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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 51–75 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)
▲ +0.2 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -4.9 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.7% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+25.1% (CAGR +4.2%/yr)
#51
State #75
Don Montague
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Hays County (Hays County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.3Pro-Liberty: 28Expansion: 106▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#52
State #139
Aaron Clements
County Attorney • Dickens County (Dickens County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.1Pro-Liberty: 63Expansion: 36▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#53
State #143
Kelly Higgins
District Attorney • Hays County (Hays County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.6Pro-Liberty: 28Expansion: 106▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#54
State #117
Lewis "Sonny" White
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Newton County (Newton County)
Fiscal: 98.3Reg: 99.1Pro-Liberty: 37Expansion: 77▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#55
State #93
Connie Smith
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Newton County (Newton County)
Fiscal: 97Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 45Expansion: 69▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#56
State #105
Maggie Hernandez Moreno
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2 (Precinct 1) • Hays County (Hays County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.5Pro-Liberty: 28Expansion: 106▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#57
State #85
Sandra Bryant
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5 (Precinct 5) • Hays County (Hays County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 97.3Pro-Liberty: 28Expansion: 106▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#58
State #77
John Ellen
Constable, Precinct 5 (Precinct 5) • Hays County (Hays County)
Fiscal: 99.1Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 28Expansion: 106▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#59
State #140
Emily Teegardin
District Attorney • Dickens County (Dickens County)
Fiscal: 98.4Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 63Expansion: 36▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#60
State #126
Elaine H. Cardenas
County Clerk • Hays County (Hays County)
Fiscal: 98.7Reg: 98.5Pro-Liberty: 28Expansion: 106▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#61
State #128
Sandra "Kay Kay" Duckworth
County Clerk • Newton County (Newton County)
Fiscal: 99Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 37Expansion: 77▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#62
State #72
Michael Torres
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Hays County (Hays County)
Fiscal: 97.8Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 34Expansion: 100▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#63
State #116
Robert Burby
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Newton County (Newton County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.4Pro-Liberty: 37Expansion: 77▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#64
State #83
Andrew Cable
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Hays County (Hays County)
Fiscal: 97.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 28Expansion: 106▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#65
State #115
Gregg Harbison
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Newton County (Newton County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 37Expansion: 77▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#66
State #118
Howard "Matt" Wonders
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Newton County (Newton County)
Fiscal: 98.9Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 37Expansion: 77▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#67
State #78
Daphne Sanchez Tenorio
County Treasurer • Hays County (Hays County)
Fiscal: 97.6Reg: 98.6Pro-Liberty: 28Expansion: 106▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#68
State #106
J.R. Mendoza
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 2 (Precinct 2) • Hays County (Hays County)
Fiscal: 99Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 28Expansion: 106▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#69
State #144
Colton Havard
County Sheriff • Newton County (Newton County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 37Expansion: 77▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#70
State #127
Amanda Calvert
District Clerk • Hays County (Hays County)
Fiscal: 98.8Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 28Expansion: 106▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#71
State #125
Danay Carnes
District Clerk • Dickens County (Dickens County)
Fiscal: 97Reg: 99.4Pro-Liberty: 63Expansion: 36▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#72
State #137
Jay Allen
County Sheriff • Dickens County (Dickens County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98.4Pro-Liberty: 63Expansion: 36▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#73
State #94
Carla Brooks
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Newton County (Newton County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98Pro-Liberty: 37Expansion: 77▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#74
State #138
Rhonda Brendle
County Tax Assessor-Collector • Dickens County (Dickens County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97Pro-Liberty: 63Expansion: 36▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#75
State #129
Nikki Windham
District Clerk • Newton County (Newton County)
Fiscal: 98.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 37Expansion: 77▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)