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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 1676–1700 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)
▲ +1.0 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.9% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+17.3% (CAGR +3.3%/yr)
#1676
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)
#1677
Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 48
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Williamson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32096Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+17.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1678
Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 40
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Waller County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32192Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+18.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1679
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 216
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Brazoria County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+17.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1680
Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 179
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Montgomery County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32192Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+16.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1681
Tarrant County Municipal Utility District No. 2
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Tarrant County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32128Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+16.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1682
Cash Special Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hunt County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3216Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+18.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1683
Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #235
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Montgomery County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32224Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+19.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1684
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #162
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32096Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+18.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1685
Harris County Municipal Utility District #378
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32224Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+17.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1686
Harris County Municipal Utility District #377
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32128Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+18.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1687
Real-Edwards Conservation and Reclamation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Real County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+18.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1688
Bridestone Municipal Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32064Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+18.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1689
Grimes County Municipal Utility District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Grimes County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32096Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+17.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.3/100)
#1690
Champions Municipal Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32435Fiscal: 80.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+20.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.2/100)
#1691
East Waller County Management District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Waller County • Pop: 63,553
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1482Fiscal: 91.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 82.9▲ +0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.5% YoY (+13.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.2/100)
#1692
Polk-San Jacinto Soil and Water Conservation District #436
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Polk County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.327101Fiscal: 80.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.8% YoY (+15.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.2/100)
#1693
Concho Soil and Water Conservation District #201
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Concho County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.323978Fiscal: 80.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.8% YoY (+17.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.2/100)
#1694
Central Colorado Soil and Water Conservation District #550
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Coleman County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.324876Fiscal: 80.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.8% YoY (+15.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.2/100)
#1695
Harris County Municipal Utility District #69
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.323768Fiscal: 80.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+18.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.2/100)
#1696
Ellis-Prairie Soil and Water Conservation District #504
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Ellis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.282255Fiscal: 83.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.8% YoY (+15.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.2/100)
#1697
Hemphill County Soil and Water Conservation District #138
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hemphill County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.323991Fiscal: 80.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+17.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.2/100)
#1698
Washington Soil and Water Conservation District #348
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Washington County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.326294Fiscal: 80.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.5% YoY (+17.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.2/100)
#1699
Fayette Soil and Water Conservation District #341
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fayette County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32451Fiscal: 80.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+14.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.2/100)
#1700
Fry Road Municipal Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32628Fiscal: 80.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+16.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(92.2/100)