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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 1726–1750 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)
▲ +1.3 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +0.8 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+17.2% (CAGR +3.4%/yr)
#1726
Frisco Housing Authority
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Collin County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.291289Fiscal: 82.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+16.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(92/100)
#1727
Yoakum Soil and Water Conservation District #150
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Yoakum County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.292947Fiscal: 82.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.8% YoY (+16.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(92/100)
#1728
Jim Wells County Soil and Water Conservation #355
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Jim Wells County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.330955Fiscal: 80.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.3% YoY (+16.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(92/100)
#1729
Faulkey Gully Municipal Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.338342Fiscal: 79.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+18.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.9/100)
#1730
Panola County Emergency Services District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Panola County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.2955Fiscal: 82.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.5% YoY (+18.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.9/100)
#1731
Kleberg-Kenedy Soil and Water Conservation District #356
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Kleberg County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.296207Fiscal: 82.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+16.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.9/100)
#1732
Lower Pease River Soil and Water Conservation District #162
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hardeman County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.338912Fiscal: 79.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.7% YoY (+16.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.9/100)
#1733
Navasota Soil and Water Conservation District #440
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Jasper County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.337953Fiscal: 79.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.8% YoY (+16.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.9/100)
#1734
Bandera Soil and Water Conservation District #229
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Bandera County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.297489Fiscal: 82.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+15.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.9/100)
#1735
Hale County Soil and Water Conservation District #132
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hale County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.337736Fiscal: 79.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+17.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.9/100)
#1736
Wharton County Soil and Water Conservation District #342
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Wharton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.297094Fiscal: 82.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+16.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.9/100)
#1737
North Mission Glen Municipal Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.33634Fiscal: 79.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+20.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.9/100)
#1738
Lockhart Housing Authority
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Caldwell County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.336251Fiscal: 79.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+16.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.9/100)
#1739
La Salle County Soil and Water Conservation District #354
SPECIAL DISTRICT • La Salle County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.343322Fiscal: 79.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.7% YoY (+17.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.8/100)
#1740
Sherman County Soil and Water Conservation District #159
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Sherman County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.339699Fiscal: 79.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+16.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.8/100)
#1741
Hidalgo County Emergency Services District #2
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hidalgo County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.2982Fiscal: 82.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.0% YoY (+16.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.8/100)
#1742
Wheeler County Soil and Water Conservation District #141
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Wheeler County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.258134Fiscal: 84.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.4% YoY (+15.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.8/100)
#1743
Colorado Soil and Water Conservation District #333
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Colorado County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.34332Fiscal: 79.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.4% YoY (+15.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.8/100)
#1744
Highland Soil and Water Conservation District #210
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Presidio County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.298723Fiscal: 82.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+17.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.8/100)
#1745
Southwest Harris County Municipal Utility District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3434Fiscal: 79.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+19.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.8/100)
#1746
Travis County Municipal Utility District #11
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.298265Fiscal: 82.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.2% YoY (+19.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.8/100)
#1747
High Point Soil and Water Conservation District #230
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Culberson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.301789Fiscal: 81.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.3% YoY (+18.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.8/100)
#1748
Sulphur-Cypress Soil and Water Conservation District #419
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Titus County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.344774Fiscal: 79.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.3% YoY (+17.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.7/100)
#1749
Howard Soil and Water Conservation District #243
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Howard County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.344539Fiscal: 79.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.9% YoY (+17.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.7/100)
#1750
Lavaca Soil and Water Conservation District #334
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Lavaca County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.345543Fiscal: 79.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+18.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.7/100)