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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 726–750 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)
▲ +2.9 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.2% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+13.7% (CAGR +2.5%/yr)
#726
Matagorda County Water Control and Improvement District #2
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Marion County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.182052Fiscal: 89.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+15.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#727
Quincy Park Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Lubbock County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14042Fiscal: 91.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.0% YoY (+12.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#728
Montgomery County Emergency Services District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Montgomery County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.0988Fiscal: 94.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+14.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#729
Medina County Emergency Service District #5
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Medina County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.0994Fiscal: 94Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.9% YoY (+12.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#730
Muenster Hospital District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Cooke County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.181311Fiscal: 89.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+13.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#731
Harris County Emergency Services District #46
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.0990Fiscal: 94.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+14.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#732
Jefferson County Drainage District #6
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Jefferson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.185345Fiscal: 88.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.0% YoY (+13.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#733
Harris County Emergency Services District #17
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1003Fiscal: 94Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+13.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#734
Harris County Emergency Services District #10
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.0996Fiscal: 94Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.2% YoY (+13.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#735
Harris County Emergency Services District #8
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.098962Fiscal: 94.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.7% YoY (+14.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#736
Harris County Emergency Services District #3
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.0995Fiscal: 94Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.9% YoY (+14.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#737
Williamson County Emergency Services District #5
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Williamson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.09979Fiscal: 94Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.5% YoY (+13.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#738
Nueces County Emergency Service District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Nueces County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.0987Fiscal: 94.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+14.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.6/100)
#739
Nocona Hospital District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Montague County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1880Fiscal: 88.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+13.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#740
Lewisville Crime Control and Prevention District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14745Fiscal: 91.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+13.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#741
Willow Fork Drainage District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14558Fiscal: 91.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+13.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#742
Williamsburg Public Improvement District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Rockwall County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14745Fiscal: 91.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.7% YoY (+12.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#743
Sabine River Authority of Texas
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Orange County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14745Fiscal: 91.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+14.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#744
Fayette County Water Control and Improvement District -Monument Hill
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fayette County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.186443Fiscal: 88.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+16.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#745
Talley Ho Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Medina County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14745Fiscal: 91.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.5% YoY (+12.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#746
Valley Ranch Town Center Management District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Montgomery County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14745Fiscal: 91.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.4% YoY (+12.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#747
NASA Area Management District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14745Fiscal: 91.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+15.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#748
Selma Municipal Development District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Bexar County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.187965Fiscal: 88.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.5% YoY (+11.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.5/100)
#749
Hillstone Pointe Public Improvement District #2
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14775Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.0% YoY (+13.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#750
Tribute Mills and Tribute East at Mills Branch
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Dallas County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1476Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.7% YoY (+11.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)