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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 576–600 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)
▲ +2.7 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.2% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+14.3% (CAGR +2.8%/yr)
#576
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)
#577
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)
#578
State #762
Shannon T Freund
Director, Place 7 (Place 7) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 95.3Reg: 94.4Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#579
State #761
Marshall Davidson
Director, Place 6 (Place 6) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 95.4Reg: 97Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#580
State #760
Jane D Bell
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 97.5Reg: 97.4Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#581
State #759
Daniel R Suckley
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Nueces River Authority (Uvalde County)
Fiscal: 95.3Reg: 96.4Pro-Liberty: 166Expansion: 9▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#582
State #954
Leticia Martinez
Board president (Place 3) • Webb County Drainage District #1 (Webb County)
Fiscal: 97.7Reg: 95Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 4▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#583
State #955
Anna Areco
Director, Place 4 • Irving Flood Control District Section #3 (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 98.9Reg: 98.1Pro-Liberty: 88Expansion: 41▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#584
State #953
Lee Jenkins
Board President (Place 1) • Sandow Municipal Utility District #1 (Milam-Williamson County)
Fiscal: 98Reg: 97.9Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 23▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#585
State #952
Kristen Rabel
President • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 269 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 97.6Reg: 97.7Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 34▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#586
State #951
Kelly Lane
Director, Place 2 • Terrell Economic Development Corporation (Kaufman County)
Fiscal: 95.3Reg: 97.6Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#587
State #950
Shameta Wilson
Director, Place 1 • Terrell Economic Development Corporation (Kaufman County)
Fiscal: 97.2Reg: 96.7Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#588
State #949
Garry Warren
Director, Place 2 • SH130 Municipal Management District #1 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 95.7Reg: 94.5Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#589
State #948
Michael Krusee
Director, Place 1 • SH130 Municipal Management District #1 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 98.9Reg: 98.9Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#590
State #947
Scott McClaughtery
Director, Place 2 • McMullen Groundwater Conservation District (Maverick County)
Fiscal: 95.4Reg: 96.5Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 3▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#591
State #943
Ted Teinert
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #144 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 96.5Reg: 96.3Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 14▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#592
State #946
Steven Mafrige
Director, Place 1 • McMullen Groundwater Conservation District (Maverick County)
Fiscal: 97.4Reg: 96.7Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 3▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#593
State #945
Jose Galindo
Director, Place 2 • Greater Northside Management District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97Reg: 96.3Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 8▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#594
State #944
Anas Maguz
Director, Place 1 • Greater Northside Management District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 98Reg: 98.4Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 8▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#595
State #942
Jimmy Juhl
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #144 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 98.4Reg: 94.7Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 14▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#596
State #941
James McConn
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #144 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 97.4Reg: 97.4Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 14▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#597
State #940
Doug Gleditsch
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #144 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 94.5Reg: 95.4Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 17▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#598
State #939
Scott Maham
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #144 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 98.8Reg: 97.1Pro-Liberty: 136Expansion: 28▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#599
State #937
Mabel Vaughn
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Maxwell SUD (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 95.5Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#600
State #936
Valentin Yanez, Jr.
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Maxwell SUD (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 96.6Reg: 94.4Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
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