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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 76–100 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)
▲ +2.4 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -1.0 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.7% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+27.6% (CAGR +4.6%/yr)
#76
KNOX CITY-O'BRIEN CISD
ISD • Knox County • Pop: 183
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.75971Fiscal: 54.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.0% 5Y)
Grade A(81.8/100)
#77
SCHLEICHER ISD
ISD • Schleicher County • Pop: 385
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7568Fiscal: 54.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.3% 5Y)
Grade A(81.8/100)
#78
COTTON CENTER ISD
ISD • Hale County • Pop: 97
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.75616Fiscal: 54.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.9% 5Y)
Grade A(81.8/100)
#79
SPRINGLAKE-EARTH ISD
ISD • Lamb County • Pop: 222
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7637Fiscal: 54.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.5% 5Y)
Grade A(81.7/100)
#80
AMHERST ISD
ISD • Lamb County • Pop: 102
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7637Fiscal: 54.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.2% 5Y)
Grade A(81.7/100)
#81
MEMPHIS ISD
ISD • Hall County • Pop: 343
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7628Fiscal: 54.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.3% 5Y)
Grade A(81.7/100)
#82
CHEROKEE ISD
ISD • San saba County • Pop: 128
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7620Fiscal: 54.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.9% 5Y)
Grade A(81.7/100)
#83
ROCKPORT-FULTON ISD
ISD • Aransas County • Pop: 2,833
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7659Fiscal: 54Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.7% 5Y)
Grade A(81.6/100)
#84
RULE ISD
ISD • Haskell County • Pop: 143
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.76434Fiscal: 54.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.4% 5Y)
Grade A(81.6/100)
#85
GLEN ROSE ISD
ISD • Somervell County • Pop: 2,102
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.77697Fiscal: 53.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.9% 5Y)
Grade A(81.4/100)
#86
HALLSBURG ISD
ISD • Mclennan County • Pop: 106
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.77477Fiscal: 53.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.8% 5Y)
Grade A(81.4/100)
#87
Calhoun Co ISD
ISD • Calhoun County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.77318Fiscal: 53.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.8% YoY (+22.2% 5Y)
Grade A(81.4/100)
#88
LANEVILLE ISD
ISD • Rusk County • Pop: 104
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.77982Fiscal: 53.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.5% 5Y)
Grade A(81.3/100)
#89
HAPPY ISD
ISD • Swisher County • Pop: 238
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7807Fiscal: 53.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.1% 5Y)
Grade A(81.3/100)
#90
SAN ISIDRO ISD
ISD • Starr County • Pop: 151
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.79257Fiscal: 52.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+23.8% 5Y)
Grade A(81/100)
#91
BROOKESMITH ISD
ISD • Brown County • Pop: 508
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7011Fiscal: 57.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 91.3▲ +1.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.2% 5Y)
Grade A(81/100)
#92
VEGA ISD
ISD • Oldham County • Pop: 354
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7954Fiscal: 52.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.1% 5Y)
Grade A(80.9/100)
#93
LORENZO ISD
ISD • Crosby County • Pop: 176
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7954Fiscal: 52.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.1% 5Y)
Grade A(80.9/100)
#94
WELLINGTON ISD
ISD • Collingsworth County • Pop: 516
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6776Fiscal: 59.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 88.7▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+20.1% 5Y)
Grade A(80.9/100)
#95
GRAPE CREEK ISD
ISD • Tom green County • Pop: 1,192
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.803372Fiscal: 51.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+24.0% 5Y)
Grade A(80.7/100)
#96
BIG SANDY ISD
ISD • Upshur County • Pop: 644
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.80756Fiscal: 51.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+19.4% 5Y)
Grade A(80.6/100)
#97
HIGHLAND PARK ISD
ISD • Potter County • Pop: 726
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.8128Fiscal: 51.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.9% YoY (+60.9% 5Y)
Grade A(80.5/100)
#98
HIGHLAND PARK ISD
ISD • Dallas County • Pop: 6,238
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.8128Fiscal: 51.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.8% YoY (+118.2% 5Y)
Grade A(80.5/100)
#99
SMYER ISD
ISD • Hockley County • Pop: 434
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7301Fiscal: 56.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 91.9▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+21.6% 5Y)
Grade A(80.5/100)
#100
COPPERAS COVE ISD
ISD • Coryell County • Pop: 7,621
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7131Fiscal: 57.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 90▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+22.8% 5Y)
Grade A(80.4/100)