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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 Elected Officials
Showing 1751–1775 of 30,596 matching elected officials
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)
▲ +1.5 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +1.8 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.8% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+32.0% (CAGR +3.5%/yr)
#1751
Gary Ferguson
Councilmember, Place 4 • Town of Retreat (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 94Reg: 95.4Pro-Liberty: 172Expansion: 26▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1752
Bill Carter
Councilmember, Place 5 • Town of Retreat (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 97.2Reg: 93.3Pro-Liberty: 172Expansion: 26▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1753
Shirley Graves
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Golinda (Falls County)
Fiscal: 96.8Reg: 96.6Pro-Liberty: 182Expansion: 16▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1754
Tim Harrington
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Golinda (Falls County)
Fiscal: 95Reg: 94.3Pro-Liberty: 182Expansion: 16▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1755
Wanda Ray
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Golinda (Falls County)
Fiscal: 97.8Reg: 96.1Pro-Liberty: 182Expansion: 16▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1756
Janice Barfknecht
Mayor • Town of Retreat (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 94.9Reg: 92.9Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 40▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1757
Joyce Farar
Mayor • City of Golinda (Falls County)
Fiscal: 94.1Reg: 93Pro-Liberty: 164Expansion: 34▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1758
Bobby Farney
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Golinda (Falls County)
Fiscal: 95.2Reg: 93.7Pro-Liberty: 178Expansion: 20▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1759
Billy Elkins
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Golinda (Falls County)
Fiscal: 95.5Reg: 96.9Pro-Liberty: 182Expansion: 16▲ +4.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1760
Justin Barham
Councilmember, Place 1 • Town of Retreat (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 96.4Reg: 93.6Pro-Liberty: 169Expansion: 29▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1761
Ken Blevins
President (Place 4) • Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #132 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 97.7Reg: 94.3Pro-Liberty: 123Expansion: 41▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1762
John R. Robinson
Councilmember, Place 2 • Town of Retreat (Navarro County)
Fiscal: 97.8Reg: 93.2Pro-Liberty: 172Expansion: 26▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1763
Everett Kennedy
Board President (Place 1) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #291 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 94.5Reg: 93Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 29▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1764
Spencer Taylor
President (Place 2) • Hunt County Municipal Utility District #1 (Hunt County)
Fiscal: 93.7Reg: 96.8Pro-Liberty: 133Expansion: 31▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1765
Miranda Cartwright
Director, Place 4 • First Colony Management District (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 95.2Reg: 96.6Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 13▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1766
Chuck McDonald
Director, Place 5 • Delta Lake Irrigation District (Hidalgo County)
Fiscal: 94.6Reg: 97.5Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 18▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1767
Roberto Garcia
Director, Place 3 • Duval County Groundwater Conservation District (Duval County)
Fiscal: 94.5Reg: 96.8Pro-Liberty: 125Expansion: 39▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1768
Joe Pennington
Director, Place 4 • Delta Lake Irrigation District (Hidalgo County)
Fiscal: 93.1Reg: 96.8Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 22▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1769
Orlando Vera
Director, Place 4 • Duval County Groundwater Conservation District (Duval County)
Fiscal: 97.8Reg: 97Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 19▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1770
Crystal Mancilla
Director, Place 4 • Capital Area Emergency Communications District (Travis County)
Fiscal: 93.1Reg: 93.5Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 11▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1771
Doug Weiss
Director, Place 5 • Capital Area Emergency Communications District (Travis County)
Fiscal: 94.9Reg: 96.5Pro-Liberty: 158Expansion: 6▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1772
Matt Klostermann
Director, Place 3 • Delta Lake Irrigation District (Hidalgo County)
Fiscal: 94.8Reg: 96.6Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 33▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1773
Cristina Salinas Lichtenberger
Director, Place 5 • Duval County Groundwater Conservation District (Duval County)
Fiscal: 92.9Reg: 96.5Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1774
Zohaib Qadri
Director, Place 3 • Austin Downtown Public Improvement District (Travis County)
Fiscal: 92.9Reg: 96.4Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 36▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1775
Natasha Harper-Madison
Director, Place 4 • Austin Downtown Public Improvement District (Travis County)
Fiscal: 97.3Reg: 97.5Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 16▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)