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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 1776–1800 of 7,083 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)
▲ +0.6 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -0.1 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.3% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+20.9% (CAGR +3.4%/yr)
#1776
State #19917
Neil Howard
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Brazos Country (Austin County)
Fiscal: 62Reg: 62.4Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 52▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.5/100)
#1777
State #19920
Joe McSloy
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Brazos Country (Austin County)
Fiscal: 62.3Reg: 66.9Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 52▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.5/100)
#1778
State #19921
Macario "Callo" Villarreal III
Mayor • City of La Grulla (Starr County)
Fiscal: 62.1Reg: 65.3Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 57▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.5/100)
#1779
State #19932
Steve Carr
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Cashion Community (Wichita County)
Fiscal: 63Reg: 66.6Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 48▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.5/100)
#1780
State #19926
Kerry Gutierrez
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Marion (Guadalupe County)
Fiscal: 62.5Reg: 65.3Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.5/100)
#1781
State #19927
Karen Mills
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Marion (Guadalupe County)
Fiscal: 63Reg: 63.4Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.5/100)
#1782
State #19922
Oscar Castillo
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of La Grulla (Starr County)
Fiscal: 62.7Reg: 66.3Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 50▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.5/100)
#1783
State #19923
Sergio Contreras
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of La Grulla (Starr County)
Fiscal: 64.9Reg: 66.2Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 48▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.5/100)
#1784
State #19924
Daniel H. Loyola
Mayor • City of Marion (Guadalupe County)
Fiscal: 65.8Reg: 64.6Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 71▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.5/100)
#1785
State #19930
Debra Carr
Mayor • City of Cashion Community (Wichita County)
Fiscal: 64Reg: 64.7Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 64▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.5/100)
#1786
State #19925
Jerry Penshorn
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Marion (Guadalupe County)
Fiscal: 65.8Reg: 64.9Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 60▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.5/100)
#1787
State #19928
Phil Karrer
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Marion (Guadalupe County)
Fiscal: 63.9Reg: 63.1Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.5/100)
#1788
State #19929
Jeremiah Burns
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Marion (Guadalupe County)
Fiscal: 63.4Reg: 64.1Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.5/100)
#1789
State #19931
Mark Bankston
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Cashion Community (Wichita County)
Fiscal: 64.5Reg: 64.3Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 51▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.5/100)
#1790
State #19945
Jacob W. Matlock
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Cushing (Nacogdoches County)
Fiscal: 64Reg: 62.6Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 47▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.4/100)
#1791
State #19946
Larry Beaird
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Cushing (Nacogdoches County)
Fiscal: 64.8Reg: 63.1Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 42▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.4/100)
#1792
State #19941
Codey Barrons
Councilmember, Place 5 • Town of Edgewood (Van Zandt County)
Fiscal: 64Reg: 66.3Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 66▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.4/100)
#1793
State #19942
Charlie Crabb
Councilmember, Place 1 • Town of Edgewood (Van Zandt County)
Fiscal: 65.6Reg: 62.1Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 66▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.4/100)
#1794
State #19943
Inez Goggans
Councilmember, Place 2 • Town of Edgewood (Van Zandt County)
Fiscal: 64.5Reg: 66.5Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 66▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.4/100)
#1795
State #19940
Louis Dunn
Mayor • Town of Edgewood (Van Zandt County)
Fiscal: 65.8Reg: 64.2Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 66▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.4/100)
#1796
State #19944
Rosy Moore Stewart
Mayor • City of Cushing (Nacogdoches County)
Fiscal: 65.7Reg: 66.6Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 69▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.4/100)
#1797
State #19939
Ruby Smith
Councilmember, Place 4 • Town of Edgewood (Van Zandt County)
Fiscal: 62.7Reg: 66.3Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 66▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.4/100)
#1798
State #19938
Chuck Parker
Councilmember, Place 3 • Town of Edgewood (Van Zandt County)
Fiscal: 63.5Reg: 62.7Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 73▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.4/100)
#1799
State #19955
Joshua Duffield
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Newcastle (Young County)
Fiscal: 65.9Reg: 61.9Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 59▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)
#1800
State #19956
Dustin Hobbs
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Newcastle (Young County)
Fiscal: 64.2Reg: 64.2Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(64.3/100)