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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 1176–1200 of 1,218 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)
▼ -2.7 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -9.4 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+4.7% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+25.8% (CAGR +4.3%/yr)
#1176
City of Bertram
CITY • Burnet County • Pop: 2,020
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.4423Fiscal: 73.5Regulatory: 20Debt: 25▼ -3.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+17.3% 5Y)
Grade F(42.7/100)
#1177
City of Seagoville
CITY • Dallas County • Pop: 20,124
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.76991Fiscal: 53.8Regulatory: 23.5Debt: 51.3▼ -1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.9% YoY (+36.9% 5Y)
Grade F(42.6/100)
#1178
City of Van Alstyne
CITY • Grayson County • Pop: 7,220
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.553713Fiscal: 66.8Regulatory: 29.7Debt: 21.7▼ -3.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+19.1% 5Y)
Grade F(42.5/100)
#1179
City of Taylor
CITY • Williamson County • Pop: 17,872
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.576895Fiscal: 65.4Regulatory: 26.7Debt: 27.1▼ -2.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (-4.7% 5Y)
Grade F(42.3/100)
#1180
City of Venus
CITY • Johnson County • Pop: 8,209
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.866732Fiscal: 48Regulatory: 30.9Debt: 48.8▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.6% YoY (+35.9% 5Y)
Grade F(42.2/100)
#1181
City of Granbury
CITY • Hood County • Pop: 12,934
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3850Fiscal: 76.9Regulatory: 20Debt: 16.8▼ -4.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+24.8% 5Y)
Grade F(42/100)
#1182
City of Denison
CITY • Grayson County • Pop: 26,446
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.652034Fiscal: 60.9Regulatory: 31.2Debt: 26.8▼ -3.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.7% YoY (+26.2% 5Y)
Grade F(42/100)
#1183
City of Liberty Hill
CITY • Williamson County • Pop: 11,984
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.494268Fiscal: 70.3Regulatory: 20Debt: 26.4▼ -3.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+20.4% 5Y)
Grade F(41.7/100)
#1184
City of Bridgeport
CITY • Wise County • Pop: 6,514
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.69995Fiscal: 58Regulatory: 20Debt: 45.5▼ -2.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.6% YoY (+32.5% 5Y)
Grade F(41.6/100)
#1185
City of Bryan
CITY • Brazos County • Pop: 91,541
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6240Fiscal: 62.6Regulatory: 21.3Debt: 36.2▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+27.3% 5Y)
Grade F(41.5/100)
#1186
City of Alvin
CITY • Brazoria County • Pop: 29,869
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.6950Fiscal: 58.3Regulatory: 20Debt: 44.4▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.4% YoY (+22.4% 5Y)
Grade F(41.4/100)
#1187
City of Rockdale
CITY • Milam County • Pop: 5,398
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.782141Fiscal: 53.1Regulatory: 26.8Debt: 43.3▼ -2.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.2% YoY (+30.5% 5Y)
Grade F(41.4/100)
#1188
City of Austin
CITY • Travis County • Pop: 979,800
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.579948Fiscal: 65.2Regulatory: 20Debt: 32.1▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+27.3% 5Y)
Grade F(41.1/100)
#1189
City of Ingleside
CITY • San Patricio County • Pop: 10,147
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7850Fiscal: 52.9Regulatory: 22.5Debt: 48.4▼ -2.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.6% YoY (+53.0% 5Y)
Grade F(41.1/100)
#1190
City of El Paso
CITY • El Paso County • Pop: 681,723
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.767558Fiscal: 53.9Regulatory: 21.2Debt: 47.7▼ -1.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+23.9% 5Y)
Grade F(40.9/100)
#1191
City of Sanger
CITY • Denton County • Pop: 10,142
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.689747Fiscal: 58.6Regulatory: 20Debt: 41.5▼ -2.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.9% YoY (+26.8% 5Y)
Grade F(40.8/100)
#1192
City of Buda
CITY • Hays County • Pop: 16,090
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3895Fiscal: 76.6Regulatory: 20Debt: 11.8▼ -4.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+17.0% 5Y)
Grade F(40.6/100)
#1193
City of Waco
CITY • McLennan County • Pop: 139,594
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.7450Fiscal: 55.3Regulatory: 20Debt: 45.4▼ -2.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.5% YoY (+25.6% 5Y)
Grade F(40.5/100)
#1194
City of Portland
CITY • San Patricio County • Pop: 20,725
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.78536Fiscal: 52.9Regulatory: 25.6Debt: 41.3▼ -2.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.0% YoY (+33.9% 5Y)
Grade F(40.4/100)
#1195
City of Justin
CITY • Denton County • Pop: 6,197
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.658175Fiscal: 60.5Regulatory: 34.9Debt: 16.1▼ -3.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.7% YoY (+1.8% 5Y)
Grade F(40.4/100)
#1196
City of Hubbard
CITY • Hill County • Pop: 1,480
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.8767Fiscal: 47.4Regulatory: 31.2Debt: 41.7▼ -2.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.6% YoY (+36.4% 5Y)
Grade F(40.3/100)
#1197
City of Anna
CITY • Collin County • Pop: 31,986
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.548282Fiscal: 67.1Regulatory: 20Debt: 25.5▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+25.8% 5Y)
Grade F(40.2/100)
#1198
City of Big Lake
CITY • Reagan County • Pop: 2,753
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.107705Fiscal: 33.5Regulatory: 39.1Debt: 52.3▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.9% YoY (+15.0% 5Y)
Grade F(40.2/100)
#1199
City of Anson
CITY • Jones County • Pop: 2,544
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.021886Fiscal: 38.7Regulatory: 24.2Debt: 64.3▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.4% YoY (+36.7% 5Y)
Grade F(40/100)
#1200
City of Lavon
CITY • Collin County • Pop: 8,491
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.433807Fiscal: 74Regulatory: 20Debt: 12.2▼ -4.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+33.3% 5Y)
Grade F(39.7/100)