fiscal: 41.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -2.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.4% 5Y)
Grade D(55.4/100)
#879
State Rank
SLIDELL ISD
ISD • Wise County • Pop: 518
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9726Fiscal: 41.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.6% 5Y)
Grade D(55.4/100)
#882
State Rank
NORTH EAST ISD
ISD • Bexar County • Pop: 53,732
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.975426Fiscal: 41.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.9% 5Y)
Grade D(55.4/100)
#883
State Rank
WHITEWRIGHT ISD
ISD • Grayson County • Pop: 793
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.97614Fiscal: 41.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.3% 5Y)
Grade D(55.3/100)
#884
State Rank
ELYSIAN FIELDS ISD
ISD • Harrison County • Pop: 755
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.97674Fiscal: 41.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+19.8% 5Y)
Grade D(55.3/100)
#890
State Rank
HAWKINS ISD
ISD • Wood County • Pop: 777
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9835Fiscal: 41Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.3% 5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#893
State Rank
ELKHART ISD
ISD • Anderson County • Pop: 1,175
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.2324Fiscal: 26.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 39▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.9% 5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#886
State Rank
KERENS ISD
ISD • Navarro County • Pop: 693
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9803Fiscal: 41.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.9% 5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#891
State Rank
GLADEWATER ISD
ISD • Gregg County • Pop: 1,580
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.993023Fiscal: 40.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 16.3▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.0% 5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)