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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 151–175 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)
▲ +0.9 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.3% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+17.9% (CAGR +3.5%/yr)
#151
State #316
Jody Flaws
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Lake Pointe Municipal Utility District (Travis County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 96.3Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 13▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#152
State #309
Jessica Castiglione
County Commissioner (Place 1) • Legacy Hills Public Improvement District (Medina County)
Fiscal: 97.1Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 7▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#153
State #308
Dennis Sheridan
Mayor Pro Tem / Commissioner (Place 2) • Trophy Club Emergency Services District #1 (Denton County)
Fiscal: 98.8Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 27▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#154
State #307
Abdi Yassin
Executive Vice President (Place 2) • Legacy Hills Public Improvement District (Medina County)
Fiscal: 97.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 18▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#155
State #304
N Walden
President (Place 3) • Brazoria County Drainage District #5 (Brazoria County)
Fiscal: 96.4Reg: 99.3Pro-Liberty: 136Expansion: 28▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#156
State #310
Greg Lamont
Councilmember / Commissioner (Place 3) • Trophy Club Emergency Services District #1 (Denton County)
Fiscal: 97.4Reg: 98.5Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 11▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#157
State #301
Bradford Wyatt
President (Place 3) • Duval County Emergency Services #2 (Duval County)
Fiscal: 96.4Reg: 95.3Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 35▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#158
State #305
Jorge Gonzalez
Vice President (Place 1) • Duval County Emergency Services #2 (Duval County)
Fiscal: 97.7Reg: 97Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 3▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#159
State #336
Shirley Dean
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #167 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 96.3Reg: 97.6Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 20▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#160
State #317
Michael Jopling
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Lake Pointe Municipal Utility District (Travis County)
Fiscal: 95.5Reg: 95.7Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 13▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#161
State #332
Juan Medrano
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #167 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 96.8Pro-Liberty: 118Expansion: 44▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#162
State #333
Verneath Hronas
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #167 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.3Reg: 99.4Pro-Liberty: 136Expansion: 26▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#163
State #329
John Dibble
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #94 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 98.9Reg: 95.3Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 14▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#164
State #328
Ray Waymel
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #94 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 96.1Reg: 96.1Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 18▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#165
State #330
Michael Pachulio
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #94 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 96.8Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 14▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#166
State #331
Jerry Rueschhoff
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #94 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 95.8Reg: 96.4Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 14▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#167
State #334
Claudia Buentello
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #167 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 96.5Reg: 98.3Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 20▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#168
State #326
Jeannette Tiffany
Mayor / Presiding Officer (Place 1) • Trophy Club Emergency Services District #1 (Denton County)
Fiscal: 95.3Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 4▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#169
State #327
Roger Olsen
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #94 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 96.8Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 35▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#170
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)
#171
State #324
Sean Fogelman
President (Place 2) • Prairie Ridge Municipal Management District #1 (Ellis County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.5Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 29▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#172
State #335
Brad Yeaney
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #167 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 98.7Reg: 97.7Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 20▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#173
State #303
Scott Grigg
Board Member (Place 3) • Legacy Hills Public Improvement District (Medina County)
Fiscal: 96.8Reg: 95.7Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 36▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(97.8/100)
#174
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)
#175
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)