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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 451–475 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)
▲ +1.3 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +3.0 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+14.6% (CAGR +2.6%/yr)
#451
State #649
Michele Cooper
Director, Place 5 • White Settlement Crime Control and Prevention District (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 98.2Reg: 94.3Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#452
State #648
Zachary Moten
Director, Place 4 • White Settlement Crime Control and Prevention District (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 97.5Reg: 95.6Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 18▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#453
State #647
Dallen Ford
Director, Place 3 • White Settlement Crime Control and Prevention District (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 96.1Reg: 95.7Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 35▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#454
State #646
Marty Crain
Commissioner, Place 4 • Matagorda County Conservation and Reclamation District #1 (Marion County)
Fiscal: 95Reg: 99.1Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 11▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#455
State #645
Garry Koeppen
Commissioner, Place 3 • Matagorda County Conservation and Reclamation District #1 (Marion County)
Fiscal: 95.1Reg: 99.1Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 27▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#456
State #644
James Furr
Director, Place 5 • Irion County Water Conservation District (Irion County)
Fiscal: 98.5Reg: 95.1Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 3▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#457
State #643
Robert Richey
Director, Place 4 • Irion County Water Conservation District (Irion County)
Fiscal: 94.8Reg: 95.6Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#458
State #642
Bill Whitley
Director, Place 3 • Irion County Water Conservation District (Irion County)
Fiscal: 96.8Reg: 97.6Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 21▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#459
State #641
Jeff Wendling
Director, Place 5 • Headwaters Groundwater Conservation District #8 (Kerr County)
Fiscal: 96.3Reg: 97.7Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 3▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#460
State #640
Chris Childs
Director, Place 4 • Headwaters Groundwater Conservation District #8 (Kerr County)
Fiscal: 98Reg: 97.4Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 10▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#461
State #639
Laurie Lowe
Director, Place 3 • Headwaters Groundwater Conservation District #8 (Kerr County)
Fiscal: 98.8Reg: 95Pro-Liberty: 136Expansion: 28▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#462
State #638
Annette Ramirez
Director, Place 5 • Harris County Appraisal District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.7Reg: 97.6Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#463
State #637
Mike Sullivan
Director, Place 4 • Harris County Appraisal District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 98.2Reg: 95.6Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 17▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#464
State #636
Kathy Blueford-Daniels
Director, Place 3 • Harris County Appraisal District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.8Reg: 94.3Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 27▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#465
State #635
William Anders
Director, Place 5 • Greater Harris County 9-1-1 Emergency Network (Harris County)
Fiscal: 99Reg: 94.6Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#466
State #634
Shawn Thompson
Director, Place 4 • Greater Harris County 9-1-1 Emergency Network (Harris County)
Fiscal: 98.8Reg: 95.7Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.7/100)
#467
State #758
Howard A. Tony Wood
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 96.5Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#468
State #756
Daniel L Kelley
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 96.4Reg: 94.2Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 18▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#469
State #757
James Bendele
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 97.8Reg: 95.4Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#470
State #755
Fidel Rul
President • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 98.9Reg: 94.2Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 30▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#471
State #777
William Vertin
Director • Tarrant County Municipal Utility District No. 2 (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 96.1Reg: 98.9Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 30▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#472
State #869
Gay Thompson
President (Place 2) • Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 43 (Brazoria County)
Fiscal: 96.1Reg: 95.8Pro-Liberty: 85Expansion: 28▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#473
State #867
Steve Mathias
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #36 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 94.7Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 109Expansion: 7▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#474
State #866
Chris Mayeu
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #36 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.1Reg: 96.9Pro-Liberty: 109Expansion: 7▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#475
State #865
Mark Carter
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #36 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 94.8Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 109Expansion: 7▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)