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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 901–925 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)
▲ +2.1 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -1.4 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.9% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+29.6% (CAGR +4.7%/yr)
#901
State #9031
Laurie Hernandez
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • PAWNEE ISD (Bee County)
Fiscal: 90.4Reg: 90.8Pro-Liberty: 202Expansion: 42▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.7/100)
#902
State #9301
Jessica Christian
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • ALBA-GOLDEN ISD (Wood County)
Fiscal: 90.9Reg: 87.5Pro-Liberty: 201Expansion: 45▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.6/100)
#903
State #9317
Andrew Lopez
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • RANGER ISD (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 88.9Reg: 91.2Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 32▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.6/100)
#904
State #9300
Mike Ragsdale
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • ALBA-GOLDEN ISD (Wood County)
Fiscal: 87.7Reg: 90.3Pro-Liberty: 201Expansion: 45▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.6/100)
#905
State #9316
Carolyn Quirk
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • RANGER ISD (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 89.9Reg: 87.3Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 32▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.6/100)
#906
State #9315
John Slaughter
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • RANGER ISD (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 88.2Reg: 90.1Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 32▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.6/100)
#907
State #9314
Gerald Gunstanson
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • RANGER ISD (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 89.2Reg: 87.6Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 32▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.6/100)
#908
State #9312
Doyle Russell
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • RANGER ISD (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 88.6Reg: 90Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 38▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.6/100)
#909
State #9311
Ashley Mckee
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • RANGER ISD (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 89.6Reg: 91.6Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 44▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.6/100)
#910
State #9313
Stephanie Worrels
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • RANGER ISD (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 89.5Reg: 91.6Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 32▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.6/100)
#911
State #9310
Will C. Beecherl
Mayor (Place 2) • HIGHLAND PARK ISD (Potter County)
Fiscal: 87.2Reg: 91.9Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 35▲ +3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.6/100)
#912
State #9309
Alan Friedman
Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 3) • HIGHLAND PARK ISD (Potter County)
Fiscal: 88Reg: 90.1Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 35▲ +3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.6/100)
#913
State #9308
Lydia Novakov
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 5) • HIGHLAND PARK ISD (Potter County)
Fiscal: 89.3Reg: 89.1Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 36▲ +3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.6/100)
#914
State #9307
Marc Myers
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 4) • HIGHLAND PARK ISD (Potter County)
Fiscal: 90.8Reg: 90.1Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 49▲ +3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.6/100)
#915
State #9299
Dwayne Ellis
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • ALBA-GOLDEN ISD (Wood County)
Fiscal: 89.1Reg: 90.3Pro-Liberty: 201Expansion: 45▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.6/100)
#916
State #9298
Matt Haisten
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • ALBA-GOLDEN ISD (Wood County)
Fiscal: 90.8Reg: 87.8Pro-Liberty: 201Expansion: 45▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.6/100)
#917
State #9297
Kristopher Quomtana
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • ALBA-GOLDEN ISD (Wood County)
Fiscal: 91.3Reg: 90.2Pro-Liberty: 201Expansion: 45▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.6/100)
#918
State #9296
Brad Lennon
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • ALBA-GOLDEN ISD (Wood County)
Fiscal: 89.9Reg: 88.9Pro-Liberty: 201Expansion: 45▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.6/100)
#919
State #9295
Terry Clark
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • ALBA-GOLDEN ISD (Wood County)
Fiscal: 89.2Reg: 87.7Pro-Liberty: 191Expansion: 55▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.6/100)
#920
State #9580
Beth Alton
Trustee, Place 4 • MOODY ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 88.9Reg: 90.7Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 39▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#921
State #9576
Misty Smith
Trustee, Place 7 • MOODY ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 91.8Reg: 88.1Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 39▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#922
State #9579
Mac Fairey
Trustee, Place 3 • MOODY ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 89.1Reg: 88Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 39▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#923
State #9578
Eddie Newman
Trustee, Place 2 • MOODY ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 89.1Reg: 91.7Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 39▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#924
State #9577
Justin Foster
Trustee, Place 1 • MOODY ISD (Mclennan County)
Fiscal: 88Reg: 89.2Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 39▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
#925
State #9563
Marc Myers
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 1) • Highland Park ISDb (Potter County)
Fiscal: 88Reg: 88.6Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 37▲ +4.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.5/100)
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