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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 101–125 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)
▲ +1.6 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +2.0 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+15.5% (CAGR +3.1%/yr)
#101
State #212
Maria Jackson
Director, Place 4 • Williamsburg Regional Sewage Treatment Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 96.9Reg: 97.6Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 16▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.8/100)
#102
State #205
Skip Smith
Vice President (Place 2) • SW Leon County Emergency Services District #2 (Leon County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98.1Pro-Liberty: 150Expansion: 14▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.8/100)
#103
State #204
Colleen Majoue
Treasurer (Place 3) • SW Leon County Emergency Services District #2 (Leon County)
Fiscal: 97.7Reg: 98.8Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 34▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.8/100)
#104
State #206
Hank Dembosky
President (Place 1) • SW Leon County Emergency Services District #2 (Leon County)
Fiscal: 97Reg: 98.3Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 4▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.8/100)
#105
State #217
Wheeler BeMent
Director, Place 2 • Williamsburg Regional Sewage Treatment Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 96.7Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 7▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.8/100)
#106
State #230
James Balock
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #537 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.3Reg: 96.2Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 13▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.6/100)
#107
State #232
William Sherwood
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #537 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 96.3Reg: 98.2Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 13▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.6/100)
#108
State #229
Nancy Turner
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #537 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.7Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 18▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.6/100)
#109
State #233
Joseph Du Menil
President • Trinity Glen Rose Groundwater Conservation District (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 99Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 2▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.6/100)
#110
State #228
David Kahn
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #537 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 96.8Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 118Expansion: 28▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.6/100)
#111
State #231
Francine Stefan
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #537 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 98.5Reg: 99.1Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 13▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.6/100)
#112
State #264
Nancy Hedrick
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #5 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 96.2Reg: 95.6Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 10▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98/100)
#113
State #263
LaToya Phillips
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #5 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 98.9Reg: 97.3Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 10▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98/100)
#114
State #262
Bobby Adams
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #5 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 96.7Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 14▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98/100)
#115
State #265
John Metzger
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #5 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 96.1Reg: 96.5Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 10▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98/100)
#116
State #260
Daniel Ritchey
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Galveston County Municipal Utility District #54 (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 98.3Reg: 96.7Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 17▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98/100)
#117
State #257
Jay Marmo
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Galveston County Municipal Utility District #54 (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 99.2Reg: 96.5Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 42▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98/100)
#118
State #259
Matthew Malario
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Galveston County Municipal Utility District #54 (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98.3Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 17▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98/100)
#119
State #261
Carol Walker
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #5 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 96.6Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 31▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98/100)
#120
State #258
Richard Harsch
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Galveston County Municipal Utility District #54 (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 99Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 23▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98/100)
#121
State #270
Glenn Adams
Member (Place 1) • Nacogdoches Soil and Water Conservation District #401 (Nacogdoches County)
Fiscal: 98.2Reg: 97.7Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 20▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.9/100)
#122
State #292
Mark Sugarek.
Secretary (Place 3) • Bee Groundwater Conservation District (Bee County)
Fiscal: 99.4Reg: 95.5Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 2▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.9/100)
#123
State #293
Doug Arnold
Director (Place 2) • Bee Groundwater Conservation District (Bee County)
Fiscal: 99.2Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 2▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.9/100)
#124
State #291
Robbie Peters
Director, Precinct 3 • Bee Groundwater Conservation District (Bee County)
Fiscal: 97.2Reg: 97.8Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 2▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.9/100)
#125
State #269
William Shipp
President (Place 2) • Ledbetter Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Kaufman County (Kaufman County)
Fiscal: 95.5Reg: 97.7Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 29▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.9/100)