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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 9426–9450 of 12,338 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)
▲ +0.9 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.9% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+17.1% (CAGR +3.3%/yr)
#9426
State #11485
Phil Dyer
Director • North Texas Municipal Water District (Collin County)
Fiscal: 86.1Reg: 86.5Pro-Liberty: 168Expansion: 22▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#9427
State #11486
Richard Peasley
Director • North Texas Municipal Water District (Collin County)
Fiscal: 89.7Reg: 85.4Pro-Liberty: 168Expansion: 22▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#9428
State #11504
Michelle French
Board Member (Place 3) • Rivendale by the Lake Public Improvement District #3 (Denton County)
Fiscal: 89.3Reg: 89.9Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 42▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#9429
State #11505
Eric Goodie
President (Place 1) • Harris County UD #15 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 85.4Reg: 86.3Pro-Liberty: 134Expansion: 30▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#9430
State #11507
Suzanne C. Wheeler
Board Secretary (Place 3) • Cedar Port Navigation & ID (Chambers County)
Fiscal: 86.3Reg: 87.6Pro-Liberty: 114Expansion: 50▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#9431
State #11508
Lauren Crone
President • Buda Municipal Utility District No. 1 (Hays County)
Fiscal: 85.5Reg: 87.4Pro-Liberty: 115Expansion: 49▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#9432
State #11511
Gary Fitzgerald
Board President (Place 1) • Alpha Ranch Water Control and Improvement District (Wise County)
Fiscal: 88.4Reg: 88.5Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 42▲ +3.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#9433
State #11513
Daniel Feiler
Board President (Place 1) • Waterford Municipal Utility District 1 of Burnet County (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 86.9Reg: 86.2Pro-Liberty: 123Expansion: 41▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#9434
State #11517
William F. Scott
Board President (Place 2) • Cedar Port Navigation & ID (Chambers County)
Fiscal: 86.4Reg: 89.2Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 42▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#9435
State #11519
Clayton Henderson
Port Director / Board Member (Place 1) • Cedar Port Navigation & ID (Chambers County)
Fiscal: 88.7Reg: 88.6Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 39▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#9436
State #11520
Bruce Stidham
Board Member (Place 1) • Bel Air Village Public Improvement District (Grayson County)
Fiscal: 88.9Reg: 85.4Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 34▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#9437
State #11521
Ryan Ward
Board Vice President (Place 2) • Waterford Municipal Utility District 1 of Burnet County (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 86.3Reg: 85.9Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 22▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#9438
State #11523
Erik Thomas
Board Vice President (Place 1) • Riverway Municipal Management District (McLennan County)
Fiscal: 88.7Reg: 87.1Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 20▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#9439
State #11524
Jodi Cleer
Director, Place 3 • Cibolo Canyons Special Improvement District (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 87Reg: 85.9Pro-Liberty: 118Expansion: 46▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#9440
State #11525
Geneva Diaz
Director, Place 4 • Cibolo Canyons Special Improvement District (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 85.3Reg: 86.5Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 32▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#9441
State #11526
Brian Meehan
Director, Place 5 • Cibolo Canyons Special Improvement District (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 85.6Reg: 87.9Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 32▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#9442
State #11527
Marjorie Pena
Director, Place 3 • East End Management District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 88Reg: 86.8Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 38▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#9443
State #11528
Roy Lira
Director, Place 4 • East End Management District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 87.3Reg: 86.5Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 23▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#9444
State #11529
Erik Ibarra
Director, Place 5 • East End Management District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 87.5Reg: 89Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 15▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#9445
State #11530
John Bechtle Jr
Director, Place 3 • Harris County Road Improvement District #1 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 88.1Reg: 86Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 37▲ +3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#9446
State #11531
Helen Edwards
Director, Place 3 • Mitchell County Hospital District (Mitchell County)
Fiscal: 87.3Reg: 89.1Pro-Liberty: 119Expansion: 45▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#9447
State #11506
Jason Ringstad
Director • Grayson County Municipal Utility District No. 6A (Grayson County)
Fiscal: 88.2Reg: 86.6Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 36▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#9448
State #11532
Donna Goebel
Director, Place 4 • Mitchell County Hospital District (Mitchell County)
Fiscal: 89.1Reg: 86.2Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 25▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#9449
State #11533
Marsha Rickard
Director, Place 5 • Mitchell County Hospital District (Mitchell County)
Fiscal: 88.6Reg: 85.9Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 19▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#9450
State #11534
Peter Kultgen
Director, Place 3 • Southern Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (Matagorda County)
Fiscal: 85.2Reg: 88.8Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 39▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
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