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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 4776–4800 of 6,439 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)
▼ -1.1 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -6.9 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+4.6% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+30.2% (CAGR +4.4%/yr)
#4776
State #29642
Mike Kidd
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Joshua (Johnson County)
Fiscal: 40Reg: 37.3Pro-Liberty: 181Expansion: 225▼ -4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#4777
State #29643
Angela Nichols
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Joshua (Johnson County)
Fiscal: 37.8Reg: 38.3Pro-Liberty: 181Expansion: 225▼ -4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#4778
State #29644
Merle Breitenstein
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Joshua (Johnson County)
Fiscal: 40.3Reg: 36.5Pro-Liberty: 181Expansion: 225▼ -4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#4779
State #29667
Terrill Bartlett
Mayor • City of Canadian (Hemphill County)
Fiscal: 39.4Reg: 38.1Pro-Liberty: 95Expansion: 103▼ -4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#4780
State #29669
Laurie Ezzell Brown
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Canadian (Hemphill County)
Fiscal: 38.5Reg: 40.9Pro-Liberty: 77Expansion: 121▼ -4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#4781
State #29670
Jonilyn Hanes
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Canadian (Hemphill County)
Fiscal: 37.6Reg: 40.6Pro-Liberty: 77Expansion: 121▼ -4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#4782
State #29671
Gary Prater
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Canadian (Hemphill County)
Fiscal: 39Reg: 38.9Pro-Liberty: 77Expansion: 121▼ -4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#4783
State #29672
Ashlee Talley
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Canadian (Hemphill County)
Fiscal: 36.7Reg: 39.2Pro-Liberty: 77Expansion: 121▼ -4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#4784
State #29674
Lindsay Orr
Councilmember, Place 1 • Town of Palmer (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 38.5Reg: 37Pro-Liberty: 84Expansion: 114▼ -4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#4785
State #29675
Kenneth Bateman
Councilmember, Place 2 • Town of Palmer (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 38.8Reg: 40.5Pro-Liberty: 82Expansion: 116▼ -4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#4786
State #29676
Melissa Wolf
Councilmember, Place 3 • Town of Palmer (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 38.2Reg: 36.3Pro-Liberty: 82Expansion: 116▼ -4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#4787
State #29677
David Harlem
Councilmember, Place 4 • Town of Palmer (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 37.1Reg: 36.4Pro-Liberty: 82Expansion: 116▼ -4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#4788
State #29678
Rebecca Smith
Councilmember, Place 5 • Town of Palmer (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 36.5Reg: 37.7Pro-Liberty: 82Expansion: 116▼ -4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#4789
State #29686
Juan Mendoza
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Lockhart (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 38.4Reg: 40.9Pro-Liberty: 87Expansion: 69▼ -4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#4790
State #29687
Venessa M. Gutierrez
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Lockhart (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 40.5Reg: 40.3Pro-Liberty: 79Expansion: 77▼ -4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#4791
State #29688
John Lairsen
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Lockhart (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 38.6Reg: 37.6Pro-Liberty: 74Expansion: 82▼ -4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#4792
State #29689
Jeffry Michelson
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Lockhart (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 37Reg: 39.4Pro-Liberty: 74Expansion: 82▼ -4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#4793
State #29690
Brad Westmoreland
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Lockhart (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 36.6Reg: 36.4Pro-Liberty: 74Expansion: 82▼ -4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#4794
State #29679
Dennis Alters
Trustee (Place 5) • NEW CANEY ISD (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 39.4Reg: 39Pro-Liberty: 90Expansion: 80▼ -4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#4795
State #29710
Michelle Bergmann
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Mustang Ridge (Bastrop County)
Fiscal: 39.5Reg: 40.4Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 75▼ -5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.7/100)
#4796
State #29709
Cecilia Padilla-Lopez
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Mustang Ridge (Bastrop County)
Fiscal: 37.1Reg: 39.4Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 75▼ -5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.7/100)
#4797
State #29707
Casondra Dailey
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Mustang Ridge (Bastrop County)
Fiscal: 39Reg: 38.5Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 77▼ -5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.7/100)
#4798
State #29692
Paulette Guajardo
Mayor (At-Large) • City of Corpus Christi (Nueces County)
Fiscal: 39.2Reg: 36.6Pro-Liberty: 226Expansion: 333Lone Dissents: 6▼ -5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.7/100)
#4799
State #29694
Zack Briscoe
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Whitehouse (Smith County)
Fiscal: 37.9Reg: 38.5Pro-Liberty: 100Expansion: 130▼ -4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.7/100)
#4800
State #29695
Froncel Burns
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Whitehouse (Smith County)
Fiscal: 39.6Reg: 37.7Pro-Liberty: 99Expansion: 131▼ -4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.7/100)