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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 1026–1050 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)
▲ +0.5 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -1.5 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.3% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+20.6% (CAGR +3.7%/yr)
#1026
State #18529
Jay Odom
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of West Orange (Orange County)
Fiscal: 69.9Reg: 68Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 63▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#1027
State #18528
Gail Langton
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of West Orange (Orange County)
Fiscal: 68.5Reg: 68Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 63▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#1028
State #18527
Lanie Brown
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of West Orange (Orange County)
Fiscal: 70.9Reg: 71.3Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 63▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#1029
State #18526
Meritta Kennedy
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of West Orange (Orange County)
Fiscal: 69.1Reg: 70.1Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 61▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#1030
State #18525
Randy Branch
Mayor • City of West Orange (Orange County)
Fiscal: 68.4Reg: 69.4Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 65▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#1031
State #18531
Robert Ratliff
Mayor • City of Bellevue (Clay County)
Fiscal: 71.9Reg: 71Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 60▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.9/100)
#1032
State #18560
Jeff Eckhardt
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Burton (Washington County)
Fiscal: 72.1Reg: 67.4Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 44▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.8/100)
#1033
State #18559
Sheila Ripple
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Burton (Washington County)
Fiscal: 71.1Reg: 69.5Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 44▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.8/100)
#1034
State #18558
Nathan Kalkhake
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Burton (Washington County)
Fiscal: 71.8Reg: 69.2Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 47▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.8/100)
#1035
State #18557
Karen Buck
Mayor • City of Burton (Washington County)
Fiscal: 71.6Reg: 70.8Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 66▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.8/100)
#1036
State #18561
Paul McLaughlin
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Burton (Washington County)
Fiscal: 70.1Reg: 72Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 44▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.8/100)
#1037
State #18562
Macey Grimm Tidwell
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Burton (Washington County)
Fiscal: 69.3Reg: 68.1Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 44▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.8/100)
#1038
State #18581
Buster Felan
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Meridian (Bosque County)
Fiscal: 67.3Reg: 71.5Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 46▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.7/100)
#1039
State #18580
John Oldham
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Meridian (Bosque County)
Fiscal: 72Reg: 70.9Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 46▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.7/100)
#1040
State #18579
Rubin Felan
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Meridian (Bosque County)
Fiscal: 70.3Reg: 71.8Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 46▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.7/100)
#1041
State #18578
Dana Williams
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Meridian (Bosque County)
Fiscal: 71Reg: 69.3Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 46▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.7/100)
#1042
State #18577
Sharon Wilson
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Meridian (Bosque County)
Fiscal: 71.2Reg: 69.9Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 50▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.7/100)
#1043
State #18576
Ryan Nieuwenhuis
Mayor • City of Meridian (Bosque County)
Fiscal: 68.7Reg: 67.9Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 59▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.7/100)
#1044
State #18575
Gary Gray
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Clarksville (Red River County)
Fiscal: 72Reg: 72.1Pro-Liberty: 175Expansion: 68▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.7/100)
#1045
State #18574
Chrissy Witmer
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Clarksville (Red River County)
Fiscal: 69.4Reg: 67.5Pro-Liberty: 175Expansion: 68▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.7/100)
#1046
State #18573
Bonnie Snider
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Clarksville (Red River County)
Fiscal: 68.1Reg: 70.2Pro-Liberty: 175Expansion: 68▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.7/100)
#1047
State #18572
Carolyn Finley
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Clarksville (Red River County)
Fiscal: 69.1Reg: 69.7Pro-Liberty: 175Expansion: 68▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.7/100)
#1048
State #18571
James Ellis
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Clarksville (Red River County)
Fiscal: 71.9Reg: 70.1Pro-Liberty: 175Expansion: 68▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.7/100)
#1049
State #18570
Ann Rushing
Mayor • City of Clarksville (Red River County)
Fiscal: 72.1Reg: 70Pro-Liberty: 170Expansion: 73▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.7/100)
#1050
State #18619
Jon Moffett
Councilmember, Place 5 • Town of Bishop Hills (Potter County)
Fiscal: 69.5Reg: 67.1Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 35▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.5/100)