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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 676–700 of 1,218 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)
▼ -0.4 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -4.6 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+4.1% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+28.7% (CAGR +4.0%/yr)
#676
City of Aransas Pass
CITY • Aransas County • Pop: 8,842
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.65942Fiscal: 60.4Regulatory: 46.7Debt: 100▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.3% YoY (+27.6% 5Y)
Grade C(65.5/100)
#677
City of Snyder
CITY • Scurry County • Pop: 11,166
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.4322Fiscal: 74.1Regulatory: 30.7Debt: 100▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+17.6% 5Y)
Grade C(65.4/100)
#678
City of Burkburnett
CITY • Wichita County • Pop: 11,089
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.758389Fiscal: 54.5Regulatory: 69.7Debt: 77▼ -0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.6% YoY (+38.6% 5Y)
Grade C(65.4/100)
#679
City of Bulverde
CITY • Comal County • Pop: 7,337
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.295343Fiscal: 82.3Regulatory: 21.5Debt: 100▼ -0.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+29.3% 5Y)
Grade C(65.4/100)
#680
Town of Talty
CITY • Kaufman County • Pop: 3,198
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.2100Fiscal: 87.4Regulatory: 36.8Debt: 69.4▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+10.8% 5Y)
Grade C(65.2/100)
#681
City of Galena Park
CITY • Harris County • Pop: 10,438
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9295Fiscal: 44.2Regulatory: 72.3Debt: 88.8▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.3% YoY (+23.3% 5Y)
Grade C(65.2/100)
#682
City of Nederland
CITY • Jefferson County • Pop: 18,168
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.4660Fiscal: 72Regulatory: 50.3Debt: 74.3▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+27.5% 5Y)
Grade C(65/100)
#683
City of Bellmead
CITY • McLennan County • Pop: 10,620
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3795Fiscal: 77.2Regulatory: 39.1Debt: 81.9▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+24.1% 5Y)
Grade C(65/100)
#684
City of New Boston
CITY • Bowie County • Pop: 4,546
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.284448Fiscal: 82.9Regulatory: 35.2Debt: 78.1▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+5.0% 5Y)
Grade C(65/100)
#685
City of Eldorado
CITY • Schleicher County • Pop: 1,548
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.007345Fiscal: 39.6Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 75.2▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.6% YoY (+26.0% 5Y)
Grade C(65/100)
#686
City of Rice
CITY • Navarro County • Pop: 1,286
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.4023Fiscal: 75.9Regulatory: 27.5Debt: 100▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+29.0% 5Y)
Grade C(65/100)
#687
City of Thorndale
CITY • Milam County • Pop: 1,388
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.569515Fiscal: 65.8Regulatory: 80.1Debt: 42.5▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+23.0% 5Y)
Grade C(65/100)
#688
City of Port Isabel
CITY • Cameron County • Pop: 5,210
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7850Fiscal: 52.9Regulatory: 79.9Debt: 63▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.7% YoY (+39.7% 5Y)
Grade C(64.9/100)
#689
City of San Augustine
CITY • San Augustine County • Pop: 1,848
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.357184Fiscal: 78.6Regulatory: 33.4Debt: 86.9▼ -0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+26.0% 5Y)
Grade C(64.9/100)
#690
Town of Lockney
CITY • Floyd County • Pop: 1,380
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3778Fiscal: 77.3Regulatory: 32.7Debt: 90.1▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+8.1% 5Y)
Grade C(64.9/100)
#691
City of Yorktown
CITY • DeWitt County • Pop: 1,785
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.48113Fiscal: 71.1Regulatory: 47.2Debt: 79.4▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+13.2% 5Y)
Grade C(64.8/100)
#692
Town of Hickory Creek
CITY • Denton County • Pop: 6,901
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.2095Fiscal: 87.4Regulatory: 46.1Debt: 54.6▼ -2.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.9% YoY (+20.1% 5Y)
Grade C(64.7/100)
#693
City of Daingerfield
CITY • Morris County • Pop: 2,518
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.628884Fiscal: 62.3Regulatory: 60.2Debt: 74.9▼ -1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.2% YoY (+52.4% 5Y)
Grade C(64.7/100)
#694
City of Holliday
CITY • Archer County • Pop: 1,733
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.43495Fiscal: 73.9Regulatory: 29Debt: 100▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+12.5% 5Y)
Grade C(64.7/100)
#695
City of Madisonville
CITY • Madison County • Pop: 4,564
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6939Fiscal: 58.4Regulatory: 64.7Debt: 74.5▼ -0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.5% YoY (+26.3% 5Y)
Grade C(64.6/100)
#696
City of Memphis
CITY • Hall County • Pop: 2,041
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.397396Fiscal: 76.2Regulatory: 44.4Debt: 74.4▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+21.3% 5Y)
Grade C(64.6/100)
#697
City of Lytle
CITY • Atascosa County • Pop: 3,325
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.484999Fiscal: 70.9Regulatory: 55.3Debt: 67.6▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+27.0% 5Y)
Grade C(64.6/100)
#698
Town of Addison
CITY • Dallas County • Pop: 17,195
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.5981Fiscal: 64.1Regulatory: 39.7Debt: 100▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.3% YoY (+26.1% 5Y)
Grade C(64.5/100)
#699
City of Seadrift
CITY • Calhoun County • Pop: 1,056
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7060Fiscal: 57.6Regulatory: 74.2Debt: 61.9▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.7% YoY (+41.6% 5Y)
Grade C(64.5/100)
#700
City of Roma
CITY • Starr County • Pop: 11,561
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.5450Fiscal: 67.3Regulatory: 47.1Debt: 84.4▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.0% YoY (+121.3% 5Y)
Grade C(64.5/100)