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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 876–900 of 1,252 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)
▼ -1.4 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -6.1 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+22.5% (CAGR +4.5%/yr)
#876
BAY CITY ISD
ISD • Matagorda County • Pop: 3,315
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9698Fiscal: 41.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.4% 5Y)
Grade D(55.5/100)
#877
MCDADE ISD
ISD • Bastrop County • Pop: 373
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9733Fiscal: 41.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -2.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.4% 5Y)
Grade D(55.4/100)
#878
BELLVILLE ISD
ISD • Austin County • Pop: 2,325
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.97158Fiscal: 41.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.0% 5Y)
Grade D(55.4/100)
#879
WHARTON ISD
ISD • Wharton County • Pop: 1,709
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9744Fiscal: 41.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.0% 5Y)
Grade D(55.4/100)
#880
NORTH EAST ISD
ISD • Bexar County • Pop: 53,732
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.975426Fiscal: 41.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.9% 5Y)
Grade D(55.4/100)
#881
SLIDELL ISD
ISD • Wise County • Pop: 518
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9726Fiscal: 41.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.6% 5Y)
Grade D(55.4/100)
#882
COAHOMA ISD
ISD • Howard County • Pop: 1,157
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9719Fiscal: 41.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.2% 5Y)
Grade D(55.4/100)
#883
ELYSIAN FIELDS ISD
ISD • Harrison County • Pop: 755
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.97674Fiscal: 41.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+19.8% 5Y)
Grade D(55.3/100)
#884
WHITEWRIGHT ISD
ISD • Grayson County • Pop: 793
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.97614Fiscal: 41.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.3% 5Y)
Grade D(55.3/100)
#885
ROMA ISD
ISD • Starr County • Pop: 5,930
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.1699Fiscal: 29.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 33.3▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.1% 5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#886
HAWKINS ISD
ISD • Wood County • Pop: 777
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9835Fiscal: 41Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.3% 5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#887
JUDSON ISD
ISD • Bexar County • Pop: 22,620
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9796Fiscal: 41.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+25.0% 5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#888
PLAINS ISD
ISD • Yoakum County • Pop: 414
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9817Fiscal: 41.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.9% 5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#889
GLADEWATER ISD
ISD • Gregg County • Pop: 1,580
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.993023Fiscal: 40.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 16.3▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.0% 5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#890
ELKHART ISD
ISD • Anderson County • Pop: 1,175
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.2324Fiscal: 26.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 39▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.9% 5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#891
HITCHCOCK ISD
ISD • Galveston County • Pop: 1,943
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9807Fiscal: 41.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.7% 5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#892
KERENS ISD
ISD • Navarro County • Pop: 693
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9803Fiscal: 41.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.9% 5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#893
CHINA SPRING ISD
ISD • Mclennan County • Pop: 2,986
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.98192Fiscal: 41.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+19.6% 5Y)
Grade D(55.2/100)
#894
COPPELL ISD
ISD • Dallas County • Pop: 13,056
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9857Fiscal: 40.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.2% 5Y)
Grade D(55.1/100)
#895
WEBB CISD
ISD • Webb County • Pop: 206
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.98694Fiscal: 40.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.1% 5Y)
Grade D(55.1/100)
#896
EAST CHAMBERS ISD
ISD • Chambers County • Pop: 1,565
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.11412Fiscal: 33.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 27.3▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.8% 5Y)
Grade D(55.1/100)
#897
BELLEVUE ISD
ISD • Clay County • Pop: 243
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9915Fiscal: 40.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 15.4▼ -1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+19.4% 5Y)
Grade D(55.1/100)
#898
JIM NED CISD
ISD • Taylor County • Pop: 1,631
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.9853Fiscal: 40.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.6% 5Y)
Grade D(55.1/100)
#899
DALLAS ISD
ISD • Dallas County • Pop: 134,308
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.985735Fiscal: 40.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.9% 5Y)
Grade D(55.1/100)
#900
DILLEY ISD
ISD • Frio County • Pop: 830
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.98844Fiscal: 40.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 15▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.5% 5Y)
Grade D(55/100)