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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 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)
▲ +0.9 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +3.0 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+13.9% (CAGR +2.5%/yr)
#676
Downtown Business Improvement District (City of Arlington)
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Tarrant County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1584Fiscal: 90.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+14.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.2/100)
#677
Dimmit Regional Hospital District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Dimmit County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.16316Fiscal: 90.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.3% YoY (+12.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.1/100)
#678
Tarrant County Hospital Discrict
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Tarrant County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.16401Fiscal: 90.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.5% YoY (+14.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.1/100)
#679
Ector County Emergency Services District No. 1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Ector County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.08032Fiscal: 95.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.7% YoY (+12.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(96.1/100)
#680
Sabine County Hospital District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Sabine County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.164236Fiscal: 90.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+13.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(96/100)
#681
Kingsland Municipal Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Llano County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.168775Fiscal: 89.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+13.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(96/100)
#682
Brookshire MWD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Waller County • Pop: 4,879
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.013817Fiscal: 99.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 85.2▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+12.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(96/100)
#683
First Colony Municipal Utility District #10
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.125118Fiscal: 92.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+14.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(96/100)
#684
Galveston County Navigation District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Galveston County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.085822Fiscal: 94.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.3% YoY (+12.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(96/100)
#685
Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Kendall County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.166442Fiscal: 90Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+14.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(96/100)
#686
Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #18
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Montgomery County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.17119Fiscal: 89.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+13.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.9/100)
#687
Concho County Hospital
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Concho County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.12922Fiscal: 92.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.2% YoY (+15.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.9/100)
#688
Brazoria County Emergency Services District #3
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Brazoria County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.08791Fiscal: 94.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.4% YoY (+14.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.9/100)
#689
El Paso County 911 District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • El Paso County • Pop: 827,938
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1479Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 98▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+14.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.9/100)
#690
Baytown Fire Control, Prevention and Emergency Medical Services District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.08856Fiscal: 94.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.7% YoY (+14.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.9/100)
#691
Capital Area Emergency Communications District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.08874Fiscal: 94.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.7% YoY (+13.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.9/100)
#692
Harris County Improvement District #3
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.12805Fiscal: 92.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.9% YoY (+13.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.9/100)
#693
West Travis County Municipal Utility District #6
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.169961Fiscal: 89.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+14.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.9/100)
#694
Lee County Fresh Water Supply District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Lee County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.170073Fiscal: 89.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+14.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.9/100)
#695
Sutton County Hospital District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Sutton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1773Fiscal: 89.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.5% YoY (+12.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.8/100)
#696
Delta County Municipal Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Delta County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.091734Fiscal: 94.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+15.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.8/100)
#697
Fairfield Hospital District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Freestone County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.132708Fiscal: 92Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+14.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.8/100)
#698
Travis County Emergency Services District #6
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.090762Fiscal: 94.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.8% YoY (+13.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.8/100)
#699
Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #19
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Montgomery County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.133352Fiscal: 92Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.0% YoY (+14.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.8/100)
#700
Harris County Municipal Utility District #373
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.052208Fiscal: 96.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 88▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+15.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.8/100)