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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 401–425 of 12,798 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)
▲ +1.4 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +1.2 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.1% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+17.8% (CAGR +3.3%/yr)
#401
State #614
Karen Odell
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #162 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 96.2Reg: 97.7Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 15▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#402
State #613
Steve Rickelman
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #162 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 98.9Reg: 98.6Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 15▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#403
State #692
Charles L. Henke, Jr.
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • North Park Public Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.5Reg: 97.8Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 10▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#404
State #691
Dan Moody, III
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • North Park Public Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.6Reg: 95Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 10▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#405
State #690
Victor E. Harris
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • North Park Public Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.6Reg: 96.6Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 10▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#406
State #689
S. Preston Douglass
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • North Park Public Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.2Reg: 98.2Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#407
State #688
James Thomas Bagby, Jr.
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • North Park Public Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 94.7Reg: 96.6Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 30▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#408
State #687
Josh Adair
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 224 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 98.3Reg: 95.4Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 17▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#409
State #686
Jacob Miller
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 224 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 97.6Reg: 98.6Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 17▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#410
State #612
Penny Johnson
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #162 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.1Reg: 96.2Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 21▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#411
State #685
Jacob Abraham
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 224 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 96.3Reg: 94.2Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 17▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#412
State #684
William Bood
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 224 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 96.7Reg: 97.7Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 25▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#413
State #683
Joshua Brooks
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 224 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 98.8Reg: 96.6Pro-Liberty: 119Expansion: 45▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#414
State #611
Manny DePau
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #162 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 98.9Reg: 98Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 37▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#415
State #622
Jim Crehan
President • Belmont Fresh Water Supply District #2 of Denton County (Denton County)
Fiscal: 97.3Reg: 94.7Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 35▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#416
State #682
Jeremy Spivey
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Belmont Fresh Water Supply District #2 of Denton County (Denton County)
Fiscal: 95.5Reg: 97.8Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#417
State #681
Michael Knisley
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Belmont Fresh Water Supply District #2 of Denton County (Denton County)
Fiscal: 96.9Reg: 98.8Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#418
State #680
Larry Thompson
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Belmont Fresh Water Supply District #2 of Denton County (Denton County)
Fiscal: 97.5Reg: 95.7Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#419
State #679
Mitchell Baird
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Belmont Fresh Water Supply District #2 of Denton County (Denton County)
Fiscal: 94.8Reg: 99.1Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#420
State #678
William Staley
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Belmont Fresh Water Supply District #2 of Denton County (Denton County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 95Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 14▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#421
State #677
Marne Boyle
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5) • Brazos County Emergency Services District #1 (Brazos County)
Fiscal: 97.7Reg: 96.5Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 7▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#422
State #676
Moreecy Day III
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4) • Brazos County Emergency Services District #1 (Brazos County)
Fiscal: 98.1Reg: 97.7Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 7▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#423
State #675
Carlyle Fraser
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3) • Brazos County Emergency Services District #1 (Brazos County)
Fiscal: 98.5Reg: 97.5Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 7▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#424
State #674
Jim Jones
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2) • Brazos County Emergency Services District #1 (Brazos County)
Fiscal: 96.7Reg: 97.3Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 16▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#425
State #673
Rodger Stout
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1) • Brazos County Emergency Services District #1 (Brazos County)
Fiscal: 94.2Reg: 96.3Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 40▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)