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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 1326–1350 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)
+3.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+17.9% (CAGR +3.4%/yr)
#1326
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #34
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31616Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.4% YoY (+17.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1327
White River Municipal Water District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Dickens County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31584Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.2% YoY (+17.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1328
Mountain Peak Special Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Ellis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31488Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+18.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1329
River Ranch Municipal Utility District #9
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Liberty County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31808Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+18.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1330
Wes-Tex Groundwater Conservation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Nolan County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31904Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+18.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1331
Lower Trinity Groundwater Conservation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Polk County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31808Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+15.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1332
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #46
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31744Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+16.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1333
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 252
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31808Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+19.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1334
Hunt County Municipal Utility District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hunt County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31712Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+16.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1335
New Hope Special Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Wood County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31904Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+16.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1336
Stonewall Soil and Water Conservation District #167
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Stonewall County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.314369Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.4% YoY (+15.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1337
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 269A
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31744Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.2% YoY (+18.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1338
Paseo de la Resaca Municipal Utility District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Cameron County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.27445Fiscal: 83.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.2% YoY (+18.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1339
Travis-Creedmoor Municipal Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3152Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+19.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1340
Bellfort Public Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31808Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+19.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1341
Fort Bend County Fresh Water Supply District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31904Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+16.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1342
Lilly Grove Speciality Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Nacogdoches County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31904Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+17.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1343
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 220
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31616Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+18.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1344
Redbird Ranch Fresh Water Supply District No. 2 of Medina County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Medina County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3168Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+20.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1345
King's Crossing Municipal Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Grayson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31776Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+16.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1346
Four Way Special Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Angelina County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31808Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+19.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1347
Edwards Aquifer Authority
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Bexar County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31776Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.0% YoY (+17.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1348
Blue Meadow Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Collin County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Collin County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31616Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+19.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1349
Upper Pecos Soil and Water Conservation District #213
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Winkler County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.318291Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+17.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1350
Nueces County Water Control and Improvement District #3
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Nueces County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31776Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+16.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)