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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.

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Top Ranked Elected Officials

Showing 526–550 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)
▲ +2.7 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.3% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+14.0% (CAGR +2.7%/yr)
#526
State #813
Lovie Downey
Director, Place 3 • Watuga Crime Control and Prevention District (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 96.8Reg: 98Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 33▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#527
State #812
Kenneth Medlock
Director, Place 5 • University Hills Municipal Management District (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 95.5Reg: 97.7Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 7▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#528
State #811
Alan Michlin
Director, Place 4 • University Hills Municipal Management District (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 98.6Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 14▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#529
State #810
Jesse Brinkman
Director, Place 3 • University Hills Municipal Management District (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 96.6Reg: 95.3Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 33▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#530
State #808
Randy Karnes
Director, Place 4 • Trinity Memorial Hospital District (Trinity County)
Fiscal: 95.5Reg: 98.4Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 11▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#531
State #807
Michelle Medlock
Director, Place 3 • Trinity Memorial Hospital District (Trinity County)
Fiscal: 95Reg: 96.9Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 31▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#532
State #806
Gary Schenk
Director, Place 5 • Memorial Villages Water Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 94.7Reg: 94.6Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 15▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#533
State #805
Cathy Stubbs
Director, Place 4 • Memorial Villages Water Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.8Reg: 94.3Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 15▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#534
State #804
Randolph Ewing
Director, Place 3 • Memorial Villages Water Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.9Reg: 96.8Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 23▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#535
State #803
Kevin Mosley
Director, Place 5 • Harris County Utility District #15 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.6Reg: 98.1Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 23▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#536
State #802
Leonard Mattox
Director, Place 4 • Harris County Utility District #15 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 96.3Reg: 97.5Pro-Liberty: 136Expansion: 28▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#537
State #801
Bridgett Kelley
Director, Place 3 • Harris County Utility District #15 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 98.2Reg: 98.5Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 37▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#538
State #800
Richard Cantu
Director, Place 5 • Harris County Department of Education (Harris County)
Fiscal: 96.7Reg: 94.9Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 3▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#539
State #798
Amy Hinojosa
Director, Place 3 • Harris County Department of Education (Harris County)
Fiscal: 98.3Reg: 97.4Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 30▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#540
State #799
Andrea Duhon
Director, Place 4 • Harris County Department of Education (Harris County)
Fiscal: 98Reg: 98.2Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 10▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#541
State #797
PHILLIP SPENRATH
Commissioner, Place 5 • GULF COAST REGIONAL 911 COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION (Harris County)
Fiscal: 98.4Reg: 96.3Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 4▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#542
State #796
Gary Nelson
Commissioner, Place 4 • GULF COAST REGIONAL 911 COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.3Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 14▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#543
State #795
STACY ADAMS
Commissioner, Place 3 • GULF COAST REGIONAL 911 COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.3Reg: 96.4Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 29▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#544
State #794
Wendell Hollingsworth
Director, Place 5 • Erath County Development District #1 (Erath County)
Fiscal: 98.2Reg: 98.8Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#545
State #793
Ken Luker
Director, Place 4 • Erath County Development District #1 (Erath County)
Fiscal: 94.9Reg: 95.4Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 15▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#546
State #792
Butch Fraser
Director, Place 3 • Erath County Development District #1 (Erath County)
Fiscal: 95.7Reg: 96.8Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 33▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#547
State #791
William D. Tate
Director, Place 5 • City Grapevine Crime Control and Prevention District (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 95.9Reg: 98.4Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#548
State #790
Duff O'Dell
Director, Place 4 • City Grapevine Crime Control and Prevention District (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 96Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 11▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#549
State #789
Sharron Rogers
Director, Place 3 • City Grapevine Crime Control and Prevention District (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 96.5Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 32▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#550
State #787
Matt Golden
Vice President (Place 1) • Hughes Springs Municipal Development District (Cass County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 97.4Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 14▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
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