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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 126–150 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)
▲ +0.8 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +1.0 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.1% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+25.5% (CAGR +3.4%/yr)
#126
City of Lovelady
CITY • Houston County • Pop: 590
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3436Fiscal: 79.4Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+35.2% 5Y)
Grade A(87.1/100)
#127
City of Lometa
CITY • Lampasas County • Pop: 794
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3243Fiscal: 80.5Regulatory: 85.4Debt: 100▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+26.7% 5Y)
Grade A(87.1/100)
#128
City of Oglesby
CITY • Coryell County • Pop: 445
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.229715Fiscal: 86.2Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 89.4▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.2% YoY (+19.1% 5Y)
Grade A(87.1/100)
#129
City of Rankin
CITY • Upton County • Pop: 733
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.260766Fiscal: 84.4Regulatory: 80.7Debt: 100▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+47.2% 5Y)
Grade A(87/100)
#130
City of Bevil Oaks
CITY • Hardin County • Pop: 1,046
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.122743Fiscal: 92.6Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 78.7▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.3% YoY (+17.4% 5Y)
Grade A(87/100)
#131
City of Cresson
CITY • Hood County • Pop: 2,126
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.0000Fiscal: 100Regulatory: 62.3Debt: 100▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+24.8% 5Y)
Grade A(86.8/100)
#132
City of Morgan
CITY • Bosque County • Pop: 454
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3361Fiscal: 79.8Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 97.8▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.0% YoY (+15.6% 5Y)
Grade A(86.7/100)
#133
City of Ector
CITY • Fannin County • Pop: 817
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.365133Fiscal: 78.1Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +1.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+14.5% 5Y)
Grade A(86.6/100)
#134
City of Itasca
CITY • Hill County • Pop: 1,970
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3536Fiscal: 78.8Regulatory: 86Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+32.4% 5Y)
Grade A(86.6/100)
#135
City of Winfield
CITY • Titus County • Pop: 422
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.215989Fiscal: 87Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 86▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+10.8% 5Y)
Grade A(86.6/100)
#136
City of Orchard
CITY • Fort Bend County • Pop: 344
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.368457Fiscal: 77.9Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+15.1% 5Y)
Grade A(86.5/100)
#137
City of Crane
CITY • Crane County • Pop: 3,303
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3718Fiscal: 77.7Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+36.0% 5Y)
Grade A(86.4/100)
#138
Town of Bloomburg
CITY • Cass County • Pop: 328
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.36283Fiscal: 78.2Regulatory: 86Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+17.3% 5Y)
Grade A(86.4/100)
#139
City of Centerville
CITY • Leon County • Pop: 905
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.317662Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 86Debt: 95.9▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+24.3% 5Y)
Grade A(86.4/100)
#140
City of Escobares
CITY • Starr County • Pop: 2,589
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.290034Fiscal: 82.6Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 92.2▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+99.7% 5Y)
Grade A(86.4/100)
#141
Town of Dodson
CITY • Collingsworth County • Pop: 89
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.370012Fiscal: 77.8Regulatory: 86Debt: 100▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+29.1% 5Y)
Grade A(86.2/100)
#142
City of Mount Calm
CITY • Hill County • Pop: 301
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3176Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 94.1▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.2% YoY (+32.1% 5Y)
Grade A(86.2/100)
#143
City of Lipan
CITY • Hood County • Pop: 546
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.226598Fiscal: 86.4Regulatory: 86Debt: 86▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+23.0% 5Y)
Grade A(86.2/100)
#144
Town of San Felipe
CITY • Austin County • Pop: 717
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.13051Fiscal: 92.2Regulatory: 80.3Debt: 84.7▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.5% YoY (+11.7% 5Y)
Grade A(86.2/100)
#145
Town of Oakwood
CITY • Leon County • Pop: 405
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3790Fiscal: 77.3Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+27.2% 5Y)
Grade A(86.2/100)
#146
City of O'Brien
CITY • Haskell County • Pop: 91
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.384187Fiscal: 76.9Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+1.0% 5Y)
Grade A(86.1/100)
#147
City of Charlotte
CITY • Atascosa County • Pop: 1,653
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.383954Fiscal: 77Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+18.9% 5Y)
Grade A(86.1/100)
#148
City of Hedley
CITY • Donley County • Pop: 264
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.377496Fiscal: 77.4Regulatory: 86Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+15.3% 5Y)
Grade A(86.1/100)
#149
City of Redwater
CITY • Bowie County • Pop: 861
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.179562Fiscal: 89.2Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 80.3▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.3% YoY (+25.2% 5Y)
Grade A(86.1/100)
#150
Town of Bronte
CITY • Coke County • Pop: 981
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.36149Fiscal: 78.3Regulatory: 84.9Debt: 100▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+18.8% 5Y)
Grade A(86/100)