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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 26–50 of 1,252 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)
▲ +2.3 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -1.0 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.5% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+22.2% (CAGR +4.4%/yr)
#26
MORAN ISD
ISD • Shackelford County • Pop: 86
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6612Fiscal: 60.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.3% 5Y)
Grade A(84.1/100)
#27
WESTHOFF ISD
ISD • Dewitt County • Pop: 100
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6609Fiscal: 60.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.5% 5Y)
Grade A(84.1/100)
#28
DOSS CONSOLIDATED CSD
ISD • Gillespie County • Pop: 18
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6609Fiscal: 60.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.7% 5Y)
Grade A(84.1/100)
#29
HEMPHILL ISD
ISD • Sabine County • Pop: 729
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6689Fiscal: 59.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.8% 5Y)
Grade A(84/100)
#30
LEAKEY ISD
ISD • Real County • Pop: 308
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.66823Fiscal: 59.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.0% YoY (+22.8% 5Y)
Grade A(84/100)
#31
BROOKELAND ISD
ISD • Jasper County • Pop: 391
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6674Fiscal: 60Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.8% 5Y)
Grade A(84/100)
#32
VYSEHRAD ISD
ISD • Lavaca County • Pop: 47
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6669Fiscal: 60Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.0% 5Y)
Grade A(84/100)
#33
UTOPIA ISD
ISD • Uvalde County • Pop: 190
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6669Fiscal: 60Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.4% 5Y)
Grade A(84/100)
#34
MUMFORD ISD
ISD • Robertson County • Pop: 600
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6669Fiscal: 60Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.5% 5Y)
Grade A(84/100)
#35
MEYERSVILLE ISD
ISD • Dewitt County • Pop: 167
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6669Fiscal: 60Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.7% 5Y)
Grade A(84/100)
#36
HARPER ISD
ISD • Gillespie County • Pop: 568
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6669Fiscal: 60Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.4% 5Y)
Grade A(84/100)
#37
THREE WAY ISD
ISD • Erath County • Pop: 224
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6692Fiscal: 59.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.7% 5Y)
Grade A(83.9/100)
#38
MCLEOD ISD
ISD • Cass County • Pop: 421
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6692Fiscal: 59.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.4% 5Y)
Grade A(83.9/100)
#39
PRAIRIE VALLEY ISD
ISD • Montague County • Pop: 138
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6754Fiscal: 59.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.3% 5Y)
Grade A(83.8/100)
#40
GOLD BURG ISD
ISD • Montague County • Pop: 150
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6745Fiscal: 59.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.0% 5Y)
Grade A(83.8/100)
#41
DELL CITY ISD
ISD • Hudspeth County • Pop: 76
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.67401Fiscal: 59.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.1% 5Y)
Grade A(83.8/100)
#42
WALNUT BEND ISD
ISD • Cooke County • Pop: 59
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.67606Fiscal: 59.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.7% 5Y)
Grade A(83.8/100)
#43
RAMIREZ CSD
ISD • Duval County • Pop: 24
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.67333Fiscal: 59.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.0% 5Y)
Grade A(83.8/100)
#44
MORTON ISD
ISD • Cochran County • Pop: 350
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.67947Fiscal: 59.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.3% 5Y)
Grade A(83.7/100)
#45
LA GLORIA ISD
ISD • Jim wells County • Pop: 130
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.67879Fiscal: 59.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.8% 5Y)
Grade A(83.7/100)
#46
VALENTINE ISD
ISD • Jeff davis County • Pop: 28
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.67811Fiscal: 59.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.5% 5Y)
Grade A(83.7/100)
#47
RALLS ISD
ISD • Crosby County • Pop: 318
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.68425Fiscal: 58.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.9% 5Y)
Grade A(83.6/100)
#48
QUANAH ISD
ISD • Hardeman County • Pop: 397
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.68493Fiscal: 58.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.3% 5Y)
Grade A(83.6/100)
#49
SAN VICENTE ISD
ISD • Brewster County • Pop: 14
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.68425Fiscal: 58.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.5% 5Y)
Grade A(83.6/100)
#50
PADUCAH ISD
ISD • Cottle County • Pop: 139
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.68084Fiscal: 59.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.6% 5Y)
Grade A(83.6/100)