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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 576–600 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)
▲ +1.4 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +3.4 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+1.7% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+12.8% (CAGR +2.5%/yr)
#576
Sonoma Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Rockwall County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14865Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.9% YoY (+12.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#577
Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hidalgo County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1476Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.9% YoY (+13.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#578
Aurora Municipal Development District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Wise County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1509Fiscal: 90.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.9% YoY (+12.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#579
Overton Economic Development Corporation
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Rusk County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1485Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.2% YoY (+11.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#580
North Parkway Municipal Management District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Collin County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1482Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.9% YoY (+13.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#581
International Management District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1488Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.2% YoY (+11.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#582
Hughes Springs Municipal Development District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Cass County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.15075Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.2% YoY (+11.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#583
El Metro
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Webb County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1485Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.2% YoY (+12.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#584
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)
#585
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)
#586
Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District #14
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1476Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+13.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#587
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)
#588
West Central Texas Council of Governments
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Taylor County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14895Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.2% YoY (+13.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#589
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)
#590
Aubrey Municipal Development District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14775Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+13.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#591
Bayside at Waterman's Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Galveston County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14925Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+12.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#592
Williamson County and Cities Health District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Williamson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.15105Fiscal: 90.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+13.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#593
Hackberry Hidden Cove Public Improvement District #2
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.4% YoY (+12.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#594
Matusek Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Collin County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1488Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+11.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#595
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)
#596
Jackson County Navigation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Jackson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1506Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.4% YoY (+12.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#597
Brazosport Water Authority
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Brazoria County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1506Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.8% YoY (+12.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#598
Angelina & Neches River Authority
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Angelina County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14925Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.3% YoY (+13.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#599
West Harris County Regional Water Authority
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14865Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.9% YoY (+13.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#600
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)