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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 476–500 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)
+3.9% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+37.6% (CAGR +4.8%/yr)
#476
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)
#477
State #3483
Joshua Hale
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • COLEMAN ISD (Coleman County)
Fiscal: 96.2Reg: 94.8Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 36▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94/100)
#478
State #3482
Joe Patterson
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • SOUTHLAND ISD (Garza County)
Fiscal: 92.1Reg: 96.1Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 32▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94/100)
#479
State #3481
Rocky Gomez
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • SOUTHLAND ISD (Garza County)
Fiscal: 95.5Reg: 93.9Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 44▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94/100)
#480
State #3480
Russell Walker
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • KNOX CITY-O'BRIEN CISD (Knox County)
Fiscal: 95.3Reg: 92.9Pro-Liberty: 169Expansion: 29▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94/100)
#481
State #3479
Andy Shaver
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • KNOX CITY-O'BRIEN CISD (Knox County)
Fiscal: 93Reg: 95Pro-Liberty: 165Expansion: 33▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94/100)
#482
State #3478
Will Grimsley
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • KNOX CITY-O'BRIEN CISD (Knox County)
Fiscal: 93.8Reg: 95Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 46▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94/100)
#483
State #3477
Lanelle Galindo
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • WALNUT SPRINGS ISD (Bosque County)
Fiscal: 96.1Reg: 92Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 47▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94/100)
#484
State #3475
Tracie Hankins
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • THREE WAY ISD (Erath County)
Fiscal: 92.9Reg: 93.2Pro-Liberty: 259Expansion: 34▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94/100)
#485
State #3605
Will C. Beecherl
Mayor (Place 2) • HIGHLAND PARK ISD (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 95.1Reg: 94.1Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 41▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.8/100)
#486
State #3615
Alan Friedman
Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 3) • HIGHLAND PARK ISD (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 94.7Reg: 94.4Pro-Liberty: 168Expansion: 30▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.8/100)
#487
State #3614
Lydia Novakov
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 5) • HIGHLAND PARK ISD (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 92.1Reg: 91.5Pro-Liberty: 168Expansion: 30▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.8/100)
#488
State #3606
Julie Prause
Board Trustee (Place 3) • TEXAS SCH FOR THE BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED (Travis County)
Fiscal: 91.9Reg: 93.7Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 48▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.8/100)
#489
State #3607
Marc Myers
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 4) • HIGHLAND PARK ISD (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 94.4Reg: 92.2Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 32▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.8/100)
#490
State #3670
Richard Caldara
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • GHOLSON ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 92.1Reg: 95.8Pro-Liberty: 171Expansion: 27▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.7/100)
#491
State #3671
Jimmy Gifford
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • GHOLSON ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 93.3Reg: 94.2Pro-Liberty: 171Expansion: 27▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.7/100)
#492
State #3669
Chris Silva
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • GHOLSON ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 93.5Reg: 91.8Pro-Liberty: 171Expansion: 27▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.7/100)
#493
State #3668
David Walker
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • GHOLSON ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 95.7Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 171Expansion: 27▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.7/100)
#494
State #3667
Tommy Mcewen
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • MONTAGUE ISD (Montague County)
Fiscal: 94.5Reg: 95.3Pro-Liberty: 174Expansion: 24▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.7/100)
#495
State #3666
Justin Walker
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • MONTAGUE ISD (Montague County)
Fiscal: 95.9Reg: 91.8Pro-Liberty: 174Expansion: 24▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.7/100)
#496
State #3665
Terry Jones
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • MONTAGUE ISD (Montague County)
Fiscal: 93.8Reg: 92.3Pro-Liberty: 174Expansion: 24▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.7/100)
#497
State #3664
Cathy Mowery
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • MONTAGUE ISD (Montague County)
Fiscal: 94.2Reg: 92.8Pro-Liberty: 174Expansion: 24▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.7/100)
#498
State #3663
James Stevens
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • GHOLSON ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 93.7Reg: 96Pro-Liberty: 171Expansion: 27▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.7/100)
#499
State #3662
Jamie Karl
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • GHOLSON ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 92.1Reg: 93.9Pro-Liberty: 168Expansion: 30▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.7/100)
#500
State #3661
Michelle Goates
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • GHOLSON ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 92.3Reg: 92.5Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 51▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(93.7/100)