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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 26–50 of 81 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)
▼ -0.9 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -5.6 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+22.0% (CAGR +4.5%/yr)
#1197
State Rank
ROOSEVELT ISD
ISD • Lubbock County • Pop: 1,117
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.221047Fiscal: 26.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.7% 5Y)
Grade F(49.4/100)
#1198
State Rank
WOODSBORO ISD
ISD • Refugio County • Pop: 383
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.22396Fiscal: 26.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.4% 5Y)
Grade F(49.4/100)
#1203
State Rank
ANTON ISD
ISD • Hockley County • Pop: 172
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.2286Fiscal: 26.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.1% 5Y)
Grade F(49.3/100)
#1202
State Rank
NEW DEAL ISD
ISD • Lubbock County • Pop: 697
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.228524Fiscal: 26.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.6% 5Y)
Grade F(49.3/100)
#1199
State Rank
COMMERCE ISD
ISD • Hunt County • Pop: 1,531
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.22636Fiscal: 26.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.8% 5Y)
Grade F(49.3/100)
#1205
State Rank
HOWE ISD
ISD • Grayson County • Pop: 1,194
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.22906Fiscal: 26.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.7% 5Y)
Grade F(49.3/100)
#1200
State Rank
NEWCASTLE ISD
ISD • Young County • Pop: 232
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.2264Fiscal: 26.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.9% 5Y)
Grade F(49.3/100)
#1201
State Rank
AGUA DULCE ISD
ISD • Nueces County • Pop: 387
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.22703Fiscal: 26.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.7% 5Y)
Grade F(49.3/100)
#1204
State Rank
VERIBEST ISD
ISD • Tom green County • Pop: 258
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.22889Fiscal: 26.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.2% 5Y)
Grade F(49.3/100)
#1209
State Rank
BULLARD ISD
ISD • Smith County • Pop: 2,855
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.2313Fiscal: 26.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.8% 5Y)
Grade F(49.2/100)
#1207
State Rank
LIBERTY HILL ISD
ISD • Williamson County • Pop: 10,469
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.2298Fiscal: 26.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.3% 5Y)
Grade F(49.2/100)
#1211
State Rank
BROOKS COUNTY ISD
ISD • Brooks County • Pop: 1,074
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.23409Fiscal: 26Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.9% 5Y)
Grade F(49.2/100)
#1210
State Rank
SHERMAN ISD
ISD • Grayson County • Pop: 7,487
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.23173Fiscal: 26.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.6% 5Y)
Grade F(49.2/100)
#1206
State Rank
SANFORD-FRITCH ISD
ISD • Hutchinson County • Pop: 715
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.22925Fiscal: 26.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+19.9% 5Y)
Grade F(49.2/100)
#1208
State Rank
MOUNT ENTERPRISE ISD
ISD • Rusk County • Pop: 482
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.23026Fiscal: 26.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.1% 5Y)
Grade F(49.2/100)
#1214
State Rank
POST ISD
ISD • Garza County • Pop: 649
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.2355Fiscal: 25.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.4% 5Y)
Grade F(49.1/100)
#1215
State Rank
BROCK ISD
ISD • Parker County • Pop: 2,187
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.23639Fiscal: 25.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+19.9% 5Y)
Grade F(49.1/100)
#1213
State Rank
SINTON ISD
ISD • San patricio County • Pop: 1,962
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.2352Fiscal: 25.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.4% 5Y)
Grade F(49.1/100)
#1217
State Rank
LA VILLA ISD
ISD • Hidalgo County • Pop: 459
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.26128Fiscal: 24.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 17.7▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.4% 5Y)
Grade F(49.1/100)
#1216
State Rank
LOVEJOY ISD
ISD • Collin County • Pop: 3,846
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.2373Fiscal: 25.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.7% 5Y)
Grade F(49.1/100)
#1212
State Rank
PORT ARTHUR ISD
ISD • Jefferson County • Pop: 7,841
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.2351Fiscal: 25.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.0% 5Y)
Grade F(49.1/100)
#1218
State Rank
CROWLEY ISD
ISD • Tarrant County • Pop: 17,084
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.23763Fiscal: 25.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.7% 5Y)
Grade F(49/100)
#1220
State Rank
GALENA PARK ISD
ISD • Harris County • Pop: 20,126
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.23865Fiscal: 25.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.7% 5Y)
Grade F(49/100)
#1223
State Rank
CADDO MILLS ISD
ISD • Hunt County • Pop: 3,333
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.24139Fiscal: 25.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.5% 5Y)
Grade F(49/100)
#1222
State Rank
VENUS ISD
ISD • Johnson County • Pop: 2,193
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.23966Fiscal: 25.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.2% 5Y)
Grade F(49/100)