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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 926–950 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)
▲ +1.1 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +3.0 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.3% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+13.7% (CAGR +2.5%/yr)
#926
Travis County Emergency Services District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.0987Fiscal: 94.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 88▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.7% YoY (+13.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#927
Jackson County Hospital District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Jackson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.2243Fiscal: 86.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.4% YoY (+12.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#928
Travis County Water Control and Improvement District #20
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.185317Fiscal: 88.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+12.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#929
Beaver Creek Water Control and Improvement District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Burleson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.229495Fiscal: 86.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+15.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.5/100)
#930
Hurst Creek Municipal Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.228865Fiscal: 86.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+14.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.5/100)
#931
Harris County Municipal Utility District #8
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.230022Fiscal: 86.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+14.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.5/100)
#932
Hackberry Public Improvement District #3
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14745Fiscal: 91.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.3% YoY (+14.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.5/100)
#933
South Limestone Hospital District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Limestone County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.228043Fiscal: 86.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+13.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.5/100)
#934
Harris County Water Control and Improvement District #036
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.228261Fiscal: 86.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+15.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.5/100)
#935
Cinco Municipal Utility District #3
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.228288Fiscal: 86.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+14.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.5/100)
#936
Johnson County SWCD #541
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Johnson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14745Fiscal: 91.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.3% YoY (+13.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.5/100)
#937
Harris County Municipal Utility District #372
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.105069Fiscal: 93.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 88▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+14.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.5/100)
#938
Harris County Water Control and Improvement District #36
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.229415Fiscal: 86.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+14.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.5/100)
#939
New Park MMD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Dallas County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14745Fiscal: 91.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.5% YoY (+12.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.5/100)
#940
Williamsburg Public Improvement District #2
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Rockwall County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14775Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+14.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#941
TexAmericas Center
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Bowie County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1494Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.7% YoY (+13.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#942
Overton Economic Development Corporation
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Rusk County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1485Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.4% YoY (+13.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#943
West Side Calhoun County Navigation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Calhoun County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1479Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.8% YoY (+12.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#944
Bayside Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Dallas County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1476Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.5% YoY (+12.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#945
Uptown Development Authority
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14835Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.7% YoY (+12.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#946
713 Custom Fence LLC
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.15045Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+14.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#947
The Parks at Panchasarp Farms Pubic Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Johnson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1479Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.0% YoY (+14.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#948
Southridge Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Collin County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.7% YoY (+12.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#949
North Austin Municipal Utility District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Williamson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.2355Fiscal: 85.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.4% YoY (+14.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#950
Sutton Fields II Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14925Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.0% YoY (+13.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)