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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 1226–1250 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)
▲ +1.4 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +0.9 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.2% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+17.7% (CAGR +3.4%/yr)
#1226
Lazy W Conservation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Henderson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31808Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+17.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1227
Case Creek Municipal Utility District #1A
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Grayson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31808Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+16.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1228
Beach City Water Control and Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Chambers County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31872Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+18.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1229
Waller County Water Control and Improvement District #2
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Waller County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31456Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+17.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1230
Bluebonnet Groundwater Conservation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Grimes County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31808Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+16.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1231
Zapata Soil and Water Conservation District #335
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Zapata County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.273589Fiscal: 83.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+16.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1232
Colorado River Municipal Water District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Howard County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31872Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+18.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1233
Bear Creek Special Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Collin County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31456Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+16.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1234
Village at Katy Development District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3184Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+18.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1235
Ables Springs Special Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Kaufman County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31808Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+17.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1236
Tradition Municipal Utility District #2A
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31872Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+18.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1237
Ft. Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 232
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31808Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+17.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1238
Cressons Crossroads Municipal Utility District #2
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hood County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31744Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+18.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1239
Marble Falls Ranch Fresh Water Supply District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Burnet County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31904Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+16.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1240
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #134D
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31744Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+15.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1241
Fort Griffin Special Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Shackelford County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31808Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+17.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1242
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #188
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31744Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+18.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1243
Crystal Clear Special Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Guadalupe County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31616Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+20.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1244
Quail Valley Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31488Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+19.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1245
Caldwell County Municipal Utility District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Caldwell County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31872Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+17.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1246
Eldorado-Divide Soil and Water Conservation District #247
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Schleicher County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.319068Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.4% YoY (+15.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1247
Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #131
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Montgomery County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31584Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.0% YoY (+18.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1248
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #30
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31616Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+18.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1249
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #140
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31584Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+18.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1250
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #121
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31488Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+17.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)