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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 501–525 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)
▲ +1.7 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +1.8 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.2% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+16.0% (CAGR +3.2%/yr)
#501
State #838
Sean Shope
Director, Place 1 • City Grapevine Crime Control and Prevention District (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 96.2Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#502
State #837
Roman Ortiz
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #5 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 98.6Reg: 95.1Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 22▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#503
State #836
Humberto Juarez
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #5 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 97.6Reg: 96.6Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 22▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#504
State #835
Adam Ortega
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #5 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 95.6Reg: 94.1Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 22▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#505
State #834
Luis Valdez
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #5 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 97.5Reg: 95Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 22▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#506
State #833
Charles A Gremillion III
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 34C (Waller County)
Fiscal: 96.3Reg: 96Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 25▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#507
State #832
Weston Ransdell
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 34C (Waller County)
Fiscal: 97.8Reg: 97.9Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 25▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#508
State #831
James R McCord III
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 34C (Waller County)
Fiscal: 98.5Reg: 98.8Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 25▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#509
State #830
William K Hoffman III
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 34C (Waller County)
Fiscal: 97.4Reg: 94.8Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 27▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#510
State #829
David Schwab
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 34C (Waller County)
Fiscal: 96.8Reg: 97.1Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 35▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#511
State #827
Zachary Weimer
Supervisor, Place 2 (Place 2) • First Colony Levee Improvement District #2 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 94.3Reg: 98.4Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 7▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#512
State #828
Christine Lukin
Supervisor, Place 3 (Place 3) • First Colony Levee Improvement District #2 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 96.5Reg: 98.5Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#513
State #826
Ronald Frerich
Supervisor, Place 1 (Place 1) • First Colony Levee Improvement District #2 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 95.7Reg: 95.2Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 29▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#514
State #824
Randall Reese
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4) • Travis County Emergency Services District #2 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 97Reg: 94.8Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#515
State #825
April Griffin
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5) • Travis County Emergency Services District #2 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 96.4Reg: 98.6Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#516
State #823
Mike Howe
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3) • Travis County Emergency Services District #2 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 96.3Reg: 98.1Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#517
State #822
Robert Turner
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2) • Travis County Emergency Services District #2 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 94.1Reg: 97.4Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 11▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#518
State #821
Rico Reyes
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1) • Travis County Emergency Services District #2 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 96.4Reg: 97.9Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 38▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#519
State #820
Karen Bruett
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5) • Burnet County Emergency Services District #9 (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 95.4Reg: 94.8Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 4▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#520
State #819
Randy Steele
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4) • Burnet County Emergency Services District #9 (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 94.3Reg: 98.6Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 4▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#521
State #818
Paul Hischar
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3) • Burnet County Emergency Services District #9 (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 96.5Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 4▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#522
State #817
Charles Wolfe
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2) • Burnet County Emergency Services District #9 (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 94.6Reg: 97.9Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 7▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#523
State #816
Robert Price
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1) • Burnet County Emergency Services District #9 (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 94.2Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 136Expansion: 28▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#524
State #815
Jan Hill
Director, Place 5 • Watuga Crime Control and Prevention District (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 97.5Reg: 97.8Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 10▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#525
State #814
Mark Taylor
Director, Place 4 • Watuga Crime Control and Prevention District (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 97.1Reg: 94.6Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 16▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)