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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 1–20 of 20 matching elected officials
28-Year Freedom & Budget Trend Benchmark (FY 2000 – FY 2027)
Cohort Average Across Visible Page (20 Ranked Entities)5-Yr Freedom Trend (FY 22→27)
▲ +0.3 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -0.7 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+4.1% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+18.8% (CAGR +3.5%/yr)
#1
State #25172
Rolf Flemming
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #44 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 50.1Reg: 47Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 84▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.3/100)
#2
State #25173
Tom Sooy
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #44 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 51.4Reg: 48.9Pro-Liberty: 164Expansion: 62▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.3/100)
#3
State #25174
Darrin Harvey
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #44 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 50.2Reg: 49.6Pro-Liberty: 165Expansion: 61▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.3/100)
#4
State #25176
Robert Ramsey
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #44 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 48Reg: 49.1Pro-Liberty: 165Expansion: 61▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.3/100)
#5
State #25175
Harry Swanstrom
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #44 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 47.7Reg: 48Pro-Liberty: 165Expansion: 61▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.3/100)
#6
State #25718
Craig Kalkomey
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #146 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 48.5Reg: 50.6Pro-Liberty: 77Expansion: 12▼ -2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(48.3/100)
#7
State #25719
Richard Stolleis
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #146 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 48.2Reg: 50.5Pro-Liberty: 77Expansion: 12▼ -2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(48.3/100)
#8
State #25717
Thomas Kolb
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #146 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 48Reg: 47.4Pro-Liberty: 77Expansion: 12▼ -2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(48.3/100)
#9
State #25716
Robert Kirkwood
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #146 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 50.6Reg: 49.8Pro-Liberty: 74Expansion: 15▼ -2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(48.3/100)
#10
State #25715
Alfred White
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #146 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 49.3Reg: 46.6Pro-Liberty: 65Expansion: 24▼ -2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(48.3/100)
#11
State #30734
Ronald Young
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #191 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 31.7Reg: 33.5Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 54▼ -4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(33.7/100)
#12
State #30735
Robert Harris
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #191 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 33Reg: 35.8Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 50▼ -4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(33.7/100)
#13
State #30737
Deborah Umphry
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #191 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 34.3Reg: 33.5Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 50▼ -4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(33.7/100)
#14
State #30736
Vaughan Miller
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #191 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 34.8Reg: 31.3Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 50▼ -4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(33.7/100)
#15
State #30733
Brett Brown
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #191 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 34.8Reg: 34.6Pro-Liberty: 108Expansion: 81▼ -4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(33.7/100)
#16
State #31143
John Knox Jr.
Director, Place 4 • Sienna Plantation Management District (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 30.9Reg: 30.4Pro-Liberty: 218Expansion: 292▼ -6.7 pts (5Y)
Grade F(28.8/100)
#17
State #31146
Debbie Marcell
Director, Place 2 • Sienna Plantation Management District (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 28.1Reg: 27.1Pro-Liberty: 218Expansion: 292▼ -6.7 pts (5Y)
Grade F(28.8/100)
#18
State #31145
Dana Osborne
Director, Place 1 • Sienna Plantation Management District (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 29.3Reg: 26.7Pro-Liberty: 218Expansion: 292▼ -6.7 pts (5Y)
Grade F(28.8/100)
#19
State #31144
Linda Bell
Director, Place 5 • Sienna Plantation Management District (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 30.7Reg: 30.7Pro-Liberty: 218Expansion: 292▼ -6.7 pts (5Y)
Grade F(28.8/100)
#20
State #31142
Cody Radley
Director, Place 3 • Sienna Plantation Management District (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 27.1Reg: 29.6Pro-Liberty: 212Expansion: 298▼ -6.7 pts (5Y)
Grade F(28.8/100)