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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 1951–1975 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)
▲ +0.7 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -0.8 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.9% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+26.2% (CAGR +3.4%/yr)
#1951
State #20178
Travis Magliolo
Mayor • City of Dickinson (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 63Reg: 62.4Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 85▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.6/100)
#1952
State #20179
Dawn King
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Dickinson (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 62.2Reg: 65.4Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 81▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.6/100)
#1953
State #20195
Anay Mata
Councilmember, Place 5 • Town of Los Indios (Cameron County)
Fiscal: 64Reg: 61.9Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▼ -0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.6/100)
#1954
State #20180
Shaun Holt
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Dickinson (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 62.2Reg: 63.3Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 77▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.6/100)
#1955
State #20193
Salvador Mendoza
Councilmember, Place 3 • Town of Los Indios (Cameron County)
Fiscal: 65Reg: 63.4Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▼ -0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.6/100)
#1956
State #20181
Mark Townsend
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Dickinson (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 62.4Reg: 66Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 77▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.6/100)
#1957
State #20182
Scott Shrader
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Dickinson (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 62Reg: 62.1Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 77▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.6/100)
#1958
State #20189
Aureliano Godinez
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Nome (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 61.9Reg: 63.4Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 55▼ -0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.6/100)
#1959
State #20190
Anita Weaver
Mayor • Town of Los Indios (Cameron County)
Fiscal: 64.7Reg: 61.8Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 68▼ -0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.6/100)
#1960
State #20194
Isabela Galindo
Councilmember, Place 4 • Town of Los Indios (Cameron County)
Fiscal: 61.9Reg: 64.2Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▼ -0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.6/100)
#1961
State #20187
Sharon Abney
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Nome (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 61.5Reg: 61.9Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 55▼ -0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.6/100)
#1962
State #20191
Ana Laura Flores
Councilmember, Place 1 • Town of Los Indios (Cameron County)
Fiscal: 64.3Reg: 64.1Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 55▼ -0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.6/100)
#1963
State #20183
Joe Wilburn
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Dickinson (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 63.3Reg: 61.3Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 77▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.6/100)
#1964
State #20186
David Allen
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Nome (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 65Reg: 61.6Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 55▼ -0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.6/100)
#1965
State #20192
Jaime Sanchez
Councilmember, Place 2 • Town of Los Indios (Cameron County)
Fiscal: 65.7Reg: 62Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 54▼ -0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.6/100)
#1966
State #20198
Paul Baker
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Nevada (Collin County)
Fiscal: 64Reg: 63.4Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 71▼ -0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.6/100)
#1967
State #20199
Amanda Wilson
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Nevada (Collin County)
Fiscal: 64.6Reg: 65.1Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 71▼ -0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.6/100)
#1968
State #20197
Mike Laye
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Nevada (Collin County)
Fiscal: 65.1Reg: 63.8Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 69▼ -0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.6/100)
#1969
State #20200
Clayton Laughter
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Nevada (Collin County)
Fiscal: 61.9Reg: 63.3Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 71▼ -0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.6/100)
#1970
State #20201
Derrick Little
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Nevada (Collin County)
Fiscal: 65.5Reg: 63.6Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 71▼ -0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.6/100)
#1971
State #20202
Christopher Parker
Mayor • Town of Runge (Karnes County)
Fiscal: 61.1Reg: 61.5Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 68▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.6/100)
#1972
State #20203
Cecil Esparza
Councilmember, Place 1 • Town of Runge (Karnes County)
Fiscal: 63.5Reg: 61.3Pro-Liberty: 136Expansion: 62▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.6/100)
#1973
State #20204
Brandon Nunez
Councilmember, Place 2 • Town of Runge (Karnes County)
Fiscal: 64.2Reg: 65.1Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 58▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.6/100)
#1974
State #20229
Heather Evans
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Valley View (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 62.6Reg: 64.6Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 65▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.5/100)
#1975
State #20230
Allen (Al) Hostetler
Mayor • Village of Briarcliff (Travis County)
Fiscal: 63.9Reg: 64.7Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 76▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.5/100)