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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.

Cities & Municipalities (1,218)Counties (254)School Districts (1,252)Special Districts (3,443)Elected Officials (31,351)
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Top Ranked Elected Officials

Showing 26–50 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)
▼ -1.1 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.6% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+22.3% (CAGR +4.5%/yr)
#26
State #250
Lana Marcus
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • CENTERVILLE ISD (Trinity County)
Fiscal: 97.6Reg: 99.1Pro-Liberty: 173Expansion: 25▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.3/100)
#27
State #251
Terry Largent
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • CENTERVILLE ISD (Trinity County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 173Expansion: 25▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.3/100)
#28
State #245
Tuffy Loftin
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • CENTERVILLE ISD (Trinity County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 96.3Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 48▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.3/100)
#29
State #256
Clint Bradley
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • SPRINGLAKE-EARTH ISD (Lamb County)
Fiscal: 95.7Reg: 97Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 27▲ +5.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.1/100)
#30
State #255
Craig Jones
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • SPRINGLAKE-EARTH ISD (Lamb County)
Fiscal: 97.3Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 117Expansion: 44▲ +5.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.1/100)
#31
State #299
Virginia Torres
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • RALLS ISD (Crosby County)
Fiscal: 96.9Reg: 99Pro-Liberty: 189Expansion: 19▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#32
State #294
Mateo Cavzos
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • RALLS ISD (Crosby County)
Fiscal: 95.6Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 175Expansion: 33▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#33
State #296
Jesus Torres
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • RALLS ISD (Crosby County)
Fiscal: 95.3Reg: 99.2Pro-Liberty: 189Expansion: 19▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#34
State #297
Aunie Sellers
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • RALLS ISD (Crosby County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 96.9Pro-Liberty: 189Expansion: 19▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#35
State #300
Suzy Byrd
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • RALLS ISD (Crosby County)
Fiscal: 98.4Reg: 95.4Pro-Liberty: 189Expansion: 19▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#36
State #295
Colt Sue
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • RALLS ISD (Crosby County)
Fiscal: 97.1Reg: 96.1Pro-Liberty: 185Expansion: 23▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#37
State #298
Edward Logan
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • RALLS ISD (Crosby County)
Fiscal: 98Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 189Expansion: 19▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#38
State #458
Norman Huddleston
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • HALLSBURG ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 96.1Reg: 97.1Pro-Liberty: 175Expansion: 23▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.2/100)
#39
State #457
Shawn Cardwell
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • HALLSBURG ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 99.3Reg: 98.1Pro-Liberty: 175Expansion: 23▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.2/100)
#40
State #459
Brandon Kubitza
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • HALLSBURG ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 98.7Reg: 94.9Pro-Liberty: 175Expansion: 23▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.2/100)
#41
State #455
Dale Wilkerson
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • HEMPHILL ISD (Sabine County)
Fiscal: 99.2Reg: 97.9Pro-Liberty: 177Expansion: 21▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.2/100)
#42
State #456
Kayla Kubitza
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • HALLSBURG ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 98.4Reg: 95.3Pro-Liberty: 170Expansion: 28▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.2/100)
#43
State #460
Carl Beall, Jr
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • HEMPHILL ISD (Sabine County)
Fiscal: 94.7Reg: 95.1Pro-Liberty: 177Expansion: 21▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.2/100)
#44
State #452
Bobby Kubitza
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • HALLSBURG ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 97.3Reg: 96.7Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 36▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.2/100)
#45
State #453
Marty Griffin
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • HEMPHILL ISD (Sabine County)
Fiscal: 96.7Reg: 96.7Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 39▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.2/100)
#46
State #454
Gary Parks
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • HEMPHILL ISD (Sabine County)
Fiscal: 98.7Reg: 94.8Pro-Liberty: 169Expansion: 29▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.2/100)
#47
State #461
Kim Scales
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • HEMPHILL ISD (Sabine County)
Fiscal: 96.4Reg: 98.5Pro-Liberty: 177Expansion: 21▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.2/100)
#48
State #464
Cecilia Black
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • RAMIREZ CSD (Duval County)
Fiscal: 94.9Reg: 95.6Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 40▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.2/100)
#49
State #465
Irma Lopez
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • RAMIREZ CSD (Duval County)
Fiscal: 95.2Reg: 95.3Pro-Liberty: 172Expansion: 26▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.2/100)
#50
State #462
Andrea Procella-Heslip
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • HEMPHILL ISD (Sabine County)
Fiscal: 97.7Reg: 97.6Pro-Liberty: 177Expansion: 21▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.2/100)
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