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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.

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Top Ranked Elected Officials

Showing 401–425 of 4,521 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)
▲ 0.0 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.9% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+22.3% (CAGR +3.6%/yr)
#401
State #12710
Renee Gregory
County Clerk • Freestone County (Freestone County)
Fiscal: 85.5Reg: 86.5Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 29▲ +2.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86.2/100)
#402
State #12698
Wade Scarbrough
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Archer County (Archer County)
Fiscal: 87.1Reg: 86.1Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 36▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86.2/100)
#403
State #12699
Kendall Coleman
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Archer County (Archer County)
Fiscal: 84Reg: 86.4Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 36▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86.2/100)
#404
State #12695
Randall C. "Randy" Jackson
County Judge • Archer County (Archer County)
Fiscal: 86.7Reg: 85.3Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 59▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86.2/100)
#405
State #12696
Darin Wolf
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Archer County (Archer County)
Fiscal: 85.1Reg: 84.3Pro-Liberty: 172Expansion: 44▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86.2/100)
#406
State #12697
Todd Herring
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Archer County (Archer County)
Fiscal: 85.5Reg: 88.1Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 36▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86.2/100)
#407
State #12794
Mozelle Carr
County Clerk • Loving County (Loving County)
Fiscal: 84Reg: 84.8Pro-Liberty: 164Expansion: 40▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86.1/100)
#408
State #12907
Dawn Polasek Barnett
County Tax Assessor-Collector • Wilson County (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 87Reg: 87.6Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 33▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#409
State #12898
Connie Terry
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Wilson County (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 86Reg: 87Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 33▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#410
State #12897
Kenneth "Buck" Griffin
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Wilson County (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 84.2Reg: 86Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 33▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#411
State #12902
Blake Liedka
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Wilson County (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 86.8Reg: 84.7Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 33▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#412
State #12906
James W. Stewart
County Sheriff • Wilson County (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 85.2Reg: 84.5Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 33▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#413
State #12909
Audrey Gossett Louis
District Attorney • Wilson County (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 83.9Reg: 84.9Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 33▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#414
State #12899
Monica L. Gutierrez
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Wilson County (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 86.6Reg: 84.2Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 33▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#415
State #12904
Genevieve Martinez
County Clerk • Wilson County (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 83.8Reg: 87.7Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 33▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#416
State #12901
Devin Keen
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Wilson County (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 87.5Reg: 84.8Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 33▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#417
State #12900
Santiago "Jimmy" Morales, Jr.
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Wilson County (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 87.3Reg: 85.8Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 33▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#418
State #12908
Theresa D. Nettles
County Attorney • Wilson County (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 85.4Reg: 86.9Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 33▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#419
State #12895
Christina Mutz
County Treasurer • Wilson County (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 85.7Reg: 88.4Pro-Liberty: 165Expansion: 30▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#420
State #12905
Deborah Bryan
District Clerk • Wilson County (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 84.3Reg: 84.3Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 33▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#421
State #12896
Jared Shaw
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Wilson County (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 86.4Reg: 85.8Pro-Liberty: 165Expansion: 30▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#422
State #12903
Jerry "Jay" Talley Jr.
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Wilson County (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 83.5Reg: 84Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 33▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(86/100)
#423
State #12953
Henry "Hank" Whitman, Jr.
County Judge • Wilson County (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 88Reg: 85.2Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 60▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.9/100)
#424
State #12954
Russell A. King
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Wilson County (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 84.6Reg: 86.5Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 43▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.9/100)
#425
State #12957
Jeffery Pierdolla
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Wilson County (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 87.7Reg: 83.6Pro-Liberty: 167Expansion: 34▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(85.9/100)
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