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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 6226–6250 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)
▼ -1.2 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -6.7 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+4.5% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+32.5% (CAGR +4.5%/yr)
#6226
State #29678
Rebecca Smith
Councilmember, Place 5 • Town of Palmer (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 36.5Reg: 37.7Pro-Liberty: 82Expansion: 116▼ -4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#6227
State #29676
Melissa Wolf
Councilmember, Place 3 • Town of Palmer (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 38.2Reg: 36.3Pro-Liberty: 82Expansion: 116▼ -4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#6228
State #29675
Kenneth Bateman
Councilmember, Place 2 • Town of Palmer (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 38.8Reg: 40.5Pro-Liberty: 82Expansion: 116▼ -4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#6229
State #29674
Lindsay Orr
Councilmember, Place 1 • Town of Palmer (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 38.5Reg: 37Pro-Liberty: 84Expansion: 114▼ -4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#6230
State #29672
Ashlee Talley
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Canadian (Hemphill County)
Fiscal: 36.7Reg: 39.2Pro-Liberty: 77Expansion: 121▼ -4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#6231
State #29671
Gary Prater
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Canadian (Hemphill County)
Fiscal: 39Reg: 38.9Pro-Liberty: 77Expansion: 121▼ -4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#6232
State #29645
George Grall
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Joshua (Johnson County)
Fiscal: 36.4Reg: 36.3Pro-Liberty: 181Expansion: 225▼ -4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#6233
State #29670
Jonilyn Hanes
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Canadian (Hemphill County)
Fiscal: 37.6Reg: 40.6Pro-Liberty: 77Expansion: 121▼ -4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#6234
State #29669
Laurie Ezzell Brown
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Canadian (Hemphill County)
Fiscal: 38.5Reg: 40.9Pro-Liberty: 77Expansion: 121▼ -4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#6235
State #29667
Terrill Bartlett
Mayor • City of Canadian (Hemphill County)
Fiscal: 39.4Reg: 38.1Pro-Liberty: 95Expansion: 103▼ -4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#6236
State #29644
Merle Breitenstein
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Joshua (Johnson County)
Fiscal: 40.3Reg: 36.5Pro-Liberty: 181Expansion: 225▼ -4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.8/100)
#6237
State #29694
Zack Briscoe
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Whitehouse (Smith County)
Fiscal: 37.9Reg: 38.5Pro-Liberty: 100Expansion: 130▼ -4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.7/100)
#6238
State #29691
Roland Barrera
Councilmember, At-Large Place 1 (At-Large Place 1) • City of Corpus Christi (Nueces County)
Fiscal: 36.7Reg: 36.9Pro-Liberty: 409Expansion: 625Lone Dissents: 20▼ -5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.7/100)
#6239
State #29692
Paulette Guajardo
Mayor (At-Large) • City of Corpus Christi (Nueces County)
Fiscal: 39.2Reg: 36.6Pro-Liberty: 226Expansion: 333Lone Dissents: 6▼ -5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.7/100)
#6240
State #29711
Jacob Taylor
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Mustang Ridge (Bastrop County)
Fiscal: 41Reg: 40.6Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 75▼ -5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.7/100)
#6241
State #29710
Michelle Bergmann
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Mustang Ridge (Bastrop County)
Fiscal: 39.5Reg: 40.4Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 75▼ -5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.7/100)
#6242
State #29709
Cecilia Padilla-Lopez
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Mustang Ridge (Bastrop County)
Fiscal: 37.1Reg: 39.4Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 75▼ -5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.7/100)
#6243
State #29708
Gabriel Vallejo
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Mustang Ridge (Bastrop County)
Fiscal: 40.6Reg: 38.4Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 75▼ -5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.7/100)
#6244
State #29693
James Wansley
Mayor • City of Whitehouse (Smith County)
Fiscal: 37.9Reg: 40.8Pro-Liberty: 101Expansion: 129▼ -4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.7/100)
#6245
State #29706
David Bunn
Mayor • City of Mustang Ridge (Bastrop County)
Fiscal: 36.3Reg: 40.8Pro-Liberty: 111Expansion: 90▼ -5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.7/100)
#6246
State #29707
Casondra Dailey
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Mustang Ridge (Bastrop County)
Fiscal: 39Reg: 38.5Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 77▼ -5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.7/100)
#6247
State #29698
Matt Lazarine
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Whitehouse (Smith County)
Fiscal: 38.4Reg: 37.8Pro-Liberty: 99Expansion: 131▼ -4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.7/100)
#6248
State #29697
Michael G. Lowe
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Whitehouse (Smith County)
Fiscal: 39.6Reg: 37.3Pro-Liberty: 99Expansion: 131▼ -4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.7/100)
#6249
State #29696
Dr. John Chambers
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Whitehouse (Smith County)
Fiscal: 38.3Reg: 38.7Pro-Liberty: 99Expansion: 131▼ -4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.7/100)
#6250
State #29695
Froncel Burns
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Whitehouse (Smith County)
Fiscal: 39.6Reg: 37.7Pro-Liberty: 99Expansion: 131▼ -4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.7/100)
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