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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 1501–1525 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
+17.7% (CAGR +3.4%/yr)
#1501
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)
#1502
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)
#1503
Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 165 Defined Area No. 2
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31872Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+18.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1504
Lazy Nine Municipal Utility District #1E
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31584Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+16.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1505
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)
#1506
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)
#1507
Williamson County Water Control and Improvement District #2
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Williamson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3168Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+18.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1508
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #188
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31744Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+18.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1509
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)
#1510
Case Creek Municipal Utility District #1A
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Grayson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31808Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+16.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1511
Real Road Special ID
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Bexar County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31776Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+16.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1512
Live Oak Creek Municipal Utility District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Tarrant County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31488Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+16.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1513
Ensenadas Municipal Utility District of Travis County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3168Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+17.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1514
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)
#1515
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)
#1516
Oliver Creek Ranch Municipal Utility District of Denton County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31872Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+19.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1517
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)
#1518
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)
#1519
Tryon Road Special Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Gregg County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31808Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+17.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1520
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 277 Def Area North
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31616Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+18.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1521
Trail of the Lakes Municipal Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31904Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+18.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1522
Hood County Grandbury Municipal Utility District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hood County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3184Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+16.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1523
Ellis County Fresh Water Supply District #2
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Ellis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31456Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+17.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1524
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #47
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31552Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+19.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#1525
Guadalupe County Groundwater Conservation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Guadalupe County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31488Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+18.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)