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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 Governments (Highest Liberty)
Showing 326–350 of 1,218 matching jurisdictions
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)
▲ +0.8 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +0.4 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.2% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+19.7% (CAGR +3.3%/yr)
#326
City of Cashion Community
CITY • Wichita County • Pop: 301
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.527453Fiscal: 68.4Regulatory: 86Debt: 100▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.0% YoY (+14.1% 5Y)
Grade A(82.5/100)
#327
City of Nash
CITY • Bowie County • Pop: 4,208
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.25623Fiscal: 84.6Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 73▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+33.8% 5Y)
Grade A(82.4/100)
#328
Town of Laguna Vista
CITY • Cameron County • Pop: 3,791
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.454124Fiscal: 72.8Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 91.4▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.0% 5Y)
Grade A(82.3/100)
#329
City of Dimmitt
CITY • Castro County • Pop: 4,069
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.4440Fiscal: 73.4Regulatory: 79.6Debt: 100▲ +1.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+17.1% 5Y)
Grade A(82.2/100)
#330
City of Tuscola
CITY • Taylor County • Pop: 847
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1773Fiscal: 89.4Regulatory: 74.5Debt: 81.5▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+15.5% 5Y)
Grade A(82.2/100)
#331
City of San Perlita
CITY • Willacy County • Pop: 545
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.5472Fiscal: 67.2Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +2.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+14.2% 5Y)
Grade A(82.2/100)
#332
Town of Los Indios
CITY • Cameron County • Pop: 1,059
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.5500Fiscal: 67Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+29.3% 5Y)
Grade A(82.1/100)
#333
City of Agua Dulce
CITY • Nueces County • Pop: 666
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.441329Fiscal: 73.5Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 89.1▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.0% YoY (+29.0% 5Y)
Grade A(82/100)
#334
City of Perryton
CITY • Ochiltree County • Pop: 8,492
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.503523Fiscal: 69.8Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 94.6▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+16.4% 5Y)
Grade A(81.9/100)
#335
Town of Big Sandy
CITY • Upshur County • Pop: 1,339
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.4600Fiscal: 72.4Regulatory: 79.9Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+21.6% 5Y)
Grade A(81.9/100)
#336
City of Rio Bravo
CITY • Webb County • Pop: 4,523
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.564932Fiscal: 66.1Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.0% YoY (+30.4% 5Y)
Grade A(81.8/100)
#337
Town of Poetry
CITY • Hunt County • Pop: 1,542
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.488059Fiscal: 70.7Regulatory: 81.6Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+28.1% 5Y)
Grade A(81.8/100)
#338
City of Hidalgo
CITY • Hidalgo County • Pop: 15,164
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3514Fiscal: 78.9Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 79.9▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.4% YoY (+13.7% 5Y)
Grade A(81.8/100)
#339
City of Kerens
CITY • Navarro County • Pop: 1,508
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.5525Fiscal: 66.9Regulatory: 85.4Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+39.6% 5Y)
Grade A(81.7/100)
#340
City of Point
CITY • Rains County • Pop: 817
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.339496Fiscal: 79.6Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 78.2▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+31.1% 5Y)
Grade A(81.7/100)
#341
City of Chico
CITY • Wise County • Pop: 1,103
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.283665Fiscal: 83Regulatory: 76.2Debt: 87.5▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+13.8% 5Y)
Grade A(81.7/100)
#342
City of Ellinger
CITY • Fayette County • Pop: 299
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.490308Fiscal: 70.6Regulatory: 81.3Debt: 100▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+10.9% 5Y)
Grade A(81.7/100)
#343
City of Kirbyville
CITY • Jasper County • Pop: 2,021
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3580Fiscal: 78.5Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 79.7▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+7.7% 5Y)
Grade A(81.6/100)
#344
Town of Coffee City
CITY • Cherokee County • Pop: 263
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.503385Fiscal: 69.8Regulatory: 81.6Debt: 100▲ +1.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+13.7% 5Y)
Grade A(81.5/100)
#345
City of Jamaica Beach
CITY • Galveston County • Pop: 1,071
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.162326Fiscal: 90.3Regulatory: 58.3Debt: 100▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+28.5% 5Y)
Grade A(81.5/100)
#346
City of Leary
CITY • Bowie County • Pop: 456
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.052265Fiscal: 96.9Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 49.3▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.4% YoY (-22.9% 5Y)
Grade A(81.4/100)
#347
City of Pattison
CITY • Waller County • Pop: 672
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.46393Fiscal: 72.2Regulatory: 78.6Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+32.1% 5Y)
Grade A(81.4/100)
#348
City of Jewett
CITY • Leon County • Pop: 822
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3100Fiscal: 81.4Regulatory: 86Debt: 75▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.2% YoY (+29.7% 5Y)
Grade A(81.4/100)
#349
City of Falfurrias
CITY • Brooks County • Pop: 4,351
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.485523Fiscal: 70.9Regulatory: 86Debt: 91.8▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+20.1% 5Y)
Grade A(81.4/100)
#350
Town of Blum
CITY • Hill County • Pop: 408
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.4230Fiscal: 74.6Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 85.1▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+3.0% 5Y)
Grade A(81.4/100)