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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 551–575 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)
+2.0% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+13.4% (CAGR +2.5%/yr)
#551
Sutton Fields East Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1488Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.3% YoY (+13.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#552
Benbrook Library District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Tarrant County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.3% YoY (+12.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#553
Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+12.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#554
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)
#555
South Congress Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+12.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#556
Cameron County Drainage District #3
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Cameron County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14955Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+14.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#557
Nueces River Authority
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Uvalde County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.8% YoY (+13.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#558
SH130 Municipal Management District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.15075Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.0% YoY (+11.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#559
Caddo Mills Municipal Management District No. 1 of Hunt County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hunt County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14865Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.2% YoY (+15.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#560
Highway 380 Municipal Management District No. 1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1509Fiscal: 90.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+12.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#561
Lower Neches Valley Authority
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Jefferson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14775Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.3% YoY (+12.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#562
East Travis Gateway Library District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis 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)
#563
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)
#564
Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.15075Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.2% YoY (+11.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#565
Point West Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Potter County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1497Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+12.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#566
Water Oriented Recreation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Comal County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14865Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.4% YoY (+15.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#567
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Guadalupe County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+13.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#568
Gulf Bend Center
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Victoria County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1488Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+15.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#569
Euless Crime Control and Prevention District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Tarrant County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14955Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.8% YoY (+12.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#570
Dripping Springs Community Library District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hays 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)
#571
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)
#572
Aliana Management District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1509Fiscal: 90.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+14.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#573
San Antonio Downtown Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Bexar County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1503Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+14.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#574
Denton County Levee Improvement District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14955Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.3% YoY (+13.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#575
First Colony Management District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+14.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)