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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 126–150 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)
▲ +1.5 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +1.7 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.8% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+16.1% (CAGR +3.1%/yr)
#126
State #283
Bill Kochwelp
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Wilbarger Creek Municipal Utility District #1 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 22▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.9/100)
#127
State #279
Allen Hall
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #473 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.7Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 26▲ +5.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.9/100)
#128
State #285
Tim Dalton
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Wilbarger Creek Municipal Utility District #1 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 98.6Reg: 95.6Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 19▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.9/100)
#129
State #278
Rebecca Fredrickson
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #473 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.3Reg: 98.9Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 35▲ +5.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.9/100)
#130
State #276
Kenneth Duhon
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4) • Sabine Neches Navigation District (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.3Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 4▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.9/100)
#131
State #277
Joseph Johnson
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5) • Sabine Neches Navigation District (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 97.7Reg: 95.7Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 4▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.9/100)
#132
State #275
Larry Grantham
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3) • Sabine Neches Navigation District (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 97.8Reg: 99Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 4▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.9/100)
#133
State #274
Richard Lewis
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2) • Sabine Neches Navigation District (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 97.7Reg: 99.4Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 10▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.9/100)
#134
State #289
Bill Fox
Director, Precinct 1 • Bee Groundwater Conservation District (Bee County)
Fiscal: 97.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 2▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.9/100)
#135
State #271
Larry Poe
Vice-Chairman (Place 2) • Nacogdoches Soil and Water Conservation District #401 (Nacogdoches County)
Fiscal: 96.6Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 8▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.9/100)
#136
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)
#137
State #272
John Mast
Secretary (Place 3) • Nacogdoches Soil and Water Conservation District #401 (Nacogdoches County)
Fiscal: 96Reg: 96.6Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 5▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.9/100)
#138
State #273
Sheri Arnold
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1) • Sabine Neches Navigation District (Jefferson County)
Fiscal: 98.8Reg: 98.3Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 23▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.9/100)
#139
State #286
Scott Sams
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Wilbarger Creek Municipal Utility District #1 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 95.9Reg: 96.6Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 19▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.9/100)
#140
State #290
David Baker
Board Treasurer, Precinct 7 • Bee Groundwater Conservation District (Bee County)
Fiscal: 97.8Reg: 98.2Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 2▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.9/100)
#141
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)
#142
State #287
Ellis Mckinney
Vice-President (Place 1) • Bee Groundwater Conservation District (Bee County)
Fiscal: 98.5Reg: 95.6Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 32▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.9/100)
#143
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)
#144
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)
#145
State #288
Tryne Mengers
President • Bee Groundwater Conservation District (Bee County)
Fiscal: 99.1Reg: 96.5Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 12▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.9/100)
#146
State #302
Erasmo Carvajal
Commissioner (Place 2) • Duval County Emergency Services #2 (Duval County)
Fiscal: 95.4Reg: 97.4Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#147
State #322
Max Baranowski Jr.
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Lee-Fayette Counties Cummins Creek Water Control and Improvement District #1 (Fayette County)
Fiscal: 99Reg: 95.4Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#148
State #321
John Stanley
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Lee-Fayette Counties Cummins Creek Water Control and Improvement District #1 (Fayette County)
Fiscal: 99.3Reg: 96.6Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#149
State #323
Gary Weishuhn
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Lee-Fayette Counties Cummins Creek Water Control and Improvement District #1 (Fayette County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#150
State #319
Monty Mayer
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Lee-Fayette Counties Cummins Creek Water Control and Improvement District #1 (Fayette County)
Fiscal: 95.6Reg: 98.3Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 33▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)