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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 351–375 of 6,925 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)
▲ +2.4 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -0.9 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+21.2% (CAGR +4.4%/yr)
#351
State #2329
Trent Watson
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • GRANDVIEW-HOPKINS ISD (Gray County)
Fiscal: 96.9Reg: 96.2Pro-Liberty: 170Expansion: 28▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#352
State #2334
Joe Ragsdale
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • GRANDVIEW-HOPKINS ISD (Gray County)
Fiscal: 96.6Reg: 93.4Pro-Liberty: 176Expansion: 22▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#353
State #2297
Sunday Sizelove
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • SIVELLS BEND ISD (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 93Reg: 97Pro-Liberty: 177Expansion: 21▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#354
State #2332
Dirk Robison
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • GRANDVIEW-HOPKINS ISD (Gray County)
Fiscal: 94.6Reg: 96.1Pro-Liberty: 176Expansion: 22▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#355
State #2331
Ryan Davis
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • GRANDVIEW-HOPKINS ISD (Gray County)
Fiscal: 93.5Reg: 96Pro-Liberty: 176Expansion: 22▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#356
State #2330
Ethan Weinheimer
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • GRANDVIEW-HOPKINS ISD (Gray County)
Fiscal: 92.8Reg: 92.7Pro-Liberty: 176Expansion: 22▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#357
State #2328
Wade Ritter
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • GRANDVIEW-HOPKINS ISD (Gray County)
Fiscal: 96.6Reg: 94.1Pro-Liberty: 164Expansion: 34▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#358
State #2303
Jeremy Baxter
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • CISCO ISD (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 92.8Reg: 93.5Pro-Liberty: 174Expansion: 24▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#359
State #2302
Dustin Ferguson
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • CISCO ISD (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 96.4Reg: 92.6Pro-Liberty: 174Expansion: 24▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#360
State #2301
Mel Matthews
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • CISCO ISD (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 96.6Reg: 92.9Pro-Liberty: 174Expansion: 24▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#361
State #2300
Sheila Johnson
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • CISCO ISD (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 95.7Reg: 96.7Pro-Liberty: 174Expansion: 24▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#362
State #2299
Matt Baugh
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • SIVELLS BEND ISD (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 95.6Reg: 96.2Pro-Liberty: 177Expansion: 21▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#363
State #2298
Terry Harrell
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • SIVELLS BEND ISD (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 95.7Reg: 94.3Pro-Liberty: 177Expansion: 21▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#364
State #2296
Rodney Howell
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • SIVELLS BEND ISD (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 93.3Reg: 94Pro-Liberty: 177Expansion: 21▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#365
State #2295
Chris Nichols
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • CISCO ISD (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 95.4Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 174Expansion: 24▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#366
State #2294
Dr Devin Koenig
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • CISCO ISD (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 96Reg: 93.9Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 35▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#367
State #2293
Cody Foster
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • CISCO ISD (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 95Reg: 92.1Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 44▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#368
State #2292
Mary Lewis
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • SIVELLS BEND ISD (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 95.7Reg: 95.6Pro-Liberty: 177Expansion: 21▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#369
State #2291
Darrell Hoberer
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • SIVELLS BEND ISD (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 96Reg: 94.7Pro-Liberty: 174Expansion: 24▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#370
State #2290
Jenn Day
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • SIVELLS BEND ISD (Cooke County)
Fiscal: 92.9Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 39▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#371
State #2433
Nancy Bassham
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • MORGAN MILL ISD (Erath County)
Fiscal: 92.5Reg: 94.9Pro-Liberty: 175Expansion: 23▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.5/100)
#372
State #2429
Shannon Buchanan
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • MORGAN MILL ISD (Erath County)
Fiscal: 93Reg: 94.5Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 38▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.5/100)
#373
State #2434
Tony Ballinger
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • MORGAN MILL ISD (Erath County)
Fiscal: 94.1Reg: 95Pro-Liberty: 175Expansion: 23▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.5/100)
#374
State #2421
James Price, Jr
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • AMHERST ISD (Lamb County)
Fiscal: 92.9Reg: 96.9Pro-Liberty: 167Expansion: 31▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.5/100)
#375
State #2432
David Kincannon
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • MORGAN MILL ISD (Erath County)
Fiscal: 92.9Reg: 94.4Pro-Liberty: 175Expansion: 23▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.5/100)