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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 476–500 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)
▲ +0.2 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -2.2 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.8% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+32.0% (CAGR +3.8%/yr)
#476
City of Blossom
CITY • Lamar County • Pop: 1,401
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.329804Fiscal: 80.2Regulatory: 62.5Debt: 86.6▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+20.1% 5Y)
Grade B(75.6/100)
#477
City of Midway
CITY • Madison County • Pop: 173
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.490048Fiscal: 70.6Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 68.1▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.8% YoY (+29.7% 5Y)
Grade B(75.6/100)
#478
City of Dalhart
CITY • Dallam County • Pop: 8,443
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.420284Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 72.6Debt: 80.7▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.2% YoY (+17.6% 5Y)
Grade B(75.5/100)
#479
City of Higgins
CITY • Lipscomb County • Pop: 341
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.701699Fiscal: 57.9Regulatory: 86Debt: 89▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.2% YoY (+19.7% 5Y)
Grade B(75.5/100)
#480
City of Trinity
CITY • Trinity County • Pop: 2,450
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7000Fiscal: 58Regulatory: 77.7Debt: 100▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.6% YoY (+40.4% 5Y)
Grade B(75.4/100)
#481
City of Sulphur Springs
CITY • Hopkins County • Pop: 16,891
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.4380Fiscal: 73.7Regulatory: 84.1Debt: 65.7▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+18.9% 5Y)
Grade B(75.3/100)
#482
City of O'Donnell
CITY • Dawson County • Pop: 741
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.837999Fiscal: 49.7Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.4% YoY (+28.2% 5Y)
Grade B(75.2/100)
#483
City of Rusk
CITY • Cherokee County • Pop: 5,553
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.482907Fiscal: 71Regulatory: 83.3Debt: 70.6▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+17.5% 5Y)
Grade B(75.2/100)
#484
Village of Bonney
CITY • Brazoria County • Pop: 210
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.517712Fiscal: 68.9Regulatory: 64.8Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (-43.7% 5Y)
Grade B(75.2/100)
#485
City of Benjamin
CITY • Knox County • Pop: 189
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.8369Fiscal: 49.8Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.0% YoY (+24.8% 5Y)
Grade B(75.2/100)
#486
City of Anton
CITY • Hockley County • Pop: 926
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.5100Fiscal: 69.4Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 68.6▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+18.3% 5Y)
Grade B(75.2/100)
#487
City of Snook
CITY • Burleson County • Pop: 551
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.2800Fiscal: 83.2Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 46▼ -2.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.9% YoY (+19.5% 5Y)
Grade B(75.1/100)
#488
City of Eden
CITY • Concho County • Pop: 2,120
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.553894Fiscal: 66.8Regulatory: 84.1Debt: 75.7▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+22.6% 5Y)
Grade B(75.1/100)
#489
City of West Orange
CITY • Orange County • Pop: 3,391
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.424515Fiscal: 74.5Regulatory: 57.6Debt: 100▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (-2.6% 5Y)
Grade B(75/100)
#490
City of Buffalo
CITY • Leon County • Pop: 1,855
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.508516Fiscal: 69.5Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 67.5▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+25.6% 5Y)
Grade B(75/100)
#491
City of Albany
CITY • Shackelford County • Pop: 1,893
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.5575Fiscal: 66.6Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 72.3▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+27.6% 5Y)
Grade B(75/100)
#492
City of Wharton
CITY • Wharton County • Pop: 8,776
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.40787Fiscal: 75.5Regulatory: 56.5Debt: 100▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+19.0% 5Y)
Grade B(75/100)
#493
City of Marfa
CITY • Presidio County • Pop: 1,641
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.5418Fiscal: 67.5Regulatory: 83.3Debt: 75.3▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+69.8% 5Y)
Grade B(75/100)
#494
City of Gorman
CITY • Eastland County • Pop: 1,004
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6300Fiscal: 62.2Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 79.3▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.0% YoY (+24.7% 5Y)
Grade B(75/100)
#495
City of Nevada
CITY • Collin County • Pop: 1,522
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.219135Fiscal: 86.9Regulatory: 43.4Debt: 100▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+43.6% 5Y)
Grade B(75/100)
#496
Village of The Hills
CITY • Travis County • Pop: 2,535
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.0920Fiscal: 94.5Regulatory: 43.6Debt: 87.3▼ -0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+12.5% 5Y)
Grade B(74.9/100)
#497
City of Oyster Creek
CITY • Brazoria County • Pop: 1,239
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.154334Fiscal: 90.7Regulatory: 39Debt: 100▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.4% YoY (+21.5% 5Y)
Grade B(74.9/100)
#498
City of Huntington
CITY • Angelina County • Pop: 2,117
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.585576Fiscal: 64.9Regulatory: 86Debt: 75▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.6% YoY (+33.7% 5Y)
Grade B(74.8/100)
#499
City of Cooper
CITY • Delta County • Pop: 2,082
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.614398Fiscal: 63.1Regulatory: 84.5Debt: 79.6▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.6% YoY (+277.4% 5Y)
Grade B(74.7/100)
#500
Town of Van Horn
CITY • Culberson County • Pop: 1,920
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.425843Fiscal: 74.4Regulatory: 60.1Debt: 95.6▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+14.2% 5Y)
Grade B(74.7/100)