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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 2001–2025 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)
▼ -5.5 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.3% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+21.1% (CAGR +4.2%/yr)
#2001
State #26878
Adrian Perez
Trustee (Place 1) • FREER ISD (Duval County)
Fiscal: 44.1Reg: 46.3Pro-Liberty: 100Expansion: 85▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(45.5/100)
#2002
State #26877
Rolando Montez
Trustee (Place 7) • FREER ISD (Duval County)
Fiscal: 45.2Reg: 43Pro-Liberty: 100Expansion: 85▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(45.5/100)
#2003
State #26876
Dr Frances Martinez-Perez
Trustee (Place 6) • FREER ISD (Duval County)
Fiscal: 43.3Reg: 45.8Pro-Liberty: 96Expansion: 89▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(45.5/100)
#2004
State #26875
Daniel Garza
Trustee (Place 5) • FREER ISD (Duval County)
Fiscal: 46.7Reg: 46.7Pro-Liberty: 97Expansion: 88▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(45.5/100)
#2005
State #26874
Travis Brown
Trustee (Place 4) • GRAPELAND ISD (Houston County)
Fiscal: 45.5Reg: 46.9Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 73▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(45.5/100)
#2006
State #26873
Timothy Howard, Sr
Trustee (Place 3) • GRAPELAND ISD (Houston County)
Fiscal: 46.8Reg: 47.4Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 73▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(45.5/100)
#2007
State #26872
Tc Howard
Trustee (Place 2) • GRAPELAND ISD (Houston County)
Fiscal: 44Reg: 47.8Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 73▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(45.5/100)
#2008
State #26871
Ryan Richie
Trustee (Place 1) • GRAPELAND ISD (Houston County)
Fiscal: 44.3Reg: 44.8Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 73▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(45.5/100)
#2009
State #26870
Cannon Vickers
Trustee (Place 7) • GRAPELAND ISD (Houston County)
Fiscal: 45.9Reg: 43.1Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 73▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(45.5/100)
#2010
State #26869
Chance Huff
Trustee (Place 6) • GRAPELAND ISD (Houston County)
Fiscal: 44.3Reg: 44.2Pro-Liberty: 120Expansion: 78▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(45.5/100)
#2011
State #26868
Joshua Goolsby
Trustee (Place 5) • GRAPELAND ISD (Houston County)
Fiscal: 45.9Reg: 45.7Pro-Liberty: 111Expansion: 87▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(45.5/100)
#2012
State #26851
Linda Aguillon
Trustee (Place 4) • CASTLEBERRY ISD (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 46Reg: 47.9Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 120▼ -3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade F(45.5/100)
#2013
State #26850
Cathy Gatica
Trustee (Place 3) • CASTLEBERRY ISD (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 43.6Reg: 44.5Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 120▼ -3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade F(45.5/100)
#2014
State #26849
David Holder
Trustee (Place 2) • CASTLEBERRY ISD (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 46.4Reg: 43Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 120▼ -3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade F(45.5/100)
#2015
State #26848
Kenneth Romo
Trustee (Place 1) • CASTLEBERRY ISD (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 43.7Reg: 45.3Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 120▼ -3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade F(45.5/100)
#2016
State #26847
Mary Lou Martinez
Trustee (Place 7) • CASTLEBERRY ISD (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 47.5Reg: 47.6Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 120▼ -3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade F(45.5/100)
#2017
State #26846
Ariela Martinez
Trustee (Place 6) • CASTLEBERRY ISD (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 43.9Reg: 45.7Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 125▼ -3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade F(45.5/100)
#2018
State #26845
Tracy Gallman
Trustee (Place 5) • CASTLEBERRY ISD (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 43.4Reg: 47.3Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 127▼ -3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade F(45.5/100)
#2019
State #26903
Wes Mays
Mayor (At-Large) • City of Coppell (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 44.6Reg: 45.5Pro-Liberty: 308Expansion: 343▼ -3.8 pts (5Y)
Grade F(45.4/100)
#2020
State #26918
Don Schroeder
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Spearman (Hansford County)
Fiscal: 46.8Reg: 43.1Pro-Liberty: 96Expansion: 102▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(45.4/100)
#2021
State #26933
April Burns
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Gun Barrel City (Henderson County)
Fiscal: 47.7Reg: 47.6Pro-Liberty: 69Expansion: 66▼ -3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade F(45.4/100)
#2022
State #26917
Frank Salgado, Jr.
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Spearman (Hansford County)
Fiscal: 47.8Reg: 44Pro-Liberty: 96Expansion: 102▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(45.4/100)
#2023
State #26934
Douglas Lander
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Gun Barrel City (Henderson County)
Fiscal: 43.8Reg: 47.7Pro-Liberty: 80Expansion: 55▼ -3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade F(45.4/100)
#2024
State #26914
Roger Buchanan
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Spearman (Hansford County)
Fiscal: 47.2Reg: 46.5Pro-Liberty: 97Expansion: 101▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(45.4/100)
#2025
State #26915
Brian Gillispie
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Spearman (Hansford County)
Fiscal: 46.7Reg: 44.3Pro-Liberty: 96Expansion: 102▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(45.4/100)