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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 951–975 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)
▲ +0.8 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +2.7 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+1.9% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+13.2% (CAGR +2.5%/yr)
#951
Trophy Club Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1479Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.7% YoY (+13.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#952
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)
#953
League City Public Improvement District No. 2
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Galveston County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1506Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.5% YoY (+11.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#954
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)
#955
Chisholm Summit Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Johnson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1509Fiscal: 90.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.3% YoY (+12.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#956
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)
#957
Driftwood Economic Development Municipal Management District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hays County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.2% YoY (+14.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#958
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)
#959
Grand Prairie Public Improvement District #5, Forum Estates
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Tarrant County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14895Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.3% YoY (+14.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#960
Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District #15
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1497Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.0% YoY (+14.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#961
Legacy Celina Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Collin County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1509Fiscal: 90.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+14.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#962
Ten Mile Creek Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Collin County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+13.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#963
Bexar Appraisal District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Bexar County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1509Fiscal: 90.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.9% YoY (+13.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#964
Jersey Village Crime Control District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.3% YoY (+12.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#965
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)
#966
Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District #12
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1506Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.3% YoY (+13.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#967
Blanco County North Library District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Blanco County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1509Fiscal: 90.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.5% YoY (+12.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#968
Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District #6
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14925Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.3% YoY (+13.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#969
Southwest Management District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1503Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+13.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#970
East End Management District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.8% YoY (+12.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#971
Gulf Coast Water Authority
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Galveston County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1491Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.0% YoY (+14.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#972
Terrell Park and Downtown Improvement Corporation
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Kaufman County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1503Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+12.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#973
The Lakes at Mustang Ranch Public Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Collin County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14775Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.7% YoY (+12.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#974
Aubrey Public Improvement District No. 1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1506Fiscal: 91Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+13.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#975
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)