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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 1151–1175 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)
▲ +1.2 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.5% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+16.4% (CAGR +3.2%/yr)
#1151
Senna Hills Municipal Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.260739Fiscal: 84.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+17.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.8/100)
#1152
Nueces-Frio-Sabinal Soil and Water Conservation District #221
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Uvalde County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.255979Fiscal: 84.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+16.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.8/100)
#1153
Harris County Water Control and Improvement District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.30566Fiscal: 81.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+17.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.7/100)
#1154
Travis County Municipal Utility District #23
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.221884Fiscal: 86.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+14.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.7/100)
#1155
Harris County Municipal Utility District #18
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.305655Fiscal: 81.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+16.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.7/100)
#1156
Rankin County Hospital District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Upton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.263082Fiscal: 84.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+18.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.7/100)
#1157
Copa Bay Soil and Water Conservation District #329
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Refugio County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.303199Fiscal: 81.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.0% YoY (+16.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.7/100)
#1158
Winnie Stowell Hospital District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Chambers County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1782Fiscal: 89.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 88▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.5% YoY (+13.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.7/100)
#1159
East Aldine Management District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: 48,906
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14895Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 85▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.5% YoY (+12.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.7/100)
#1160
Montgomery County Drainage District #10
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Montgomery County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.26182Fiscal: 84.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+18.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.7/100)
#1161
Dallas County Hospital District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Dallas County • Pop: 2,734,111
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.210516Fiscal: 87.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 91.1▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+13.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.7/100)
#1162
San Saba Soil and Water Conservation District #250
SPECIAL DISTRICT • San Saba County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.306783Fiscal: 81.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+17.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.6/100)
#1163
Travis County Municipal Utility District #13
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.308115Fiscal: 81.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+18.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.6/100)
#1164
Marion-Cass Soil and Water Conservation District #433
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Cass County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.264532Fiscal: 84.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.5% YoY (+17.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.6/100)
#1165
Swisher Memorial Hospital District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Swisher County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.265202Fiscal: 84.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+16.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.6/100)
#1166
Nueces Soil and Water Conservation District #357
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Nueces County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.305957Fiscal: 81.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+16.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.6/100)
#1167
Harris County Municipal Utility District #341
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31059Fiscal: 81.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+18.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.6/100)
#1168
Bosque County Soil and Water Conservation District #555
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Bosque County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.266343Fiscal: 84Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.7% YoY (+15.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.6/100)
#1169
Port of Corpus Christi Authority
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Nueces County • Pop: 457,971
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.14835Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 84.5▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.3% YoY (+13.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.6/100)
#1170
Gonzales County Soil and Water Conservation District #338
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Gonzales County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.306069Fiscal: 81.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+17.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.6/100)
#1171
Cross Timbers Soil and Water Conservation District #556
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Erath County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.265878Fiscal: 84Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+16.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.6/100)
#1172
Bedias Creek Soil and Water Conservation District #428
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Leon County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.265202Fiscal: 84.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+16.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.6/100)
#1173
Hidalgo Soil and Water Conservation District #350
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hidalgo County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.308336Fiscal: 81.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.4% YoY (+13.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.6/100)
#1174
Rusk Soil and Water Conservation District #447
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Rusk County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.265793Fiscal: 84.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.3% YoY (+18.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.6/100)
#1175
Upper Pease Soil and Water Conservation District #164
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Motley County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.310626Fiscal: 81.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+17.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.6/100)