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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 1476–1500 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
+17.6% (CAGR +3.4%/yr)
#1476
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 195
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31808Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+15.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1477
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)
#1478
South Central Calhoun County Water Control and Improvement District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Calhoun County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31808Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+17.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1479
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)
#1480
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)
#1481
Southard Farm Municipal Utility District No. 2 of Johnson County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Johnson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31872Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+17.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1482
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)
#1483
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)
#1484
Victoria County Water and Control Improvement District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Victoria County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31808Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+16.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1485
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)
#1486
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 229
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31488Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+18.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1487
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)
#1488
Chateau Woods Municipal Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Montgomery County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.275494Fiscal: 83.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.2% YoY (+18.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1489
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)
#1490
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)
#1491
Morningstar Ranch Municipal Utility District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Parker County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31904Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+17.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1492
Montgomery County Municpal Utility District #191
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Montgomery County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31488Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+17.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1493
Bainbridge MUD of Collin County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Collin County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31744Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+17.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1494
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)
#1495
City of Weston MUD 1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Collin County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3184Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+16.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1496
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)
#1497
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)
#1498
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 200
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31616Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+17.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1499
Harris County Municipal Utility District #101
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31808Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.4% YoY (+17.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1500
Hidalgo County Water Control and Improvement District #18
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hidalgo County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3152Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+18.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)