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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 Elected Officials
Showing 751–775 of 31,351 matching elected officials
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)
▲ +1.7 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +1.8 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+16.2% (CAGR +3.2%/yr)
#751
Eric Dick
Director, Place 2 • Harris County Department of Education (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.8Reg: 97.9Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 3▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#752
Erica Davis
Director, Place 1 • Harris County Department of Education (Harris County)
Fiscal: 94.4Reg: 95.1Pro-Liberty: 161Expansion: 3▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#753
JAY KNIGHT
Commissioner, Place 2 • GULF COAST REGIONAL 911 COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION (Harris County)
Fiscal: 94.1Reg: 97.9Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 4▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#754
JIMMY HENRY
Commissioner, Place 1 • GULF COAST REGIONAL 911 COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION (Harris County)
Fiscal: 96.5Reg: 99Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 4▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#755
July Danley
Director, Place 2 • Erath County Development District #1 (Erath County)
Fiscal: 97Reg: 97.7Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#756
Darrell Brown
Director, Place 1 • Erath County Development District #1 (Erath County)
Fiscal: 95Reg: 94.9Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#757
Leon Leal
Director, Place 2 • City Grapevine Crime Control and Prevention District (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 97Reg: 98.7Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#758
Sean Shope
Director, Place 1 • City Grapevine Crime Control and Prevention District (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 96.2Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#759
Roman Ortiz
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #5 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 98.6Reg: 95.1Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 22▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#760
Humberto Juarez
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #5 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 97.6Reg: 96.6Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 22▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#761
Adam Ortega
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #5 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 95.6Reg: 94.1Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 22▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#762
Luis Valdez
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #5 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 97.5Reg: 95Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 22▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#763
Charles A Gremillion III
Director, Place 5 (Place 5) • Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 34C (Waller County)
Fiscal: 96.3Reg: 96Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 25▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#764
Weston Ransdell
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 34C (Waller County)
Fiscal: 97.8Reg: 97.9Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 25▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#765
James R McCord III
Director, Place 3 (Place 3) • Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 34C (Waller County)
Fiscal: 98.5Reg: 98.8Pro-Liberty: 139Expansion: 25▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#766
William K Hoffman III
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 34C (Waller County)
Fiscal: 97.4Reg: 94.8Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 27▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#767
Christine Lukin
Supervisor, Place 3 (Place 3) • First Colony Levee Improvement District #2 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 96.5Reg: 98.5Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#768
David Schwab
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 34C (Waller County)
Fiscal: 96.8Reg: 97.1Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 35▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#769
Zachary Weimer
Supervisor, Place 2 (Place 2) • First Colony Levee Improvement District #2 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 94.3Reg: 98.4Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 7▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#770
April Griffin
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5) • Travis County Emergency Services District #2 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 96.4Reg: 98.6Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#771
Ronald Frerich
Supervisor, Place 1 (Place 1) • First Colony Levee Improvement District #2 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 95.7Reg: 95.2Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 29▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#772
Randall Reese
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4) • Travis County Emergency Services District #2 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 97Reg: 94.8Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#773
Mike Howe
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3) • Travis County Emergency Services District #2 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 96.3Reg: 98.1Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#774
Robert Turner
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2) • Travis County Emergency Services District #2 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 94.1Reg: 97.4Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 11▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)
#775
Rico Reyes
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1) • Travis County Emergency Services District #2 (Travis County)
Fiscal: 96.4Reg: 97.9Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 38▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(96.6/100)