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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 1–25 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)
▲ +2.4 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -0.8 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.6% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+21.4% (CAGR +4.4%/yr)
#1
State #7
Paige Berger
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • HARPER ISD (Gillespie County)
Fiscal: 98.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 178Expansion: 20▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#2
State #8
Quentin Bierschwale
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • HARPER ISD (Gillespie County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 18▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#3
State #9
Erin Worrell
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • HARPER ISD (Gillespie County)
Fiscal: 98.8Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 18▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#4
State #6
William Bacon
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • HARPER ISD (Gillespie County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.3Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 36▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#5
State #11
Victor Garrett
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • HARPER ISD (Gillespie County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 18▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#6
State #10
Mary Krebs
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • HARPER ISD (Gillespie County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 18▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#7
State #12
Paul Anderson
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • HARPER ISD (Gillespie County)
Fiscal: 99.2Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 18▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#8
State #189
Scotty Prince
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • MCLEOD ISD (Cass County)
Fiscal: 99.3Reg: 98.7Pro-Liberty: 171Expansion: 27▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.9/100)
#9
State #184
Paul Murdock
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • MCLEOD ISD (Cass County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98.5Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 38▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.9/100)
#10
State #188
Raymond Pattillo
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • MCLEOD ISD (Cass County)
Fiscal: 97.7Reg: 99.4Pro-Liberty: 171Expansion: 27▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.9/100)
#11
State #187
Chad Heldt
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • MCLEOD ISD (Cass County)
Fiscal: 98.2Reg: 97.2Pro-Liberty: 171Expansion: 27▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.9/100)
#12
State #190
Matthew Milam
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • MCLEOD ISD (Cass County)
Fiscal: 97Reg: 98.1Pro-Liberty: 171Expansion: 27▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.9/100)
#13
State #185
Justin Terry
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • MCLEOD ISD (Cass County)
Fiscal: 97.8Reg: 97.9Pro-Liberty: 168Expansion: 30▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.9/100)
#14
State #186
Jessie Wilder
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • MCLEOD ISD (Cass County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 171Expansion: 27▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.9/100)
#15
State #198
Eric Ferguson
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • HAPPY ISD (Swisher County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 98.2Pro-Liberty: 191Expansion: 32▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.8/100)
#16
State #202
Cherre Juarez
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • HAPPY ISD (Swisher County)
Fiscal: 97.1Reg: 97.7Pro-Liberty: 195Expansion: 28▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.8/100)
#17
State #200
Jay Johnson
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • HAPPY ISD (Swisher County)
Fiscal: 99Reg: 99.2Pro-Liberty: 195Expansion: 28▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.8/100)
#18
State #201
Levi Berry
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • HAPPY ISD (Swisher County)
Fiscal: 96.7Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 195Expansion: 28▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.8/100)
#19
State #197
Wendy Collier
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • HAPPY ISD (Swisher County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 96.5Pro-Liberty: 190Expansion: 33▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.8/100)
#20
State #203
Vicky Coile
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • HAPPY ISD (Swisher County)
Fiscal: 96.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 195Expansion: 28▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.8/100)
#21
State #199
Mace Middleton
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • HAPPY ISD (Swisher County)
Fiscal: 96.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 195Expansion: 28▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.8/100)
#22
State #248
Charles Nash
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • CENTERVILLE ISD (Trinity County)
Fiscal: 97.8Reg: 98.7Pro-Liberty: 173Expansion: 25▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.3/100)
#23
State #249
Tommy Neyland
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • CENTERVILLE ISD (Trinity County)
Fiscal: 96.5Reg: 96.7Pro-Liberty: 173Expansion: 25▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.3/100)
#24
State #247
Eric Schwab
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • CENTERVILLE ISD (Trinity County)
Fiscal: 98.9Reg: 96.6Pro-Liberty: 173Expansion: 25▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.3/100)
#25
State #250
Lana Marcus
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • CENTERVILLE ISD (Trinity County)
Fiscal: 97.6Reg: 99.1Pro-Liberty: 173Expansion: 25▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.3/100)