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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 1–25 of 3,533 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)
▼ -1.8 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -6.3 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+22.0% (CAGR +4.5%/yr)
#1
State #24934
Joel Blansitt
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • SCHULENBURG ISD (Fayette County)
Fiscal: 51.3Reg: 50.6Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 69▼ -3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#2
State #24918
Earl Foster
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • BURNET CISD (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 51.4Reg: 49.3Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 68▼ -3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#3
State #24917
Katy Duke
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • BURNET CISD (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 48.7Reg: 50.8Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 68▼ -3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#4
State #24916
Suzanne Brown
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • BURNET CISD (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 51.2Reg: 47.8Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 70▼ -3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#5
State #24915
David Bennett
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • BURNET CISD (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 51.1Reg: 50.9Pro-Liberty: 111Expansion: 87▼ -3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#6
State #24900
Dane Evans
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • VAN VLECK ISD (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 47.9Reg: 51.5Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 84▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#7
State #24920
Mark Kincaid
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • BURNET CISD (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 48.1Reg: 49.5Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 68▼ -3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#8
State #24899
Lauren Kubecka
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • VAN VLECK ISD (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 47.9Reg: 50.2Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 84▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#9
State #24898
Casey Kile
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • VAN VLECK ISD (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 50.3Reg: 48.7Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 84▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#10
State #24897
Tony Kucera, Jr
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • VAN VLECK ISD (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 49.7Reg: 49.5Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 84▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#11
State #24919
Angela Moore
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • BURNET CISD (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 47.5Reg: 48.3Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 68▼ -3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#12
State #24921
Ross Behrens
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • BURNET CISD (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 47.7Reg: 51Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 68▼ -3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#13
State #24895
Marcus Moss
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • VAN VLECK ISD (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 49.7Reg: 51Pro-Liberty: 136Expansion: 89▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#14
State #24894
Charles Hill
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • VAN VLECK ISD (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 50.6Reg: 49.4Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 97▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#15
State #24893
Mark Aldrich
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • HARDIN-JEFFERSON ISD (Hardin County)
Fiscal: 50.3Reg: 47.7Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 89▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#16
State #24892
Jason Dickerson
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • HARDIN-JEFFERSON ISD (Hardin County)
Fiscal: 50.9Reg: 47.4Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 89▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#17
State #24891
Alex Stelly, Jr
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • HARDIN-JEFFERSON ISD (Hardin County)
Fiscal: 50.1Reg: 49.4Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 89▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#18
State #24890
Andrew Brooks
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • HARDIN-JEFFERSON ISD (Hardin County)
Fiscal: 52.2Reg: 51.2Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 89▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#19
State #24889
Brent Walters
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • HARDIN-JEFFERSON ISD (Hardin County)
Fiscal: 49.5Reg: 51.5Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 89▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#20
State #24888
James Padgett
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • HARDIN-JEFFERSON ISD (Hardin County)
Fiscal: 47.8Reg: 48.3Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 97▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#21
State #24887
Jonathan Haskett, Jr
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • HARDIN-JEFFERSON ISD (Hardin County)
Fiscal: 49.3Reg: 52.3Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 105▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#22
State #24896
Donnie O'Connell
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • VAN VLECK ISD (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 49.2Reg: 48.2Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 84▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#23
State #24922
Troy Brenek
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • SCHULENBURG ISD (Fayette County)
Fiscal: 52Reg: 49.9Pro-Liberty: 110Expansion: 86▼ -3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#24
State #24923
Hale Hentges
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • SCHULENBURG ISD (Fayette County)
Fiscal: 50.2Reg: 52.1Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 74▼ -3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#25
State #24924
Shannon Hollas
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • SCHULENBURG ISD (Fayette County)
Fiscal: 51.2Reg: 50.3Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 69▼ -3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)