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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 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)
▲ +1.0 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +3.0 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.2% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+13.4% (CAGR +2.5%/yr)
#26
Calhoun County Groundwater Conservation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Calhoun County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.006593Fiscal: 99.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+12.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(99.8/100)
#27
Headwaters Groundwater Conservation District #8
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Kerr County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.006504Fiscal: 99.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.4% YoY (+13.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(99.8/100)
#28
Coastal Bend Groundwater Conservation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Wharton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.005928Fiscal: 99.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+12.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(99.8/100)
#29
Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Erath County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.00589Fiscal: 99.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.8% YoY (+13.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(99.8/100)
#30
Brookshire Municipal Water District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Waller County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.013719Fiscal: 99.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.7% YoY (+12.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(99.7/100)
#31
Goliad County Groundwater Conservation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Goliad County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.013202Fiscal: 99.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.7% YoY (+13.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(99.7/100)
#32
Kerr County Emergency Services District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Kerr County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.012163Fiscal: 99.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.9% YoY (+11.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(99.7/100)
#33
Upper Guadalupe River Authority
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Kerr County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.01117Fiscal: 99.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.2% YoY (+14.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(99.7/100)
#34
Upper Sabine Valley Solid Waste Management District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Wood County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.015101Fiscal: 99.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.8% YoY (+12.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(99.6/100)
#35
Upper Brushy Creek Water Control and Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Williamson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.016898Fiscal: 99Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+16.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(99.6/100)
#36
Blanco Pedernales Groundwater Conservation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Blanco County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.016555Fiscal: 99Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+12.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(99.6/100)
#37
Burnet County Emergency Services District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Burnet County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.01417Fiscal: 99.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.2% YoY (+12.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(99.6/100)
#38
Donahoe Creek Watershed Authority
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Bell County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.0204Fiscal: 98.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+16.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(99.5/100)
#39
Brazos County Emergency Services District 2
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Brazos County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.02183Fiscal: 98.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.2% YoY (+11.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(99.5/100)
#40
Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Pecos County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.0202Fiscal: 98.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.2% YoY (+13.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(99.5/100)
#41
San Antonio River Authority
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Bexar County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.0193Fiscal: 98.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+13.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(99.5/100)
#42
Travis County Emergency Service District #4
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.026706Fiscal: 98.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.2% YoY (+14.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#43
Victoria County Navigation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Victoria County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.026639Fiscal: 98.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.3% YoY (+13.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#44
Gonzales County Emergency Fire Services District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Gonzales County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.02515Fiscal: 98.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+13.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#45
Jasper County Emergency Services District #4
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Jasper County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.024714Fiscal: 98.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.9% YoY (+13.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#46
Harris County Department of Education
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: 4,779,880
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.004728Fiscal: 99.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 98▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+13.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#47
Bosque County Emergency Services District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Bosque County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.0308Fiscal: 98.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+11.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(99.3/100)
#48
Travis County Emergency Services District No. 17
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.030317Fiscal: 98.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.3% YoY (+12.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(99.3/100)
#49
Wise County Water Supply District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Wise County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.03021Fiscal: 98.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.9% YoY (+14.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(99.3/100)
#50
Harris County Emergency Services District #5
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.03009Fiscal: 98.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.5% YoY (+14.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(99.3/100)