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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 51–75 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)
▲ +2.1 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.2% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+14.7% (CAGR +3.0%/yr)
#51
State #157
Margaret Cox
Director, Place 5 • Central Harris County Regional Water Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.4Pro-Liberty: 77Expansion: 8▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#52
State #14
Sandra Romero
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #9 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 42▲ +5.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#53
State #156
Julian Boddy
Director, Place 3 • Central Harris County Regional Water Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 96.9Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 80Expansion: 5▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#54
State #27
Billy Jackson
Director, Precinct 4 Place 1 (Precinct 4 Place 1) • Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)
Fiscal: 98.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 66Expansion: 27▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#55
State #17
Elizabeth Bustamante
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #9 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 21▲ +5.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#56
State #15
Yvette Lascurain
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #9 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 97Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 27▲ +5.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#57
State #30
Larry Drgac
Director, Precinct 2 Place 2 (Precinct 2 Place 2) • Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 66Expansion: 27▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#58
State #31
Weldon Blackwelder
Director, At-Large Representative (At-Large Representative) • Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)
Fiscal: 97Reg: 98Pro-Liberty: 66Expansion: 27▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#59
State #33
Tyke Dipprey
Director, Place 17 (Place 17) • Canadian River Municipal Water Authority (Hutchinson County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 108Expansion: 5▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#60
State #16
Maurice Grenier
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #9 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98.6Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 21▲ +5.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#61
State #32
Richard Ellis
Director, Place 7 (Place 7) • Canadian River Municipal Water Authority (Hutchinson County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98.3Pro-Liberty: 110Expansion: 3▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#62
State #160
Curt Campbell
Director, Place 5 • Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District (Kendall County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.2Pro-Liberty: 64Expansion: 36▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#63
State #24
Brenda Smith
President • Baytown Area Water Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.2Pro-Liberty: 101Expansion: 5▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#64
State #21
Gary Ullmann
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3) • Wilson County Emergency Services District #1 (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 3▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#65
State #37
Kendrick Jackson
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #123 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 97.5Reg: 99.1Pro-Liberty: 95Expansion: 11▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#66
State #18
Olivia Zuniga
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #9 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 96.9Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 21▲ +5.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#67
State #40
Felix Lerma
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #222 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 99.4Reg: 99Pro-Liberty: 72Expansion: 34▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#68
State #41
Ronald Chapman
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #222 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.5Pro-Liberty: 95Expansion: 11▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#69
State #19
George Jones
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1) • Wilson County Emergency Services District #1 (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98.4Pro-Liberty: 116Expansion: 24▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#70
State #20
Mike Trainer
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2) • Wilson County Emergency Services District #1 (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 8▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#71
State #42
Charles Dale Kelley
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #222 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98.7Pro-Liberty: 100Expansion: 6▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#72
State #61
Matt Dietz
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Bissonnet Municipal Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.4Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 71Expansion: 21▲ +5.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#73
State #182
Susheem Mehta
Supervisor, Place 2 (Place 2) • Fort Bend Levee Improvement District #7 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 96.8Reg: 97.7Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 16▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.1/100)
#74
State #181
Gerald Kazmierczak
Supervisor, Place 1 (Place 1) • Fort Bend Levee Improvement District #7 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 32▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.1/100)
#75
State #183
James Grotte
Supervisor, Place 3 (Place 3) • Fort Bend Levee Improvement District #7 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 99.2Reg: 97.6Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 11▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.1/100)