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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 1451–1475 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)
+3.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+18.0% (CAGR +3.4%/yr)
#1451
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #137
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31904Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+18.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1452
Bearpen Creek MUD of Hunt County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hunt County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31808Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+17.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1453
Kimble County Groundwater Conservation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Kimble County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3184Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+18.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1454
Bandera County Fresh Water Supply District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Bandera County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31776Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+18.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1455
Harris County Municipal Utility District #46
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31904Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+18.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1456
Parker Creek MUD of Rockwall County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Rockwall County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31808Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+17.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1457
Lee-Fayette Counties Cummins Creek Water Control and Improvement District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fayette County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31808Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+18.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1458
Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Johnson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31648Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+17.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1459
Palo Pinto County Water Control and Improvement District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Palo Pinto County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31904Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+18.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1460
Heritage Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Grayson County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Grayson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31776Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+18.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1461
Preston Summit Municipal Utility District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Grayson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3152Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+18.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1462
Brazos Valley Soil and Water Conservation District #557
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hood County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.274258Fiscal: 83.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+16.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1463
River Rock Trails Municipal Utility District No. 2
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Rockwall County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3184Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+18.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1464
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)
#1465
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)
#1466
Wayside Municipal Utility District of Hays County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hays County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3168Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+18.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1467
Harris County Municipal Utility District #380
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31744Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+16.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1468
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)
#1469
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)
#1470
Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 50
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Williamson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31584Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.0% YoY (+17.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1471
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)
#1472
Grayson County Municipal Utility District No. 3
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Grayson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31616Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+17.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1473
Rose Hill Special Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Kaufman County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31584Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+18.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1474
Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #114
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Montgomery County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31744Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+17.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1475
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)