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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 826–850 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)
▼ -0.4 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -4.5 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.9% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+19.5% (CAGR +4.0%/yr)
#826
State #25692
Matt Blake
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4) • City of North Richland Hills (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 48.7Reg: 49.3Pro-Liberty: 206Expansion: 183▼ -3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade F(48.3/100)
#827
State #25690
Hilda Montgomery
Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6) • City of Round Rock (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 49.8Reg: 48.3Pro-Liberty: 461Expansion: 430▼ -3.8 pts (5Y)
Grade F(48.3/100)
#828
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)
#829
State #25714
Michael Willow II
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Beeville (Bee County)
Fiscal: 47.3Reg: 45.9Pro-Liberty: 71Expansion: 79▼ -3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(48.3/100)
#830
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)
#831
State #25713
Lloyd Wall
Councilmember, Place 5 • Town of Road Runner (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 49.8Reg: 48.8Pro-Liberty: 117Expansion: 81▼ -1.8 pts (5Y)
Grade F(48.3/100)
#832
State #25693
Ninfa Preddy
District Clerk • Crockett County (Crockett County)
Fiscal: 49.6Reg: 45.9Pro-Liberty: 120Expansion: 102▼ -2.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(48.3/100)
#833
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)
#834
State #25709
Naomi Perry
Councilmember, Place 1 • Town of Road Runner (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 48.8Reg: 47.3Pro-Liberty: 113Expansion: 85▼ -1.8 pts (5Y)
Grade F(48.3/100)
#835
State #25707
Brittany Colberg
Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6) • City of Frisco (Collin County)
Fiscal: 47.9Reg: 46.3Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 80▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(48.3/100)
#836
State #25710
Antonia Bartman
Councilmember, Place 2 • Town of Road Runner (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 48.3Reg: 46Pro-Liberty: 117Expansion: 81▼ -1.8 pts (5Y)
Grade F(48.3/100)
#837
State #25708
David Ortega, Jr.
Mayor • Town of Road Runner (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 47.1Reg: 48.2Pro-Liberty: 107Expansion: 91▼ -1.8 pts (5Y)
Grade F(48.3/100)
#838
State #25703
Burt Thakur
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2) • City of Frisco (Collin County)
Fiscal: 49.5Reg: 47.3Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 80▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(48.3/100)
#839
State #25704
Angelia Pelham
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 3) • City of Frisco (Collin County)
Fiscal: 46.5Reg: 47.4Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 80▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(48.3/100)
#840
State #25705
Jared Elad
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4) • City of Frisco (Collin County)
Fiscal: 48.7Reg: 47.4Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 80▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(48.3/100)
#841
State #25706
Laura Rummel
Councilmember, Place 5 (Place 5) • City of Frisco (Collin County)
Fiscal: 49.9Reg: 50.2Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 80▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(48.3/100)
#842
State #25711
Carrie Buckley
Councilmember, Place 3 • Town of Road Runner (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 47.6Reg: 49.6Pro-Liberty: 117Expansion: 81▼ -1.8 pts (5Y)
Grade F(48.3/100)
#843
State #25697
Jonathan Grant
Trustee, District 4 (District 4) • WACO ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 47.4Reg: 46.4Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 93▼ -3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade F(48.3/100)
#844
State #25698
Keith Guillory
Trustee, District 5 (District 5) • WACO ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 46.7Reg: 46.5Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 93▼ -3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade F(48.3/100)
#845
State #25699
Angelo Ochoa
Trustee, At-Large Place 6 (At-Large Place 6) • WACO ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 48.2Reg: 50.4Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 93▼ -3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade F(48.3/100)
#846
State #25696
Jeremy Davis
Trustee, District 3 (District 3) • WACO ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 49.9Reg: 48.2Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 93▼ -3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade F(48.3/100)
#847
State #25700
Jim Patton
Trustee, At-Large Place 7 (At-Large Place 7) • WACO ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 48.6Reg: 45.9Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 93▼ -3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade F(48.3/100)
#848
State #25695
Jose Vidana
Trustee, District 2 (District 2) • WACO ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 45.9Reg: 46.9Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 95▼ -3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade F(48.3/100)
#849
State #25701
Jeff Cheney
Mayor (At-Large) • City of Frisco (Collin County)
Fiscal: 48.3Reg: 45.9Pro-Liberty: 116Expansion: 88▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(48.3/100)
#850
State #25702
Ann Anderson
Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1) • City of Frisco (Collin County)
Fiscal: 47Reg: 46.7Pro-Liberty: 118Expansion: 86▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(48.3/100)
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