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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 1976–2000 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)
▲ +0.4 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -0.8 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.9% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+21.2% (CAGR +3.3%/yr)
#1976
State #20220
Jessica Winchester
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Cumby (Hopkins County)
Fiscal: 61.8Reg: 61.8Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 52▼ -0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.5/100)
#1977
State #20232
Mark Charlesworth
Councilmember, Place 2 • Village of Briarcliff (Travis County)
Fiscal: 61.8Reg: 64.3Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 61▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.5/100)
#1978
State #20215
Jim Soefje
Mayor • City of Wixon Valley (Brazos County)
Fiscal: 63.8Reg: 65.8Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 68▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.5/100)
#1979
State #20231
Linda Aldrich
Councilmember, Place 1 • Village of Briarcliff (Travis County)
Fiscal: 61.6Reg: 65.2Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 66▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.5/100)
#1980
State #20216
Myra Gott
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Wixon Valley (Brazos County)
Fiscal: 62Reg: 65.9Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 60▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.5/100)
#1981
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)
#1982
State #20217
Debbie Perez
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Wixon Valley (Brazos County)
Fiscal: 63.6Reg: 64.7Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 56▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.5/100)
#1983
State #20218
Robert Nichols
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Wixon Valley (Brazos County)
Fiscal: 65.9Reg: 61.6Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 56▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.5/100)
#1984
State #20225
Chris Strawn
Mayor • City of Valley View (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 65.1Reg: 65.4Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 67▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.5/100)
#1985
State #20226
Chris Hiesler
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Valley View (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 61.7Reg: 63.2Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 68▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.5/100)
#1986
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)
#1987
State #20223
Haley Hudson
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Cumby (Hopkins County)
Fiscal: 64.9Reg: 62.4Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 47▼ -0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.5/100)
#1988
State #20227
Joe Wilkerson
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Valley View (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 61.9Reg: 61.4Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 65▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.5/100)
#1989
State #20219
Steven King
Mayor • City of Cumby (Hopkins County)
Fiscal: 63.9Reg: 62.2Pro-Liberty: 136Expansion: 62▼ -0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.5/100)
#1990
State #20222
Billy Mayes
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Cumby (Hopkins County)
Fiscal: 62.7Reg: 64.8Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 47▼ -0.4 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.5/100)
#1991
State #20228
Sandy Scoggin
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Valley View (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 65.9Reg: 65.7Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 65▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.5/100)
#1992
State #20234
Jo Ann Richmond
Councilmember, Place 4 • Village of Briarcliff (Travis County)
Fiscal: 63.5Reg: 63.5Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 61▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.5/100)
#1993
State #20235
Jeff Elliott
Councilmember, Place 5 • Village of Briarcliff (Travis County)
Fiscal: 62.1Reg: 63.2Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 61▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.5/100)
#1994
State #20233
James Johnston
Councilmember, Place 3 • Village of Briarcliff (Travis County)
Fiscal: 65.8Reg: 64.4Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 61▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.5/100)
#1995
State #20264
Isaac Rios
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Sterling City (Sterling County)
Fiscal: 65.1Reg: 63.6Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 59▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.4/100)
#1996
State #20265
George Rodriguez
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Sterling City (Sterling County)
Fiscal: 63.3Reg: 61Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 59▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.4/100)
#1997
State #20266
Carmen Amador
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Sterling City (Sterling County)
Fiscal: 63.9Reg: 61.2Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 59▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.4/100)
#1998
State #20261
Leon Ward
Councilmember, Place 5 • Town of Oak Valley (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 61.4Reg: 64.4Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 53▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.4/100)
#1999
State #20262
Delmar Radde
Mayor • City of Sterling City (Sterling County)
Fiscal: 62Reg: 63.4Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 71▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.4/100)
#2000
State #20263
Charlie Stevens
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Sterling City (Sterling County)
Fiscal: 64.6Reg: 63.3Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 61▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)
Grade C(63.4/100)