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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 2026–2050 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)
▼ -0.9 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -5.5 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+22.9% (CAGR +4.5%/yr)
#2026
State #21878
Lynn Gibbs
Trustee (Place 5) • SAM RAYBURN ISD (Fannin County)
Fiscal: 59.5Reg: 58.6Pro-Liberty: 109Expansion: 91▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.6/100)
#2027
State #21856
John Anderle
Trustee (Place 4) • CAMERON ISD (Milam County)
Fiscal: 55.2Reg: 57.1Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 74▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.6/100)
#2028
State #21855
Annisha Williams
Trustee (Place 3) • CAMERON ISD (Milam County)
Fiscal: 59.5Reg: 55.9Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 74▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.6/100)
#2029
State #21854
Alan Patterson
Trustee (Place 2) • CAMERON ISD (Milam County)
Fiscal: 57Reg: 56.8Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 74▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.6/100)
#2030
State #21853
Isaiah Logan
Trustee (Place 1) • CAMERON ISD (Milam County)
Fiscal: 56.5Reg: 56Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 74▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.6/100)
#2031
State #21852
Linda Richter
Trustee (Place 7) • CAMERON ISD (Milam County)
Fiscal: 57.5Reg: 59.5Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 74▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.6/100)
#2032
State #21851
Roy Martinez
Trustee (Place 6) • CAMERON ISD (Milam County)
Fiscal: 57.5Reg: 58.6Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 76▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.6/100)
#2033
State #21850
James Burks
Trustee (Place 5) • CAMERON ISD (Milam County)
Fiscal: 57.5Reg: 58.6Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 86▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.6/100)
#2034
State #21928
Brad Ellis
Trustee (Place 4) • LOHN ISD (Mcculloch County)
Fiscal: 57.5Reg: 56.6Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 65▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.5/100)
#2035
State #21931
Raquel Esquivel, Jr
Trustee (Place 3) • SABINAL ISD (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 57.1Reg: 57.7Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 55▼ -2.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.5/100)
#2036
State #21930
Andres Guevara, Iii
Trustee (Place 2) • SABINAL ISD (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 58Reg: 58.1Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 63▼ -2.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.5/100)
#2037
State #21907
Matthew Buxkemper
Trustee (Place 4) • LEVELLAND ISD (Hockley County)
Fiscal: 59.7Reg: 57.8Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 90▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.5/100)
#2038
State #21929
Bernie Garcia, Jr
Trustee (Place 1) • SABINAL ISD (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 58.2Reg: 59.1Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 74▼ -2.3 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.5/100)
#2039
State #21927
Julie Popp
Trustee (Place 3) • LOHN ISD (Mcculloch County)
Fiscal: 58.8Reg: 57.7Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 65▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.5/100)
#2040
State #21926
Bobby Pearce
Trustee (Place 2) • LOHN ISD (Mcculloch County)
Fiscal: 58.5Reg: 59.8Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 65▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.5/100)
#2041
State #21925
Robert Swenson
Trustee (Place 1) • LOHN ISD (Mcculloch County)
Fiscal: 59.2Reg: 59.1Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 65▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.5/100)
#2042
State #21917
Melissa Nuncio
Trustee (Place 7) • LOHN ISD (Mcculloch County)
Fiscal: 58.2Reg: 57.2Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 65▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.5/100)
#2043
State #21916
Stephanie Nelson
Trustee (Place 6) • LOHN ISD (Mcculloch County)
Fiscal: 56.6Reg: 57.1Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 68▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.5/100)
#2044
State #21915
Doug Hemphill
Trustee (Place 5) • LOHN ISD (Mcculloch County)
Fiscal: 57.3Reg: 59Pro-Liberty: 120Expansion: 78▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.5/100)
#2045
State #21906
Treva Potter
Trustee (Place 3) • LEVELLAND ISD (Hockley County)
Fiscal: 55.3Reg: 55.2Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 90▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.5/100)
#2046
State #21905
Joyce Johnson
Trustee (Place 2) • LEVELLAND ISD (Hockley County)
Fiscal: 58.2Reg: 59.5Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 90▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.5/100)
#2047
State #21904
Carrie Ellis
Trustee (Place 1) • LEVELLAND ISD (Hockley County)
Fiscal: 59.3Reg: 55.7Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 90▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.5/100)
#2048
State #21903
Mike Stafford
Trustee (Place 6) • LEVELLAND ISD (Hockley County)
Fiscal: 55.4Reg: 55.8Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 94▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.5/100)
#2049
State #21902
Kay Franklin
Trustee (Place 5) • LEVELLAND ISD (Hockley County)
Fiscal: 58.8Reg: 59.5Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 107▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.5/100)
#2050
State #21965
Chester Adams
Trustee (Place 4) • WOLFE CITY ISD (Hunt County)
Fiscal: 59.4Reg: 58.6Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 79▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.3/100)