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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 51–75 of 6,484 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)
▼ -6.4 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.2% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+24.6% (CAGR +4.0%/yr)
#51
State #24885
Makenna Lange
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Hondo (Medina County)
Fiscal: 48.2Reg: 51.8Pro-Liberty: 219Expansion: 188▼ -3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#52
State #24911
Mary Combs Demby
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Hitchcock (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 52.3Reg: 48.6Pro-Liberty: 109Expansion: 89▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#53
State #24913
Morris Tuck
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Hitchcock (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 48.7Reg: 48.9Pro-Liberty: 112Expansion: 86▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#54
State #24914
Andre Perkins
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Hitchcock (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 48.4Reg: 48.5Pro-Liberty: 112Expansion: 86▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#55
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)
#56
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)
#57
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)
#58
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)
#59
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)
#60
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)
#61
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)
#62
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)
#63
State #24869
Omar Ochoa
Mayor (At-Large) • City of Edinburg (Hidalgo County)
Fiscal: 51.9Reg: 52.2Pro-Liberty: 647Expansion: 620▼ -3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#64
State #24883
Jose "Porky" Ytuarte
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Hondo (Medina County)
Fiscal: 51.4Reg: 49.7Pro-Liberty: 219Expansion: 188▼ -3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#65
State #24877
Michael Mezmar
Councilmember, District 3 (District 3) • City of Harlingen (Cameron County)
Fiscal: 51.9Reg: 49.3Pro-Liberty: 548Expansion: 543▼ -2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#66
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)
#67
State #24868
Ann Howard
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Travis County (Travis County)
Fiscal: 50.8Reg: 48.7Pro-Liberty: 841Expansion: 812Lone Dissents: 1▼ -3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.9/100)
#68
State #24937
Webster Ipes
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Splendora (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 47.6Reg: 50.6Pro-Liberty: 185Expansion: 156▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.8/100)
#69
State #24938
Evelyn Myers
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Splendora (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 51.8Reg: 48.5Pro-Liberty: 185Expansion: 156▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.8/100)
#70
State #24939
Mike Clark
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Splendora (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 48.9Reg: 49.2Pro-Liberty: 185Expansion: 156▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.8/100)
#71
State #24935
Jason Corley
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Lubbock County (Lubbock County)
Fiscal: 48.2Reg: 49.9Pro-Liberty: 916Expansion: 878Lone Dissents: 2▼ -2.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.8/100)
#72
State #24940
Carlos Hernandez
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Splendora (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 49.4Reg: 51.3Pro-Liberty: 185Expansion: 156▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.8/100)
#73
State #24941
William Usher
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Splendora (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 50.5Reg: 50.3Pro-Liberty: 185Expansion: 156▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.8/100)
#74
State #24936
Dorothy Welch
Mayor • City of Splendora (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 48Reg: 47.4Pro-Liberty: 182Expansion: 159▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.8/100)
#75
State #24963
Steve Forgy
Mayor • City of Lone Oak (Hunt County)
Fiscal: 49.9Reg: 51.6Pro-Liberty: 108Expansion: 90▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.8/100)