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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 1101–1125 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)
▲ +0.2 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+11.6% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+28.9% (CAGR +3.9%/yr)
#1101
State #18665
Melissa Freitas
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Mingus (Erath County)
Fiscal: 71.8Reg: 71.4Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 39▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.4/100)
#1102
State #18664
Melvin Curry
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Mingus (Erath County)
Fiscal: 71.7Reg: 69.2Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 39▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.4/100)
#1103
State #18663
Makayla Logan
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Mingus (Erath County)
Fiscal: 69.6Reg: 69.4Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 48▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.4/100)
#1104
State #18661
Emily Beasley
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Tom Bean (Grayson County)
Fiscal: 70.3Reg: 70.1Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 69▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.4/100)
#1105
State #18660
Heather Groff
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Tom Bean (Grayson County)
Fiscal: 71Reg: 70.6Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 69▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.4/100)
#1106
State #18659
Sam Ellis
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Tom Bean (Grayson County)
Fiscal: 68.7Reg: 71.6Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 69▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.4/100)
#1107
State #18658
Brittany Melton
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Tom Bean (Grayson County)
Fiscal: 67.2Reg: 68.2Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 69▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.4/100)
#1108
State #18657
Dawson Nitcholas
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Tom Bean (Grayson County)
Fiscal: 69.6Reg: 68.3Pro-Liberty: 179Expansion: 70▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.4/100)
#1109
State #18656
Ricky Thomas
Mayor • City of Tom Bean (Grayson County)
Fiscal: 70.2Reg: 71Pro-Liberty: 172Expansion: 77▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.4/100)
#1110
State #18689
Clint Lyde
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Jolly (Clay County)
Fiscal: 67.4Reg: 69.1Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 52▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.3/100)
#1111
State #18694
James Hamner, Jr.
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Aquilla (Hill County)
Fiscal: 70.4Reg: 70.9Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 45▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.3/100)
#1112
State #18696
Scotty Myers
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Aquilla (Hill County)
Fiscal: 70.7Reg: 67.7Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 45▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.3/100)
#1113
State #18695
Kyle McCurdy
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Aquilla (Hill County)
Fiscal: 68.9Reg: 67.9Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 45▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.3/100)
#1114
State #18693
Jerrell Shronk
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Aquilla (Hill County)
Fiscal: 70.3Reg: 69.2Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 45▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.3/100)
#1115
State #18692
Lee Mills
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Aquilla (Hill County)
Fiscal: 68.2Reg: 68.3Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 55▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.3/100)
#1116
State #18691
Justin Earl
Mayor • City of Aquilla (Hill County)
Fiscal: 70.9Reg: 70.3Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 67▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.3/100)
#1117
State #18690
Brad Walker
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Jolly (Clay County)
Fiscal: 68.3Reg: 67.8Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 49▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.3/100)
#1118
State #18688
D. LeAnn Skinner
Mayor • City of Jolly (Clay County)
Fiscal: 69.1Reg: 68.5Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 61▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.3/100)
#1119
State #18720
Domingo Montalbo
Mayor • City of Little River-Academy (Bell County)
Fiscal: 69Reg: 69.2Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 73▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.2/100)
#1120
State #18726
Phillip Esparza
Mayor • Town of Penelope (Hill County)
Fiscal: 70.8Reg: 69.1Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 60▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.2/100)
#1121
State #18721
Elmer Williams
Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1) • City of Little River-Academy (Bell County)
Fiscal: 69.4Reg: 66.7Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 61▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.2/100)
#1122
State #18722
Russ Nelson
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2) • City of Little River-Academy (Bell County)
Fiscal: 69.4Reg: 67.6Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 52▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.2/100)
#1123
State #18728
Vincent Sinkule
Councilmember, Place 2 • Town of Penelope (Hill County)
Fiscal: 70.6Reg: 70.3Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 40▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.2/100)
#1124
State #18727
Kim Quiram
Councilmember, Place 1 • Town of Penelope (Hill County)
Fiscal: 68.5Reg: 68.1Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 43▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.2/100)
#1125
State #18725
Andrew (Drew) Lanham
Councilmember, Place 5 (Place 5) • City of Little River-Academy (Bell County)
Fiscal: 71.3Reg: 67.4Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 52▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(69.2/100)