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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 551–575 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)
▲ +1.6 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +2.5 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.2% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+15.4% (CAGR +2.9%/yr)
#551
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)
#552
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)
#553
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)
#554
State #788
Jeffrey Mcdowell
President (Place 1) • Highway 71 Municipal Utility District (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 99Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 117Expansion: 47▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#555
State #786
Nicholas Ebert
Board Director (Place 2) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 277 Def Area North (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 98.5Reg: 97.2Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 22▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#556
State #784
Brandon Chevalier
Board Director (Place 1) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 277 Def Area North (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 98.6Reg: 95.4Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 31▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#557
State #785
Clint Morgan
President (Place 2) • Hughes Springs Municipal Development District (Cass County)
Fiscal: 95.6Reg: 98.5Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 32▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#558
State #782
Gary Newman
Board President (Place 1) • Triada Municipal Utility District (Travis County)
Fiscal: 96.5Reg: 99Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 40▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#559
State #781
Salvador Alonzo
President • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #5 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 95.4Reg: 94.2Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 22▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#560
State #780
Robert Kincaid
President (Place 1) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #062 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.6Reg: 94.9Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 32▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#561
State #779
Gary Newman
Board President (Place 2) • Triada Municipal Utility District (Travis County)
Fiscal: 95.5Reg: 95.1Pro-Liberty: 118Expansion: 46▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#562
State #776
William Dillard
Director, Place 21 (Place 21) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 94.2Reg: 94.3Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#563
State #778
Gary Schnek
President • Memorial Villages Water Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 98Reg: 96.7Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 40▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#564
State #774
Chasey M Sanchez
Director, Place 19 (Place 19) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 98Reg: 98.5Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#565
State #773
Eric Burnett
Director, Place 18 (Place 18) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 96.6Reg: 96.7Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#566
State #772
Allan P. Bloxsom III
Director, Place 17 (Place 17) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 98.8Reg: 98.5Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#567
State #771
Olen R Hughs
Director, Place 16 (Place 16) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 95.9Reg: 98.8Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#568
State #770
Jeb Hogan
Director, Place 15 (Place 15) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 94.6Reg: 94.4Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#569
State #769
Gary G Krause
Director, Place 14 (Place 14) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 96.6Reg: 98.5Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#570
State #768
Mark A Moczygemba
Director, Place 13 (Place 13) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 98.6Reg: 96Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#571
State #767
Fohn Bendele
Director, Place 12 (Place 12) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 97.3Reg: 95.4Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#572
State #766
Armandina Ramirez
Director, Place 11 (Place 11) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 98Reg: 96.6Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#573
State #765
William J Bill Schuchman
Director, Place 10 (Place 10) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 95.9Reg: 98.2Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#574
State #764
Eliza McElhaney
Director, Place 9 (Place 9) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 98.3Reg: 95.4Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#575
State #763
Ross Cansino
Director, Place 8 (Place 8) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 96.8Reg: 95.6Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
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