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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 1651–1675 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
+18.0% (CAGR +3.4%/yr)
#1651
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #116
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32128Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+18.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1652
Brazoria County Municipal Utility District #90
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Brazoria County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32192Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+18.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1653
Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District #10
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3216Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.0% YoY (+16.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1654
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #218
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32064Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+16.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1655
Cottonwood Municipal Utility District #2
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Grayson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32128Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+18.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1656
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #134C
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32192Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+17.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1657
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 140
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32096Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.0% YoY (+17.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1658
Ledbetter Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Kaufman County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Kaufman County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32128Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+19.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1659
Denton County Fresh Water Supply District #10
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32128Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+18.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1660
Chalk Hill Special Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Rusk County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+19.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1661
Hidalgo County Irrigation District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hidalgo County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3216Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+17.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1662
Belmont Fresh Water Supply District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3216Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+18.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1663
West Preston Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Collin County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Collin County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32096Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+17.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1664
Harlingen Irrigation District Cameron County #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Cameron County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+19.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1665
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)
#1666
Evergreen Hills Municipal Utility District 1 of Walker County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Walker County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32064Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+17.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1667
Waller County Municipal Utility District #68
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Waller County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+18.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1668
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)
#1669
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)
#1670
Las Lomas Municipal Utility District No. 5 of Kaufman County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Kaufman County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32096Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+15.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1671
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)
#1672
Waller County Municipal Utility District #68
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Waller County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+17.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1673
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 245
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32192Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+19.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1674
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #134E
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32096Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+18.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1675
New Sweden Municipal Utility District #3
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32224Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+17.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)