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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 451–475 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
+22.3% (CAGR +4.5%/yr)
#451
State #3321
Jody Piper
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • PADUCAH ISD (Cottle County)
Fiscal: 96.1Reg: 95.8Pro-Liberty: 228Expansion: 36▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.1/100)
#452
State #3320
Laura Bratton
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • PADUCAH ISD (Cottle County)
Fiscal: 94.6Reg: 95.2Pro-Liberty: 228Expansion: 36▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.1/100)
#453
State #3319
Michael Lecroy
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • PADUCAH ISD (Cottle County)
Fiscal: 93.2Reg: 94.5Pro-Liberty: 228Expansion: 36▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.1/100)
#454
State #3318
Dale Whitaker
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • PADUCAH ISD (Cottle County)
Fiscal: 93.2Reg: 96.1Pro-Liberty: 228Expansion: 36▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.1/100)
#455
State #3317
Roy Rodriguez
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • PADUCAH ISD (Cottle County)
Fiscal: 92.1Reg: 94.6Pro-Liberty: 226Expansion: 38▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.1/100)
#456
State #3501
Carole Ward
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • HEDLEY ISD (Donley County)
Fiscal: 93.3Reg: 95.6Pro-Liberty: 168Expansion: 23▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94/100)
#457
State #3500
Dana Bell
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • HEDLEY ISD (Donley County)
Fiscal: 92Reg: 96Pro-Liberty: 168Expansion: 23▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94/100)
#458
State #3503
Tangela Copelin
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • HEDLEY ISD (Donley County)
Fiscal: 94.2Reg: 92.8Pro-Liberty: 168Expansion: 23▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94/100)
#459
State #3499
Troy Monroe
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • HEDLEY ISD (Donley County)
Fiscal: 92.2Reg: 92.7Pro-Liberty: 168Expansion: 23▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94/100)
#460
State #3502
Michael Metcalf
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • HEDLEY ISD (Donley County)
Fiscal: 92.9Reg: 95.6Pro-Liberty: 168Expansion: 23▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94/100)
#461
State #3498
Bruce Howard
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • HEDLEY ISD (Donley County)
Fiscal: 92.8Reg: 93.3Pro-Liberty: 165Expansion: 26▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94/100)
#462
State #3497
Shauna Herbert
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • HEDLEY ISD (Donley County)
Fiscal: 93.9Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 45▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94/100)
#463
State #3496
Johnnie Casey
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • COLEMAN ISD (Coleman County)
Fiscal: 93.1Reg: 94.8Pro-Liberty: 176Expansion: 22▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94/100)
#464
State #3495
Jacque Rosales
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • COLEMAN ISD (Coleman County)
Fiscal: 92.5Reg: 92.8Pro-Liberty: 176Expansion: 22▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94/100)
#465
State #3494
Sandra Rose
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • COLEMAN ISD (Coleman County)
Fiscal: 92.8Reg: 95Pro-Liberty: 176Expansion: 22▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94/100)
#466
State #3493
Becky Dobbins
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • COLEMAN ISD (Coleman County)
Fiscal: 92.3Reg: 95.1Pro-Liberty: 176Expansion: 22▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94/100)
#467
State #3492
Joel Basinger
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • SOUTHLAND ISD (Garza County)
Fiscal: 93.5Reg: 94.7Pro-Liberty: 170Expansion: 28▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94/100)
#468
State #3491
Tina Taylor
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • SOUTHLAND ISD (Garza County)
Fiscal: 92.1Reg: 91.7Pro-Liberty: 170Expansion: 28▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94/100)
#469
State #3490
Cody Alford
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • SOUTHLAND ISD (Garza County)
Fiscal: 92.7Reg: 94.5Pro-Liberty: 170Expansion: 28▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94/100)
#470
State #3489
Joe Basinger
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • SOUTHLAND ISD (Garza County)
Fiscal: 94.3Reg: 94.4Pro-Liberty: 170Expansion: 28▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94/100)
#471
State #3488
Brandon Carr
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • KNOX CITY-O'BRIEN CISD (Knox County)
Fiscal: 93.7Reg: 95.5Pro-Liberty: 169Expansion: 29▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94/100)
#472
State #3487
Joe Albus
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • KNOX CITY-O'BRIEN CISD (Knox County)
Fiscal: 93.7Reg: 94.1Pro-Liberty: 169Expansion: 29▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94/100)
#473
State #3486
Alfred Delarios
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • KNOX CITY-O'BRIEN CISD (Knox County)
Fiscal: 92.3Reg: 94.3Pro-Liberty: 169Expansion: 29▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94/100)
#474
State #3485
Clint Lewis
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • KNOX CITY-O'BRIEN CISD (Knox County)
Fiscal: 92.4Reg: 93.3Pro-Liberty: 169Expansion: 29▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94/100)
#475
State #3484
Jonathan Hastings
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • COLEMAN ISD (Coleman County)
Fiscal: 95.5Reg: 92.5Pro-Liberty: 168Expansion: 30▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94/100)