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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 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)
▲ +1.3 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +3.3 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+1.9% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+13.4% (CAGR +2.5%/yr)
#476
Brazoria Drainage District #4
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Brazoria County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.7% YoY (+12.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#477
Nueces County Appraisal District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Nueces County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+13.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#478
Lubbock Business Park Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Lubbock County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1482Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.8% YoY (+14.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#479
Red River Authority of Texas
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Wichita County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.0% YoY (+13.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#480
Combes Municipal Management District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Cameron County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.15105Fiscal: 90.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+14.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#481
Montrose Management District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.3% YoY (+12.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#482
Watuga Crime Control and Prevention District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Tarrant County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.15105Fiscal: 90.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.0% YoY (+13.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#483
Fort Bend County Improvement District #24
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.3% YoY (+11.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#484
Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.2% YoY (+13.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#485
Joshua Farms Municipal Management District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Johnson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1476Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+13.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#486
Denton County Development District #4
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.5% YoY (+12.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#487
Amarillo Economic Development Corporation
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Potter County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1479Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.7% YoY (+13.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#488
Beltline Ashmoore Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Dallas County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.2% YoY (+13.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#489
Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Montgomery County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1503Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.4% YoY (+14.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#490
Oak Creek Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Williamson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.15105Fiscal: 90.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.7% YoY (+13.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#491
Lake View Management and Development District #2
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Henderson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.15075Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+13.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#492
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hutchinson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14805Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.7% YoY (+13.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#493
Cambridge Crossing Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Collin County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1482Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.8% YoY (+13.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#494
North Fort Bend Water Authority
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1497Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+12.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#495
North Oak Cliff Municipal Management District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Dallas County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1506Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.7% YoY (+14.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#496
Boardwalk Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Dallas County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1488Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.2% YoY (+12.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#497
Ownsby Farms Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Collin County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.15075Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.4% YoY (+14.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#498
Bistone Municipal Water Supply District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Limestone County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14805Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.4% YoY (+13.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#499
Grand Prairie Public Improvement District #13, Country Club Park
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Dallas County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+13.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#500
Vineyard Municipal Management District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Williamson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14865Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+13.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)