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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 1–25 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)
▲ +2.1 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.2% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+14.8% (CAGR +3.0%/yr)
#1
State #28
Ronnie Cooper
Director, Fort Stockton Representative (Fort Stockton Representative) • Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)
Fiscal: 98.2Reg: 97.4Pro-Liberty: 66Expansion: 27▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#2
State #31
Weldon Blackwelder
Director, At-Large Representative (At-Large Representative) • Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)
Fiscal: 97Reg: 98Pro-Liberty: 66Expansion: 27▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#3
State #26
Janet Groth
Director, Precinct 3 Place 1 (Precinct 3 Place 1) • Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98Pro-Liberty: 68Expansion: 25▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#4
State #27
Billy Jackson
Director, Precinct 4 Place 1 (Precinct 4 Place 1) • Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)
Fiscal: 98.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 66Expansion: 27▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#5
State #29
Puja Boinpally
Director, Precinct 1 Place 2 (Precinct 1 Place 2) • Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 66Expansion: 27▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#6
State #30
Larry Drgac
Director, Precinct 2 Place 2 (Precinct 2 Place 2) • Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 66Expansion: 27▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#7
State #18
Olivia Zuniga
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #9 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 96.9Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 21▲ +5.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#8
State #22
Quinten Kiolbassa
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4) • Wilson County Emergency Services District #1 (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 98.1Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 3▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#9
State #21
Gary Ullmann
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3) • Wilson County Emergency Services District #1 (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 3▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#10
State #20
Mike Trainer
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2) • Wilson County Emergency Services District #1 (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 8▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#11
State #15
Yvette Lascurain
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #9 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 97Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 27▲ +5.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#12
State #25
Alvaro Mandujano Jr
Director, Precinct 2 Place 1 (Precinct 2 Place 1) • Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District (Pecos County)
Fiscal: 97.4Reg: 98.5Pro-Liberty: 76Expansion: 17▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#13
State #23
Monica Salinas
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5) • Wilson County Emergency Services District #1 (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 3▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#14
State #13
James Feagin
President (Place 2) • Tornillo Management District (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.4Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 1▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#15
State #24
Brenda Smith
President • Baytown Area Water Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.2Pro-Liberty: 101Expansion: 5▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#16
State #17
Elizabeth Bustamante
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #9 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 21▲ +5.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#17
State #157
Margaret Cox
Director, Place 5 • Central Harris County Regional Water Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.4Pro-Liberty: 77Expansion: 8▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#18
State #156
Julian Boddy
Director, Place 3 • Central Harris County Regional Water Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 96.9Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 80Expansion: 5▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#19
State #14
Sandra Romero
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #9 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 42▲ +5.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#20
State #19
George Jones
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1) • Wilson County Emergency Services District #1 (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98.4Pro-Liberty: 116Expansion: 24▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#21
State #158
Bob Webster
Director, Place 3 • Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District (Kendall County)
Fiscal: 98.2Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 56Expansion: 44▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#22
State #16
Maurice Grenier
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #9 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98.6Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 21▲ +5.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#23
State #155
Chris Hanvey
President (Place 1) • Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 42 (Brazoria County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 72Expansion: 26▲ +5.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#24
State #61
Matt Dietz
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Bissonnet Municipal Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.4Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 71Expansion: 21▲ +5.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#25
State #32
Richard Ellis
Director, Place 7 (Place 7) • Canadian River Municipal Water Authority (Hutchinson County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98.3Pro-Liberty: 110Expansion: 3▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)