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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.

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Top Ranked Elected Officials

Showing 5551–5575 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)
▼ -1.6 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -8.4 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+5.5% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+26.5% (CAGR +4.4%/yr)
#5551
State #30460
Dora Henkhaus
Trustee (Place 5) • SKIDMORE-TYNAN ISD (Bee County)
Fiscal: 37Reg: 36Pro-Liberty: 107Expansion: 120▼ -5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(35.3/100)
#5552
State #30459
Betty Gooden-Davis
Councilmember (District 6) • City of Lancaster (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 35.1Reg: 37.2Pro-Liberty: 311Expansion: 443▼ -5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(35.3/100)
#5553
State #30458
Mitchell Cheatham
Councilmember (District 5) • City of Lancaster (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 36Reg: 35Pro-Liberty: 311Expansion: 443▼ -5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(35.3/100)
#5554
State #30457
Derrick Robinson
Councilmember (District 4) • City of Lancaster (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 37.5Reg: 33.7Pro-Liberty: 311Expansion: 443▼ -5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(35.3/100)
#5555
State #30456
Marco Mejia
Councilmember (District 3) • City of Lancaster (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 37.2Reg: 36Pro-Liberty: 311Expansion: 443▼ -5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(35.3/100)
#5556
State #30455
Stanley Jaglowski
Councilmember (District 2) • City of Lancaster (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 37.4Reg: 35.8Pro-Liberty: 311Expansion: 443▼ -5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(35.3/100)
#5557
State #30454
Carol Strain-Burk
Councilmember (District 1) • City of Lancaster (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 33.8Reg: 32.9Pro-Liberty: 315Expansion: 439▼ -5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(35.3/100)
#5558
State #30452
Michael Capizzi
Councilmember (District 2) • City of New Braunfels (Comal County)
Fiscal: 35.6Reg: 34.4Pro-Liberty: 374Expansion: 524▼ -5.9 pts (5Y)
Grade F(35.3/100)
#5559
State #30464
Luke Hardin
Trustee (Place 4) • SKIDMORE-TYNAN ISD (Bee County)
Fiscal: 35.4Reg: 37.1Pro-Liberty: 118Expansion: 109▼ -5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(35.3/100)
#5560
State #30479
Preston Brown
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Bridgeport (Wise County)
Fiscal: 32.7Reg: 37.3Pro-Liberty: 74Expansion: 124▼ -5.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(35.2/100)
#5561
State #30478
Susan K. Coffman
Mayor • City of Bridgeport (Wise County)
Fiscal: 33.4Reg: 32.9Pro-Liberty: 83Expansion: 115▼ -5.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(35.2/100)
#5562
State #30477
Bill Wastoskie
Councilmember, Place 5 • Town of Pottsboro (Grayson County)
Fiscal: 36.1Reg: 34.5Pro-Liberty: 88Expansion: 110▼ -4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(35.2/100)
#5563
State #30476
Derek Goss
Councilmember, Place 4 • Town of Pottsboro (Grayson County)
Fiscal: 35.6Reg: 33.4Pro-Liberty: 88Expansion: 110▼ -4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(35.2/100)
#5564
State #30480
Bobby Rodriguez
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Bridgeport (Wise County)
Fiscal: 36.1Reg: 34.5Pro-Liberty: 69Expansion: 129▼ -5.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(35.2/100)
#5565
State #30481
Jessica Webb
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Bridgeport (Wise County)
Fiscal: 33.3Reg: 35.9Pro-Liberty: 69Expansion: 129▼ -5.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(35.2/100)
#5566
State #30482
Sylvia Ramirez
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Bridgeport (Wise County)
Fiscal: 36.3Reg: 36.2Pro-Liberty: 69Expansion: 129▼ -5.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(35.2/100)
#5567
State #30483
Matt Van Hoose
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Bridgeport (Wise County)
Fiscal: 35Reg: 32.8Pro-Liberty: 69Expansion: 129▼ -5.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(35.2/100)
#5568
State #30466
Laura Alvarado
Councilmember (District 1) • City of Baytown (Chambers County)
Fiscal: 33.4Reg: 37.3Pro-Liberty: 657Expansion: 939▼ -5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(35.2/100)
#5569
State #30467
Sarah Graham
Councilmember (District 2) • City of Baytown (Chambers County)
Fiscal: 35.2Reg: 36Pro-Liberty: 647Expansion: 949▼ -5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(35.2/100)
#5570
State #30468
Ken Griffith
Councilmember (District 3) • City of Baytown (Chambers County)
Fiscal: 35.9Reg: 33.8Pro-Liberty: 647Expansion: 949▼ -5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(35.2/100)
#5571
State #30465
Charles Johnson
Mayor (At-Large) • City of Baytown (Chambers County)
Fiscal: 36.5Reg: 34Pro-Liberty: 672Expansion: 924▼ -5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(35.2/100)
#5572
State #30469
James Franco
Councilmember (District 4) • City of Baytown (Chambers County)
Fiscal: 36.5Reg: 35.4Pro-Liberty: 647Expansion: 949▼ -5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(35.2/100)
#5573
State #30470
Jacob Powell
Councilmember (District 5) • City of Baytown (Chambers County)
Fiscal: 34.5Reg: 33Pro-Liberty: 647Expansion: 949▼ -5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(35.2/100)
#5574
State #30471
Mike Lester
Councilmember (District 6) • City of Baytown (Chambers County)
Fiscal: 37.3Reg: 32.7Pro-Liberty: 647Expansion: 949▼ -5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(35.2/100)
#5575
State #30474
Zach Lovelace
Councilmember, Place 2 • Town of Pottsboro (Grayson County)
Fiscal: 32.7Reg: 33.1Pro-Liberty: 88Expansion: 110▼ -4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(35.2/100)
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