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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 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)
▲ +1.0 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +3.0 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.3% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+13.5% (CAGR +2.5%/yr)
#76
Wood County Emergency Service District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Wood County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.040853Fiscal: 97.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+13.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(99/100)
#77
Burnet County Emergency Services District #3
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Burnet County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.03976Fiscal: 97.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.8% YoY (+12.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(99/100)
#78
Refugio County Water Control and Improvement District #2
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Refugio County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.001212Fiscal: 99.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+13.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(99/100)
#79
Port of Bay City
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Marion County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.046779Fiscal: 97.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+14.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(98.9/100)
#80
Galveston County Drainage District No. 2
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Galveston County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.044629Fiscal: 97.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+12.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(98.9/100)
#81
Upton County Emergency Services District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Upton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.00428Fiscal: 99.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.0% YoY (+11.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(98.9/100)
#82
Coastal Plains Groundwater Conservation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Marion County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.002918Fiscal: 99.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.3% YoY (+12.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(98.9/100)
#83
North Hays County Emergency Services District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hays County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.052426Fiscal: 96.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.9% YoY (+12.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(98.8/100)
#84
Grand Lakes Water Control and Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.052076Fiscal: 96.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+13.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(98.8/100)
#85
Harris County Emergency Services District #50
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.0497Fiscal: 97Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+13.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(98.8/100)
#86
Harris County Emergency Services District #15
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.0497Fiscal: 97Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.4% YoY (+14.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(98.8/100)
#87
Harris County Emergency Services District #12
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.0496Fiscal: 97Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.0% YoY (+14.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(98.8/100)
#88
Comal County Emergency Services District #7
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Comal County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.048438Fiscal: 97.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.2% YoY (+14.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(98.8/100)
#89
Brazoria County Emergency Services District #6
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Brazoria County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.048271Fiscal: 97.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+13.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(98.8/100)
#90
Harris County Water Control and Improvement District #145
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.048147Fiscal: 97.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+13.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(98.8/100)
#91
Montgomery County Hospital District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Montgomery County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.0479Fiscal: 97.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.4% YoY (+14.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(98.8/100)
#92
Jackson County, County Wide Drainage District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Jackson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.047626Fiscal: 97.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.5% YoY (+13.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(98.8/100)
#93
North Blanco County ESD 1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Blanco County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.00997Fiscal: 99.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.5% YoY (+17.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(98.8/100)
#94
Gateway Groundwater Conservation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hardeman County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.00987Fiscal: 99.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.4% YoY (+12.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(98.8/100)
#95
Brookshire MWD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Waller County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.013691Fiscal: 99.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+14.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(98.7/100)
#96
Sandy Land Underground Water Conservation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Yoakum County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.012974Fiscal: 99.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.8% YoY (+12.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(98.7/100)
#97
Bayview Municipal Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Galveston County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.06028Fiscal: 96.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+14.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(98.6/100)
#98
Galveston County Emergency Services District #2
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Galveston County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.06022Fiscal: 96.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+12.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(98.6/100)
#99
Walker County ESD 1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Walker County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.0600Fiscal: 96.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.0% YoY (+11.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(98.6/100)
#100
Galveston County MUD #6
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Galveston County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.05964Fiscal: 96.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.3% YoY (+13.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(98.6/100)