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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 626–650 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)
▲ +3.4 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.0% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+13.3% (CAGR +2.5%/yr)
#626
Vineyard Hills Estates Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Collin County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14865Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.4% YoY (+14.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#627
White Oak Bayou Joint Powers Board
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.4% YoY (+12.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#628
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)
#629
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)
#630
Greater Southeast Management District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.15105Fiscal: 90.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.3% YoY (+12.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#631
Baytown Area Water Authority
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1488Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+14.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#632
Benbrook Economic Development Corporation
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Tarrant County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14835Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.8% YoY (+13.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#633
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)
#634
Fort Bend County Emergency Services District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.064872Fiscal: 96.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ 0.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.5% YoY (+17.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#635
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)
#636
Seabrook Crime Control District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1497Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.3% YoY (+14.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#637
Lake View Management and Development District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Henderson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1503Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+11.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#638
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)
#639
Lone Tree Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Grayson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1485Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.8% YoY (+13.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#640
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)
#641
SoGood Cedars MMD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Dallas County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1494Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+15.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#642
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)
#643
Rising Star Municipal Development District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Eastland County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.15045Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.9% YoY (+15.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#644
Five Corners Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1485Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.3% YoY (+14.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#645
Irving Flood Control District Section #3
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Dallas County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.2% YoY (+12.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#646
Irving Flood Control District Section #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Dallas County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14895Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.3% YoY (+12.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#647
SEED Municipal Development District Sweetwater Economic Development
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Nolan County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14835Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.8% YoY (+13.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#648
Murphy Municipal Development District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Collin County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1482Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.3% YoY (+11.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#649
Harper Estates Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Collin County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.0% YoY (+12.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.4/100)
#650
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)