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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 12001–12025 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)
▲ +0.9 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -1.6 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.5% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+20.3% (CAGR +4.0%/yr)
#12001
State #16516
Patrick Carlson
Director (Place 4) • Cinco Municipal Utility District #14 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 76.4Reg: 76.3Pro-Liberty: 187Expansion: 66▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#12002
State #16515
Josephine Traylor
Director (Place 3) • Cinco Municipal Utility District #14 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 78.5Reg: 80.1Pro-Liberty: 187Expansion: 66▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#12003
State #16558
Keith Pampell
Director, Place 2 • Bammel Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 80.4Reg: 77.4Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 32▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#12004
State #16573
Trey Novosad
Director, Place 3 • Hays County Development District #1 (Hays County)
Fiscal: 79.9Reg: 79.1Pro-Liberty: 112Expansion: 52▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#12005
State #16574
Billy Foulds
Director, Place 4 • Hays County Development District #1 (Hays County)
Fiscal: 80.8Reg: 79.2Pro-Liberty: 118Expansion: 46▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#12006
State #16513
Leroy Mensik
Director (Place 1) • Cinco Municipal Utility District #14 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 77.7Reg: 78Pro-Liberty: 182Expansion: 71▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#12007
State #16576
Kasey Studdard
Director, Place 1 • Hays County Development District #1 (Hays County)
Fiscal: 78.8Reg: 79.2Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 40▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#12008
State #16575
John Harris
Director, Place 5 • Hays County Development District #1 (Hays County)
Fiscal: 76.9Reg: 80.3Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 40▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#12009
State #16577
George Baker
Director, Place 2 • Hays County Development District #1 (Hays County)
Fiscal: 79.1Reg: 78.6Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 40▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#12010
State #16514
James Reuss
Director (Place 2) • Cinco Municipal Utility District #14 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 76.3Reg: 77.8Pro-Liberty: 184Expansion: 69▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#12011
State #16517
Ronald Stried
Director (Place 5) • Cinco Municipal Utility District #14 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 78.9Reg: 80.6Pro-Liberty: 187Expansion: 66▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.7/100)
#12012
State #16606
David Chambers
Board President (Place 1) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #191 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 76.4Reg: 76.8Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 71▲ +3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.6/100)
#12013
State #16596
Richard Teel
Director (Place 1) • Sienna Plantation Municipal Utility District #10 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 79.6Reg: 79.3Pro-Liberty: 352Expansion: 107▲ +1.9 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.6/100)
#12014
State #16597
Nathaniel Shipley
Director (Place 2) • Sienna Plantation Municipal Utility District #10 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 79.3Reg: 76.2Pro-Liberty: 359Expansion: 100▲ +1.9 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.6/100)
#12015
State #16598
Suzanne Rarig
Director (Place 3) • Sienna Plantation Municipal Utility District #10 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 77.1Reg: 77.8Pro-Liberty: 364Expansion: 95▲ +1.9 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.6/100)
#12016
State #16599
Reggie Franklin
Director (Place 4) • Sienna Plantation Municipal Utility District #10 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 77.6Reg: 77Pro-Liberty: 364Expansion: 95▲ +1.9 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.6/100)
#12017
State #16600
Emily Shepard
Director (Place 5) • Sienna Plantation Municipal Utility District #10 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 80.9Reg: 76.4Pro-Liberty: 364Expansion: 95▲ +1.9 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.6/100)
#12018
State #16642
Loren Stagner
Commissioner (Place 2) • Bastrop County Emergency Services District No. 3 (Bastrop County)
Fiscal: 80.4Reg: 80.5Pro-Liberty: 256Expansion: 44▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.5/100)
#12019
State #16641
Robbie Bates
Director (Place 5) • Sienna Plantation Municipal Utility District #1 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 77.8Reg: 80.1Pro-Liberty: 261Expansion: 102▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.5/100)
#12020
State #16638
James Condrey
Director (Place 2) • Sienna Plantation Municipal Utility District #1 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 77.2Reg: 76.7Pro-Liberty: 263Expansion: 100▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.5/100)
#12021
State #16637
Carl Bowles
Director (Place 1) • Sienna Plantation Municipal Utility District #1 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 76.8Reg: 77.1Pro-Liberty: 255Expansion: 108▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.5/100)
#12022
State #16639
Kelly D. Shipley
Director (Place 3) • Sienna Plantation Municipal Utility District #1 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 76.9Reg: 78.2Pro-Liberty: 261Expansion: 102▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.5/100)
#12023
State #16640
James Feuerbach
Director (Place 4) • Sienna Plantation Municipal Utility District #1 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 77.6Reg: 77Pro-Liberty: 261Expansion: 102▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.5/100)
#12024
State #16676
Trevor Mazer
Director, Place 5 • Anderson Mill Limited District (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 79.4Reg: 79.6Pro-Liberty: 109Expansion: 9▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.4/100)
#12025
State #16681
Frances Browning
Director (Place 5) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #120 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 78.8Reg: 76.4Pro-Liberty: 427Expansion: 121▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(78.3/100)