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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 1626–1650 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)
+3.3% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+17.8% (CAGR +3.4%/yr)
#1626
Galveston County Municipal Utility District #58
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Galveston County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32128Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+18.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1627
East Fork Fresh Water Supply District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Collin County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+16.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1628
Harris County Municipal Utility District #581
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32096Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+18.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1629
Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District #2 Defined Area # 1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3216Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+18.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1630
Cape Royale Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • San Jacinto County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+18.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1631
Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #157
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Montgomery County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3216Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+16.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1632
Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Parker County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3216Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+19.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1633
Liberty County Municipal Utility District #18
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Liberty County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32064Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+18.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1634
Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Milam County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32192Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+17.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1635
York Valley Municipal Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Guadalupe County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32192Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+17.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1636
Hunt County Municipal Utility District No. 3
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hunt County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32064Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.0% YoY (+17.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1637
Hunt County Municipal Utility District No. 4
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hunt County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3216Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+16.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1638
Bowie County Soil and Water Conservation District #408
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Bowie County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.320321Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+17.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1639
Case Creek Municipal Utility District #1B
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Grayson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3216Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+17.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1640
Ellis County Municipal Utility District #1A
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Ellis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32192Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+18.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1641
Hunt County Municipal Utility District #1A
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hunt County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32224Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+19.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1642
Alliance Regional Water Authority
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hays County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+17.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1643
Denton County Fresh Water Supply District #1-A
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32192Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+18.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1644
Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 245
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Montgomery County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32224Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+17.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1645
Tradition Municipal Utility District #2B
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32096Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+15.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1646
Collin County Municipal Utility District #11
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Collin County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32192Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+18.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1647
Cascades Municipal Utility District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3216Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+19.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1648
Kaufman County Fresh Water Supply District No. 7-B
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Kaufman County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32128Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+17.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1649
Brazoria County Municipal Utility District 48A
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Brazoria County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32096Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+18.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1650
Southwestern Travis County Groundwater Conservation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32224Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+17.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)