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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 601–625 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)
▲ +1.0 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +2.6 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.5% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+14.8% (CAGR +2.7%/yr)
#601
State #935
Liralen Canion
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Maxwell SUD (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 96.8Reg: 95.3Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#602
State #934
Doris Steubing
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Maxwell SUD (Caldwell County)
Fiscal: 97.3Reg: 97.6Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 19▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#603
State #933
Jason Sirkel
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #410 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 98.7Reg: 95.6Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 18▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#604
State #932
Laura Edrington
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #410 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.4Reg: 95.5Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 18▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#605
State #931
Michael Olson
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #410 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 98.9Reg: 97.5Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 18▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#606
State #930
Clark Hibbert
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #410 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 96.6Reg: 95.7Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 18▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#607
State #929
Timothy H. Bayles
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #410 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 95.3Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 26▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#608
State #928
Josh Cook
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5) • Carson County Emergency Services District No. 2 (Carson County)
Fiscal: 95.1Reg: 97.5Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 7▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#609
State #927
Dale Books
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4) • Carson County Emergency Services District No. 2 (Carson County)
Fiscal: 95.3Reg: 96.5Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 7▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#610
State #926
Cuyler McAnally
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3) • Carson County Emergency Services District No. 2 (Carson County)
Fiscal: 95.9Reg: 94.1Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 7▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#611
State #925
Marvin Kramer
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2) • Carson County Emergency Services District No. 2 (Carson County)
Fiscal: 95Reg: 97.1Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 17▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#612
State #924
Kelvin Ollinger
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1) • Carson County Emergency Services District No. 2 (Carson County)
Fiscal: 96.4Reg: 97.8Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 36▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#613
State #923
Richard Brewer
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5) • Fort Bend County Emergency Services District No. 10 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 98.3Reg: 97.5Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 4▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#614
State #922
Brittany Buzek
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4) • Fort Bend County Emergency Services District No. 10 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 95.2Reg: 97.1Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 4▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#615
State #921
Matthew Cyrus
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3) • Fort Bend County Emergency Services District No. 10 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 96.6Reg: 94.6Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 4▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#616
State #920
Brian Stasky
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2) • Fort Bend County Emergency Services District No. 10 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 96.5Reg: 95.5Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 10▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#617
State #919
Russell Stratman
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1) • Fort Bend County Emergency Services District No. 10 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 95.4Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 27▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#618
State #918
Richard Campo
Commissioner, Place 7 (Place 7) • Port of Houston Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.8Reg: 95.1Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 3▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#619
State #917
Alan A. Robb
Commissioner, Place 6 (Place 6) • Port of Houston Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.4Reg: 97.3Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 3▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#620
State #916
Thomas Jones, Jr.
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5) • Port of Houston Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 96.8Reg: 95.7Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 3▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#621
State #915
Wendolyn Montoya Cloonan
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4) • Port of Houston Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.2Reg: 98Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 3▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#622
State #914
Clyde Fitzgerald
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3) • Port of Houston Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 94.3Reg: 97.1Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 3▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#623
State #913
Michel Bechtel
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2) • Port of Houston Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 94.4Reg: 96.8Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#624
State #912
Roland Garcia, Jr
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1) • Port of Houston Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.9Reg: 96.4Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 30▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
#625
State #911
Travis Richards
Director, Place 5 • Terrell Economic Development Corporation (Kaufman County)
Fiscal: 94.7Reg: 95.2Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.5/100)
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