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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 701–725 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)
▲ +1.0 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +1.5 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.7% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+19.2% (CAGR +3.1%/yr)
#701
State #17831
Howard “Sonny” Spomer
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Walnut Springs (Bosque County)
Fiscal: 73.3Reg: 74.3Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 38▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(73.3/100)
#702
State #17830
MaKayla Powell
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Walnut Springs (Bosque County)
Fiscal: 75.2Reg: 74.5Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 38▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(73.3/100)
#703
State #17829
Tina Gomez
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Walnut Springs (Bosque County)
Fiscal: 74.8Reg: 74.2Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 38▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(73.3/100)
#704
State #17828
Laurell Galindo-Huffman
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Walnut Springs (Bosque County)
Fiscal: 72.5Reg: 74.7Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 38▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(73.3/100)
#705
State #17827
Benny Damron
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Walnut Springs (Bosque County)
Fiscal: 74.3Reg: 71.4Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 50▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(73.3/100)
#706
State #17826
Sammy Ortega
Mayor • City of Walnut Springs (Bosque County)
Fiscal: 75.6Reg: 73.5Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 57▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(73.3/100)
#707
State #17825
Heath Stewart
Councilmember, Place 2 • Village of Webberville (Bastrop County)
Fiscal: 71.4Reg: 74.2Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 37▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(73.3/100)
#708
State #17824
Ronnie Tidwell
Councilmember, Place 1 • Village of Webberville (Bastrop County)
Fiscal: 71.4Reg: 72.4Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 44▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(73.3/100)
#709
State #17823
Hector Gonzales
Mayor • Village of Webberville (Bastrop County)
Fiscal: 74.2Reg: 71.7Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 61▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(73.3/100)
#710
State #17871
James Davis
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Covington (Hill County)
Fiscal: 71.9Reg: 71.4Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 38▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(73.2/100)
#711
State #17870
April Bradshaw
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Covington (Hill County)
Fiscal: 75.3Reg: 71.3Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 38▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(73.2/100)
#712
State #17869
Marcos Soto
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Covington (Hill County)
Fiscal: 75.1Reg: 73.6Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 38▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(73.2/100)
#713
State #17868
Eric Faught
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Covington (Hill County)
Fiscal: 72.9Reg: 73.1Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 42▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(73.2/100)
#714
State #17867
Brian Stahl
Mayor • City of Covington (Hill County)
Fiscal: 73.6Reg: 71.7Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 49▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(73.2/100)
#715
State #17893
Frank Anthony Soto
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Coyote Flats (Johnson County)
Fiscal: 74.4Reg: 71.2Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 48▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade B(73.1/100)
#716
State #17891
Doug Peterson
Mayor • City of Coyote Flats (Johnson County)
Fiscal: 75.5Reg: 73.4Pro-Liberty: 136Expansion: 62▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade B(73.1/100)
#717
State #17892
Jim Owsley
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Coyote Flats (Johnson County)
Fiscal: 70.8Reg: 70.9Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 49▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade B(73.1/100)
#718
State #17938
Holly Crawford
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Reklaw (Cherokee County)
Fiscal: 71.6Reg: 71.8Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 40▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.9/100)
#719
State #17937
Larry Irwin
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Reklaw (Cherokee County)
Fiscal: 73.7Reg: 75Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 40▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.9/100)
#720
State #17936
Andra Hassell
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Reklaw (Cherokee County)
Fiscal: 72Reg: 72Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 40▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.9/100)
#721
State #17935
Bret Richards
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Reklaw (Cherokee County)
Fiscal: 75Reg: 71.4Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 44▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.9/100)
#722
State #17934
Bob Parrott
Mayor • City of Reklaw (Cherokee County)
Fiscal: 71.9Reg: 70.8Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.9/100)
#723
State #17951
Ricky Beeler
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Pecan Gap (Delta County)
Fiscal: 74.7Reg: 73.9Pro-Liberty: 170Expansion: 28▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.8/100)
#724
State #17952
Kelly Connell
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Pecan Gap (Delta County)
Fiscal: 72.6Reg: 75Pro-Liberty: 170Expansion: 28▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.8/100)
#725
State #17953
Jennifer Lynch
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Pecan Gap (Delta County)
Fiscal: 72.5Reg: 75.1Pro-Liberty: 170Expansion: 28▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.8/100)