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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 12651–12675 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)
▲ +1.4 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -1.2 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.8% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+21.7% (CAGR +4.1%/yr)
#12651
State #17874
Davis Rushing
Director, Place 4 • Generation Park Management District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 74.4Reg: 74Pro-Liberty: 106Expansion: 58▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(73.2/100)
#12652
State #17875
Jonathan C Tauber
Director, Place 5 • Generation Park Management District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 72Reg: 73.2Pro-Liberty: 106Expansion: 58▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(73.2/100)
#12653
State #17876
Charles Neuhaus
Director, Place 1 • Generation Park Management District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 73.9Reg: 70.9Pro-Liberty: 106Expansion: 58▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)
Grade B(73.2/100)
#12654
State #17933
VAN VERNON
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Acton Municipal Utility District (Hood County)
Fiscal: 73.2Reg: 70.4Pro-Liberty: 202Expansion: 77▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.9/100)
#12655
State #17970
Scott Friedman
President (Place 2) • Laguna Madre WD (Cameron County)
Fiscal: 73.1Reg: 70.5Pro-Liberty: 115Expansion: 49▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.8/100)
#12656
State #17981
Gay Thompson
President (Place 1) • Brazoria County Municipal Utility District #43 (Brazoria County)
Fiscal: 72.5Reg: 74Pro-Liberty: 50Expansion: 48▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72.7/100)
#12657
State #18100
Joseph Mccandless
President (Place 1) • Haciendas Del Norte WID (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 71.3Reg: 70.5Pro-Liberty: 113Expansion: 51Lone Dissents: 1▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(72/100)
#12658
State #18103
Sandy Lewis
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #50 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 74Reg: 69.9Pro-Liberty: 232Expansion: 55▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(71.9/100)
#12659
State #18105
Reginald Stubblefield
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #50 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 72.3Reg: 72Pro-Liberty: 232Expansion: 55▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(71.9/100)
#12660
State #18104
Ken Mathews
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #50 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 71.4Reg: 73.7Pro-Liberty: 232Expansion: 55▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(71.9/100)
#12661
State #18101
Leon Bridges, Jr.
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #50 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 73.6Reg: 73.5Pro-Liberty: 228Expansion: 59▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(71.9/100)
#12662
State #18102
Paula Vitello
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #50 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 72.4Reg: 73.1Pro-Liberty: 233Expansion: 54▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)
Grade B(71.9/100)
#12663
State #18207
Sean Waeiss
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • South Fork Ranch Municipal Utility District (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 70.2Reg: 71.5Pro-Liberty: 107Expansion: 59▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade B(71.5/100)
#12664
State #18206
John Maberry
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • South Fork Ranch Municipal Utility District (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 73.6Reg: 73.2Pro-Liberty: 107Expansion: 59▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade B(71.5/100)
#12665
State #18205
Nicholas Leschke
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • South Fork Ranch Municipal Utility District (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 71.7Reg: 69.4Pro-Liberty: 107Expansion: 59▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade B(71.5/100)
#12666
State #18204
Eduardo Mendoza
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • South Fork Ranch Municipal Utility District (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 73.6Reg: 73.3Pro-Liberty: 107Expansion: 59▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade B(71.5/100)
#12667
State #18203
Taylor Kolmodin
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • South Fork Ranch Municipal Utility District (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 73.5Reg: 69.8Pro-Liberty: 107Expansion: 59▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)
Grade B(71.5/100)
#12668
State #18188
Robert Johnson
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Dowdell Public Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 70.7Reg: 71.9Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 41▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(71.5/100)
#12669
State #18187
Danny Staab
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Dowdell Public Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 69.2Reg: 71.2Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 41▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(71.5/100)
#12670
State #18183
Jerry Nelson
President • Dowdell Public Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 72.1Reg: 70.8Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 62▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(71.5/100)
#12671
State #18184
Allison Copony
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Dowdell Public Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 73.1Reg: 69.9Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 49▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(71.5/100)
#12672
State #18185
Jerry L Nelson
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Dowdell Public Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 69.5Reg: 72.1Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 41▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(71.5/100)
#12673
State #18186
James J Bertus
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Dowdell Public Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 73.8Reg: 73.2Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 41▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)
Grade B(71.5/100)
#12674
State #18224
Ray Schmidt
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #95 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 71.8Reg: 71.2Pro-Liberty: 188Expansion: 64▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(71.4/100)
#12675
State #18219
Asa Hoffman
President • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #95 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 73.7Reg: 72.4Pro-Liberty: 177Expansion: 75▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)
Grade B(71.4/100)
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