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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 3,443 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)
▲ +0.9 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +3.0 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.7% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+14.2% (CAGR +2.5%/yr)
#326
Port of Houston Authority
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: 4,779,880
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.005935Fiscal: 99.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 90.1▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.7% YoY (+13.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(97.4/100)
#327
Hidalgo County Drainage District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hidalgo County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.112749Fiscal: 93.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.7% YoY (+12.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(97.3/100)
#328
Somervell County Water District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Somervell County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.111664Fiscal: 93.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.0% YoY (+12.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(97.3/100)
#329
Orange County Emergency Services District 4
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Orange County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.072284Fiscal: 95.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+15.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(97.3/100)
#330
Utopia Vanderpool Emergency SErvices DEistrict #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Uvalde County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.070773Fiscal: 95.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.5% YoY (+17.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(97.3/100)
#331
Nueces County Emergency Service District #2
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Nueces County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.0297Fiscal: 98.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.0% YoY (+11.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(97.3/100)
#332
Hickory Underground Water Conservation District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Mason County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.028412Fiscal: 98.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+16.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(97.3/100)
#333
Bell Farms Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Lubbock County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.11892Fiscal: 92.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.5% YoY (+13.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(97.2/100)
#334
Georgetown Village Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Williamson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.11856Fiscal: 92.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.2% YoY (+12.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(97.2/100)
#335
Harris County Fresh Water Supply District #51
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.11832Fiscal: 92.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+14.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(97.2/100)
#336
Garza County Healthcare District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Garza County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.11431Fiscal: 93.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.8% YoY (+14.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(97.2/100)
#337
Travis County Emergency Services District #16
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.077113Fiscal: 95.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.7% YoY (+13.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(97.2/100)
#338
Northwest Harris County Municipal Utility District #29
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.12201Fiscal: 92.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+15.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(97.1/100)
#339
Meadow Lake Water Control and Improvement District No. 1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Guadalupe County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.11964Fiscal: 92.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+15.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(97.1/100)
#340
Liberty County Water Control and Improvement District #5
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Liberty County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.078238Fiscal: 95.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+13.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(97.1/100)
#341
Trinity Memorial Hospital District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Trinity County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.126324Fiscal: 92.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.4% YoY (+12.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(97/100)
#342
Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #60
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Montgomery County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.12547Fiscal: 92.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+14.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(97/100)
#343
Crane County Water District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Crane County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.123256Fiscal: 92.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.2% YoY (+12.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(97/100)
#344
First Colony Municipal Utility District #9
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.123033Fiscal: 92.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+15.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(97/100)
#345
Greenhawe Water Control and Improvement District #2
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hays County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1230Fiscal: 92.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+14.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(97/100)
#346
Galveston County Water Control and Improvement District #01
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Galveston County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.084963Fiscal: 94.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+17.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(97/100)
#347
Galveston County Fresh Water Supply District #6
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Galveston County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.084963Fiscal: 94.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+14.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(97/100)
#348
Galveston County Emergency Services District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Galveston County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.084882Fiscal: 94.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.9% YoY (+13.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(97/100)
#349
Hays County Emergency Services District #6
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hays County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.081855Fiscal: 95.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.3% YoY (+12.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(97/100)
#350
Duval County Emergency Services #2
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Duval County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.081013Fiscal: 95.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.5% YoY (+17.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(97/100)