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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 751–775 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)
▲ +2.5 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -1.5 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.7% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+21.4% (CAGR +4.6%/yr)
#751
State #7307
Sam Handley
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • CHESTER ISD (Tyler County)
Fiscal: 89.4Reg: 91.9Pro-Liberty: 165Expansion: 39▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#752
State #7299
Rita Hall
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • PRAIRIE LEA ISD (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 91.2Reg: 88.8Pro-Liberty: 205Expansion: 43▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#753
State #7311
Calvin Bittick
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • CHESTER ISD (Tyler County)
Fiscal: 88.5Reg: 89.1Pro-Liberty: 165Expansion: 39▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#754
State #7310
Shawna Neal
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • CHESTER ISD (Tyler County)
Fiscal: 93.1Reg: 90.2Pro-Liberty: 165Expansion: 39▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#755
State #7309
Clayton Read
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • CHESTER ISD (Tyler County)
Fiscal: 93Reg: 92.4Pro-Liberty: 165Expansion: 39▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#756
State #7308
Bryan Martin
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • CHESTER ISD (Tyler County)
Fiscal: 90.5Reg: 90.7Pro-Liberty: 165Expansion: 39▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#757
State #7305
Josh Clarke
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • CHESTER ISD (Tyler County)
Fiscal: 89.7Reg: 92.6Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 44▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#758
State #7304
Brian Berthon
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • PRAIRIE LEA ISD (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 90.9Reg: 90.8Pro-Liberty: 207Expansion: 41▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#759
State #7303
Brian Nielsen
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • PRAIRIE LEA ISD (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 91.3Reg: 92.9Pro-Liberty: 207Expansion: 41▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#760
State #7302
Rita Garcia
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • PRAIRIE LEA ISD (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 93Reg: 90.1Pro-Liberty: 207Expansion: 41▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#761
State #7301
Ross Bairrington
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • PRAIRIE LEA ISD (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 88.8Reg: 88.5Pro-Liberty: 207Expansion: 41▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#762
State #7300
David Laney
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • PRAIRIE LEA ISD (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 93.2Reg: 88.9Pro-Liberty: 207Expansion: 41▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#763
State #7298
Molly Farrel
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • PRAIRIE LEA ISD (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 91.4Reg: 89.5Pro-Liberty: 195Expansion: 53▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#764
State #7306
Jesse Gay
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • CHESTER ISD (Tyler County)
Fiscal: 92.4Reg: 91.4Pro-Liberty: 164Expansion: 40▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.9/100)
#765
State #7599
Bobby Scalzo
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 5) • Iraan-Sheffield ISD (Pecos County)
Fiscal: 89.3Reg: 90Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 39▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#766
State #7586
Angela Bull
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • RICARDO ISD (Kleberg County)
Fiscal: 91Reg: 88.8Pro-Liberty: 247Expansion: 55▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#767
State #7606
Shannon Holmes
Board Secretary (Place 3) • Iraan-Sheffield ISD (Pecos County)
Fiscal: 92.3Reg: 92Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 36▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#768
State #7607
Cody Strube
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 1) • Iraan-Sheffield ISD (Pecos County)
Fiscal: 90.1Reg: 91.4Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 36▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#769
State #7591
Carol Cannon
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • RICARDO ISD (Kleberg County)
Fiscal: 90.3Reg: 91.3Pro-Liberty: 269Expansion: 33▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#770
State #7600
Tory Cox
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 2) • Iraan-Sheffield ISD (Pecos County)
Fiscal: 88.5Reg: 90Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 36▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#771
State #7598
Jeffery Mcmahon
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 4) • Iraan-Sheffield ISD (Pecos County)
Fiscal: 89.9Reg: 89.8Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 47▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#772
State #7592
Rosanna Arevalo
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • RICARDO ISD (Kleberg County)
Fiscal: 93.2Reg: 92.4Pro-Liberty: 269Expansion: 33▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#773
State #7590
Robert Zavala
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • RICARDO ISD (Kleberg County)
Fiscal: 88.6Reg: 90.1Pro-Liberty: 269Expansion: 33▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#774
State #7589
Charles Saverline
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • RICARDO ISD (Kleberg County)
Fiscal: 90.5Reg: 90.7Pro-Liberty: 269Expansion: 33▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)
#775
State #7588
Mario Mendietta
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • RICARDO ISD (Kleberg County)
Fiscal: 93Reg: 92.8Pro-Liberty: 269Expansion: 33▲ +3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(90.8/100)