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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 5726–5750 of 7,107 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)
▼ -1.3 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -5.8 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+18.7% (CAGR +3.7%/yr)
#5726
State #28200
Becky Autrey Colgan
Councilmember, Place 2 • Town of Megargel (Archer County)
Fiscal: 44.3Reg: 45.4Pro-Liberty: 110Expansion: 88▼ -2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade F(43/100)
#5727
State #28201
Bruce Messimer
Councilmember, Place 3 • Town of Megargel (Archer County)
Fiscal: 41.8Reg: 43.3Pro-Liberty: 110Expansion: 88▼ -2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade F(43/100)
#5728
State #28202
Lawrence Smith
Councilmember, Place 4 • Town of Megargel (Archer County)
Fiscal: 42.2Reg: 44.8Pro-Liberty: 110Expansion: 88▼ -2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade F(43/100)
#5729
State #28203
Jeanie Kellar
Councilmember, Place 5 • Town of Megargel (Archer County)
Fiscal: 42.6Reg: 42.8Pro-Liberty: 110Expansion: 88▼ -2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade F(43/100)
#5730
State #28144
Jay Northcut
Mayor • City of Melissa (Collin County)
Fiscal: 42Reg: 43Pro-Liberty: 240Expansion: 235▼ -4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(43/100)
#5731
State #28148
Joseph Armstrong
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Melissa (Collin County)
Fiscal: 41.5Reg: 44Pro-Liberty: 234Expansion: 241▼ -4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(43/100)
#5732
State #28146
Rendell Hendrickson
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Melissa (Collin County)
Fiscal: 42.4Reg: 40.5Pro-Liberty: 234Expansion: 241▼ -4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(43/100)
#5733
State #28145
Preston Taylor
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Melissa (Collin County)
Fiscal: 42.3Reg: 41.2Pro-Liberty: 235Expansion: 240▼ -4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(43/100)
#5734
State #28143
Jim Vonderhaar
Councilmember, At-Large Position 1 (At-Large Position 1) • City of Sugar Land (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 44.7Reg: 44.8Pro-Liberty: 295Expansion: 278▼ -4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade F(43/100)
#5735
State #28149
Craig Ackerman
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Melissa (Collin County)
Fiscal: 45.1Reg: 44.6Pro-Liberty: 234Expansion: 241▼ -4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(43/100)
#5736
State #28192
Jonathan Strickland
Mayor • City of Sundown (Hockley County)
Fiscal: 41.3Reg: 40.5Pro-Liberty: 87Expansion: 111▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(43/100)
#5737
State #28226
Lee Thomas
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Van Alstyne (Grayson County)
Fiscal: 44.4Reg: 44.6Pro-Liberty: 101Expansion: 97▼ -4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade F(42.9/100)
#5738
State #28227
Katrina Arsenault
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Van Alstyne (Grayson County)
Fiscal: 41.4Reg: 44.9Pro-Liberty: 101Expansion: 97▼ -4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade F(42.9/100)
#5739
State #28211
John Paul Listowski
Mayor (At-Large) • City of Galveston (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 43.2Reg: 42.5Pro-Liberty: 342Expansion: 334▼ -4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade F(42.9/100)
#5740
State #28212
Jason M. Hardcastle
Councilmember, District 6 (District 6) • City of Galveston (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 45.1Reg: 43.8Pro-Liberty: 338Expansion: 338▼ -4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade F(42.9/100)
#5741
State #28222
Jim Atchison
Mayor • City of Van Alstyne (Grayson County)
Fiscal: 41.9Reg: 42.6Pro-Liberty: 93Expansion: 105▼ -4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade F(42.9/100)
#5742
State #28223
Ryan T. Neal
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Van Alstyne (Grayson County)
Fiscal: 41.5Reg: 40.7Pro-Liberty: 97Expansion: 101▼ -4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade F(42.9/100)
#5743
State #28224
Marla E. Butler
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Van Alstyne (Grayson County)
Fiscal: 43.2Reg: 43.8Pro-Liberty: 101Expansion: 97▼ -4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade F(42.9/100)
#5744
State #28225
Dusty Williams
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Van Alstyne (Grayson County)
Fiscal: 43.1Reg: 43.1Pro-Liberty: 101Expansion: 97▼ -4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade F(42.9/100)
#5745
State #28232
Shelli Swift
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Reno (Lamar County)
Fiscal: 42Reg: 44.6Pro-Liberty: 93Expansion: 105▼ -3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(42.8/100)
#5746
State #28234
Joy Jenkins
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Reno (Lamar County)
Fiscal: 42.6Reg: 42.9Pro-Liberty: 93Expansion: 105▼ -3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(42.8/100)
#5747
State #28228
Andrew Naudin
Councilmember, Place 5 (Place 5) • City of Leander (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 41.2Reg: 40.9Pro-Liberty: 286Expansion: 319Lone Dissents: 2▼ -4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(42.8/100)
#5748
State #28229
Hector Bas
Mayor • City of Reno (Lamar County)
Fiscal: 44.3Reg: 42Pro-Liberty: 97Expansion: 101▼ -3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(42.8/100)
#5749
State #28230
Hernando Herrera
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Reno (Lamar County)
Fiscal: 42.9Reg: 42.2Pro-Liberty: 94Expansion: 104▼ -3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(42.8/100)
#5750
State #28231
Tod Siedell
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Reno (Lamar County)
Fiscal: 41Reg: 41.9Pro-Liberty: 93Expansion: 105▼ -3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(42.8/100)