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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 12351–12375 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)
▲ +1.2 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +1.2 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.7% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+18.1% (CAGR +3.3%/yr)
#12351
State #16142
Mike Chaney
Director, Place 2 • Anderson Mill Limited District (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 80.3Reg: 78.2Pro-Liberty: 112Expansion: 9▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.8/100)
#12352
State #16141
Katherine Hogle
Director, Place 1 • Anderson Mill Limited District (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 78.3Reg: 80.4Pro-Liberty: 112Expansion: 9▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.8/100)
#12353
State #16164
James Ellis
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Interstate Municipal Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 79.7Reg: 81.3Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 42▲ +1.9 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.7/100)
#12354
State #16163
Kevin Atkinson
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Interstate Municipal Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 80.4Reg: 79.6Pro-Liberty: 172Expansion: 50▲ +1.9 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.7/100)
#12355
State #16167
Michelle Shen
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Interstate Municipal Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 81.6Reg: 81.1Pro-Liberty: 184Expansion: 38▲ +1.9 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.7/100)
#12356
State #16166
James Kennedy
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Interstate Municipal Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 77.8Reg: 81.1Pro-Liberty: 184Expansion: 38▲ +1.9 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.7/100)
#12357
State #16165
Joe Mattingly
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Interstate Municipal Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 77.7Reg: 78.3Pro-Liberty: 184Expansion: 38▲ +1.9 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.7/100)
#12358
State #16281
Paul Kowalik
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3) • Burnet County Emergency Service District #5 (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 77.3Reg: 81.7Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 19▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#12359
State #16276
L.A. Meyers
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #81 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 80Reg: 77Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 19▲ +2.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#12360
State #16277
Bryan McNeal
Mayor / Presiding Officer (Place 1) • Sonoma Public Improvement District (Rockwall County)
Fiscal: 81.3Reg: 80.1Pro-Liberty: 115Expansion: 49▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#12361
State #16278
Dan Feidner
Mayor Pro Tem / Board Member (Place 2) • Sonoma Public Improvement District (Rockwall County)
Fiscal: 80.9Reg: 78.2Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 26▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#12362
State #16279
John Manton
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1) • Burnet County Emergency Service District #5 (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 78.3Reg: 80.4Pro-Liberty: 120Expansion: 44▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#12363
State #16280
Sarah Ray
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2) • Burnet County Emergency Service District #5 (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 80.5Reg: 80.4Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 25▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#12364
State #16282
Brad Beneski
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4) • Burnet County Emergency Service District #5 (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 80.9Reg: 81.1Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 19▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#12365
State #16283
Tommy Skinner
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5) • Burnet County Emergency Service District #5 (Burnet County)
Fiscal: 78.2Reg: 81.2Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 19▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#12366
State #16242
M. R. Gonzalez
Director, Precinct 1 Place 1 (Precinct 1 Place 1) • Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)
Fiscal: 79.3Reg: 80.1Pro-Liberty: 377Expansion: 86▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#12367
State #16243
Mark Carrabba
Director, Robertson County (Industrial) (Robertson County (Industrial)) • Brazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District (Brazos County)
Fiscal: 79.4Reg: 78.6Pro-Liberty: 270Expansion: 95▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.5/100)
#12368
State #16311
Donna Bell
Director, Place 2 • Sansom Park Crime and Prevention District (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 80.1Reg: 79.1Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 35▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.4/100)
#12369
State #16299
David Chambers
Board president (Place 2) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #191 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 80.5Reg: 80.5Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 56▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.4/100)
#12370
State #16306
Randall Luna
President (Place 1) • Hood County Grandbury Municipal Utility District #1 (Hood County)
Fiscal: 81.1Reg: 80.9Pro-Liberty: 111Expansion: 53Lone Dissents: 1▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.4/100)
#12371
State #16307
Jerry Sewall
Director, Place 3 • Sansom Park Crime and Prevention District (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 78Reg: 80.6Pro-Liberty: 110Expansion: 54▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.4/100)
#12372
State #16308
Wendy Blocker
Director, Place 4 • Sansom Park Crime and Prevention District (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 79.5Reg: 77.1Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 40▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.4/100)
#12373
State #16309
Tanya Gregory
Director, Place 5 • Sansom Park Crime and Prevention District (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 80.4Reg: 78.2Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 35▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.4/100)
#12374
State #16310
Jim Barnett, Sr.
Director, Place 1 • Sansom Park Crime and Prevention District (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 77.8Reg: 77.7Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 35▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.4/100)
#12375
State #16331
John Wright
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Harris County Water Control and Improvement District #1 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 77.3Reg: 79.8Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 31▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(79.3/100)
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