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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 501–525 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)
+2.1% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+13.5% (CAGR +2.5%/yr)
#501
Pleasant Run Estates Phase #1-A
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Dallas County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14955Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+14.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#502
Grand Prairie Public Improvement District #15, Oak Hollow/Sheffield Village
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Tarrant County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14835Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+14.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#503
Grand Prairie Public Improvement District #9, High Hawk
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Dallas County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.15075Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+13.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#504
Harris County Municipal Utility District #163
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.149888Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+14.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#505
Grand Prairie Public Improvement District #8, Peninsula
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Tarrant County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.15045Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+11.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#506
Harris County Appraisal District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14775Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.2% YoY (+14.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#507
Grand Prairie Public Improvement District #7, Lake Parks
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Tarrant County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1497Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.9% YoY (+13.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#508
Rolling Meadows 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: +1.9% YoY (+13.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#509
White Settlement Crime Control and Prevention District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Tarrant County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1494Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.2% YoY (+13.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#510
Grand Prairie Public Improvement District #1, Westchester
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Dallas County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1485Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.2% YoY (+13.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#511
Azle Municipal Development District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Tarrant County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1476Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.4% YoY (+15.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#512
Azle Crime Control and Prevention District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Tarrant County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.3% YoY (+13.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#513
Millbrook East Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Dallas County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.15075Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.9% YoY (+13.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#514
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)
#515
Jackson Ridge Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1485Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.4% YoY (+11.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#516
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)
#517
Kaufman Public Improvement District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Kaufman County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1479Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.2% YoY (+12.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#518
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)
#519
Brazoria County Conservation And Reclamation District #3
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Brazoria County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1500Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.7% YoY (+11.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#520
Memorial City Redevelopment Authority
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.4% YoY (+12.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#521
Towne Lake Management District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.3% YoY (+13.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#522
First Colony Levee Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.108792Fiscal: 93.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+13.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#523
Wells Branch Community Library District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+13.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#524
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)
#525
Williamson Central Appraisal District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Williamson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1485Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+13.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)