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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 1276–1300 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)
▲ +0.8 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.1% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+17.7% (CAGR +3.4%/yr)
#1276
Chambers County Municipal Utility District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Chambers County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31648Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+18.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1277
Moore Farm Water Control and Improvement District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Kaufman County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3168Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+17.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1278
LaSalle Water Control and Improvement District #1A
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Calhoun County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31808Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+16.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1279
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 130 Designated Area No. 1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3184Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+17.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1280
Kimberlin Ranch Municipal Utility District #3
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Grayson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3152Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+19.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1281
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #167
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31872Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+17.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1282
Benbrook Water Authority
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Tarrant County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31584Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+17.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1283
Combined Consumers Special Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hunt County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31648Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+18.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1284
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 255
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3168Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+18.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1285
Fulshear Municipal Utility District #3B
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31456Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+16.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1286
harris county improvement district 27
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31904Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+17.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1287
Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Montgomery County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31456Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+17.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1288
North Central Texas Municipal Water Authority
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Knox County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31648Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+18.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1289
Plum Creek Fresh Water Supply District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31712Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+15.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1290
Ellis County Municipal Utility District #1C
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Ellis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3168Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+17.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1291
Denton County Municipal Utility District #10
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31744Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+18.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1292
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #233
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31488Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+19.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1293
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #207
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31648Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+18.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1294
Toyah-Limpia Soil and Water Conservation District #209
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Jeff Davis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.317058Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.5% YoY (+16.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1295
Talty Special Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Kaufman County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31712Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+17.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1296
Las Lomas Municipal Utility District #3
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Kaufman County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31808Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+17.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1297
Platinum Ranch Municipal Utility District #1A
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Grayson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31616Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+18.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1298
Galveston County Municipal Utility District #15
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Galveston County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31808Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.0% YoY (+17.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1299
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #215
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31552Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+18.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1300
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #145
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31712Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+18.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)