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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 1–6 of 6 matching jurisdictions
28-Year Freedom & Budget Trend Benchmark (FY 2000 – FY 2027)
Cohort Average Across Visible Page (6 Ranked Entities)5-Yr Freedom Trend (FY 22→27)
▼ -1.5 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -6.0 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+29.9% (CAGR +3.8%/yr)
#249
State Rank
Taylor County
COUNTY • Taylor County • Pop: 116,685
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.5314Fiscal: 68.1Regulatory: 38.3Debt: 74.8▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.8% YoY (+31.4% 5Y)
Grade D(59.3/100)
#250
State Rank
Travis County
COUNTY • Travis County • Pop: 1,326,000
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.344445Fiscal: 79.3Regulatory: 20Debt: 68.7▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+24.8% 5Y)
Grade D(55.9/100)
#251
State Rank
Williamson County
COUNTY • Williamson County • Pop: 619,817
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.421547Fiscal: 74.7Regulatory: 25.5Debt: 67.9▼ -1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+26.4% 5Y)
Grade D(55.8/100)
#252
State Rank
Hays County
COUNTY • Hays County • Pop: 262,559
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.4125Fiscal: 75.3Regulatory: 20Debt: 71.9▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.0% YoY (+32.3% 5Y)
Grade D(55.1/100)
#253
State Rank
Chambers County
COUNTY • Chambers County • Pop: 51,750
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.473164Fiscal: 71.6Regulatory: 36.8Debt: 50.8▼ -2.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+47.4% 5Y)
Grade D(54.2/100)
#254
State Rank
Harris County
COUNTY • Harris County • Pop: 3,670,053
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.38529Fiscal: 76.9Regulatory: 20Debt: 63.9▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+17.3% 5Y)
Grade D(53.7/100)