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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 1001–1025 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)
▲ +1.9 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -1.6 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.8% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+21.6% (CAGR +4.4%/yr)
#1001
State #10633
Dr Amy Hayes
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • CHAPEL HILL ISD (Titus County)
Fiscal: 88.2Reg: 88.4Pro-Liberty: 165Expansion: 33▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.5/100)
#1002
State #10631
Martin Ibarra
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • CHAPEL HILL ISD (Titus County)
Fiscal: 86.1Reg: 86.3Pro-Liberty: 165Expansion: 33▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.5/100)
#1003
State #10632
Les Schminkey
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • CHAPEL HILL ISD (Titus County)
Fiscal: 86.7Reg: 87.8Pro-Liberty: 165Expansion: 33▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.5/100)
#1004
State #10629
Hershal Massenburge
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • CHAPEL HILL ISD (Titus County)
Fiscal: 87.1Reg: 88.8Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 40▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.5/100)
#1005
State #10630
Rickey Mosley
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • CHAPEL HILL ISD (Titus County)
Fiscal: 86.2Reg: 88Pro-Liberty: 165Expansion: 33▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.5/100)
#1006
State #10628
Fred Elder, Jr
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • CHAPEL HILL ISD (Titus County)
Fiscal: 89.4Reg: 86Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 50▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.5/100)
#1007
State #10761
Melissa Gilreath
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • AVERY ISD (Red river County)
Fiscal: 90.7Reg: 87.3Pro-Liberty: 206Expansion: 42▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.4/100)
#1008
State #10760
Stacey Ervin
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • AVERY ISD (Red river County)
Fiscal: 87.8Reg: 86.4Pro-Liberty: 202Expansion: 46▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.4/100)
#1009
State #10759
Terry Burkett
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • AVERY ISD (Red river County)
Fiscal: 90.8Reg: 88.5Pro-Liberty: 189Expansion: 59▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.4/100)
#1010
State #10758
Andy Campbell
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • QUEEN CITY ISD (Cass County)
Fiscal: 90.1Reg: 89Pro-Liberty: 213Expansion: 44▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.4/100)
#1011
State #10757
Laini Simmons
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • QUEEN CITY ISD (Cass County)
Fiscal: 86.9Reg: 88.6Pro-Liberty: 213Expansion: 44▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.4/100)
#1012
State #10756
Reverend Jonathan Stanmore
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • QUEEN CITY ISD (Cass County)
Fiscal: 90.7Reg: 90.5Pro-Liberty: 213Expansion: 44▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.4/100)
#1013
State #10755
Dusty Wiley
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • QUEEN CITY ISD (Cass County)
Fiscal: 90Reg: 87.6Pro-Liberty: 213Expansion: 44▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.4/100)
#1014
State #10754
Michel Wise
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • QUEEN CITY ISD (Cass County)
Fiscal: 86.9Reg: 87.1Pro-Liberty: 213Expansion: 44▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.4/100)
#1015
State #10753
Jennifer Stringer
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • QUEEN CITY ISD (Cass County)
Fiscal: 89.3Reg: 88.2Pro-Liberty: 208Expansion: 49▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.4/100)
#1016
State #10752
Phillip Hamilton
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • QUEEN CITY ISD (Cass County)
Fiscal: 88Reg: 89.7Pro-Liberty: 193Expansion: 64▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.4/100)
#1017
State #10916
Lorenzo Tavarez
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 5) • WEST RUSK COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ISD (Rusk County)
Fiscal: 90.5Reg: 90.1Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 65▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.3/100)
#1018
State #10910
Bo Bendy
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • COLMESNEIL ISD (Tyler County)
Fiscal: 86.3Reg: 88.1Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 35▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.3/100)
#1019
State #10909
Kenneth Adaway
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • COLMESNEIL ISD (Tyler County)
Fiscal: 90.2Reg: 88.9Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 35▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.3/100)
#1020
State #10908
Kelly Eddins
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • COLMESNEIL ISD (Tyler County)
Fiscal: 86.9Reg: 87.3Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 35▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.3/100)
#1021
State #10907
Eric Lee
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • COLMESNEIL ISD (Tyler County)
Fiscal: 85.9Reg: 86.6Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 35▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.3/100)
#1022
State #10906
Kris Lindsey
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • COLMESNEIL ISD (Tyler County)
Fiscal: 88.2Reg: 87.4Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 35▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.3/100)
#1023
State #10905
Donna Lee
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • COLMESNEIL ISD (Tyler County)
Fiscal: 87.4Reg: 89.2Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 36▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.3/100)
#1024
State #10904
Twyla Darder
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • COLMESNEIL ISD (Tyler County)
Fiscal: 88Reg: 87Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 47▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.3/100)
#1025
State #10882
Jerry Billington
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • BUSHLAND ISD (Potter County)
Fiscal: 90.3Reg: 89.2Pro-Liberty: 181Expansion: 42▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(88.3/100)