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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.

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Top Ranked Elected Officials

Showing 5976–6000 of 6,870 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)
▼ -0.8 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -5.7 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+22.3% (CAGR +4.6%/yr)
#5976
State #29478
Seth Powell
Trustee (Place 6) • LULING ISD (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 38.8Reg: 41.3Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 96▼ -4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade F(39.4/100)
#5977
State #29479
Jason Rios
Trustee (Place 7) • LULING ISD (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 39.8Reg: 40.2Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 94▼ -4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade F(39.4/100)
#5978
State #29480
Jeff Ferry
Trustee (Place 1) • LULING ISD (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 39.2Reg: 38.5Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 94▼ -4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade F(39.4/100)
#5979
State #29481
Glenn Miles
Trustee (Place 2) • LULING ISD (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 37.3Reg: 39.2Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 94▼ -4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade F(39.4/100)
#5980
State #29482
Lisa Patterson
Trustee (Place 3) • LULING ISD (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 41.6Reg: 41Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 94▼ -4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade F(39.4/100)
#5981
State #29464
Jonathan Garcia
Trustee (Place 6) • BEN BOLT-PALITO BLANCO ISD (Jim wells County)
Fiscal: 40.9Reg: 38.8Pro-Liberty: 136Expansion: 136▼ -4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(39.4/100)
#5982
State #29505
Richard Davis
Trustee (Place 4) • BIRDVILLE ISD (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 40.7Reg: 37.7Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 147▼ -4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade F(39.3/100)
#5983
State #29509
Shane Britton
Trustee (Place 5) • ELKHART ISD (Anderson County)
Fiscal: 39Reg: 37Pro-Liberty: 97Expansion: 106▼ -3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade F(39.3/100)
#5984
State #29510
Steven Prater
Trustee (Place 6) • ELKHART ISD (Anderson County)
Fiscal: 37.2Reg: 37.9Pro-Liberty: 100Expansion: 103▼ -3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade F(39.3/100)
#5985
State #29511
Tracy Tidrow
Trustee (Place 7) • ELKHART ISD (Anderson County)
Fiscal: 39.1Reg: 38.9Pro-Liberty: 103Expansion: 100▼ -3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade F(39.3/100)
#5986
State #29512
Joe Estes
Trustee (Place 1) • ELKHART ISD (Anderson County)
Fiscal: 37.2Reg: 39.6Pro-Liberty: 103Expansion: 100▼ -3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade F(39.3/100)
#5987
State #29513
Stephen Ham
Trustee (Place 2) • ELKHART ISD (Anderson County)
Fiscal: 40Reg: 40.2Pro-Liberty: 103Expansion: 100▼ -3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade F(39.3/100)
#5988
State #29492
Benjamin Arjona
Trustee (Place 5) • HIDALGO ISD (Hidalgo County)
Fiscal: 41.2Reg: 41.2Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 157▼ -4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade F(39.3/100)
#5989
State #29494
Luis Trejo, Jr
Trustee (Place 7) • HIDALGO ISD (Hidalgo County)
Fiscal: 38.6Reg: 41.1Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 145▼ -4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade F(39.3/100)
#5990
State #29495
Kelvin Dilks
Trustee (Place 5) • BIRDVILLE ISD (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 39.2Reg: 41Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 156▼ -4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade F(39.3/100)
#5991
State #29496
Joe Tolbert
Trustee (Place 6) • BIRDVILLE ISD (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 38.6Reg: 38.8Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 147▼ -4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade F(39.3/100)
#5992
State #29515
Andrew Bell
Trustee (Place 4) • ELKHART ISD (Anderson County)
Fiscal: 36.9Reg: 41.4Pro-Liberty: 103Expansion: 100▼ -3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade F(39.3/100)
#5993
State #29514
Justin Cunningham
Trustee (Place 3) • ELKHART ISD (Anderson County)
Fiscal: 39.7Reg: 38.8Pro-Liberty: 103Expansion: 100▼ -3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade F(39.3/100)
#5994
State #29497
Matthew Womble
Trustee (Place 7) • BIRDVILLE ISD (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 38Reg: 37.4Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 147▼ -4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade F(39.3/100)
#5995
State #29498
Yesenia Ayala
Trustee (Place 1) • HIDALGO ISD (Hidalgo County)
Fiscal: 40.2Reg: 37.9Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 145▼ -4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade F(39.3/100)
#5996
State #29499
Raymundo Martinez
Trustee (Place 2) • HIDALGO ISD (Hidalgo County)
Fiscal: 37.9Reg: 40.7Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 145▼ -4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade F(39.3/100)
#5997
State #29500
Diana Silva - Gaona
Trustee (Place 3) • HIDALGO ISD (Hidalgo County)
Fiscal: 39.9Reg: 40.6Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 145▼ -4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade F(39.3/100)
#5998
State #29501
Jennifer Quintero
Trustee (Place 4) • HIDALGO ISD (Hidalgo County)
Fiscal: 41.4Reg: 37.5Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 145▼ -4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade F(39.3/100)
#5999
State #29502
Kris Drees
Trustee (Place 1) • BIRDVILLE ISD (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 37.9Reg: 39.7Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 147▼ -4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade F(39.3/100)
#6000
State #29503
Ralph Kunkel
Trustee (Place 2) • BIRDVILLE ISD (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 39.4Reg: 36.9Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 147▼ -4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade F(39.3/100)
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