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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 1801–1825 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)
▲ +1.7 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.8% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+16.2% (CAGR +3.1%/yr)
#1801
Jesse Johnson
Director, Place 3 (Place 1) • Crowley Economic Development Corp (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 97.4Reg: 93.7Pro-Liberty: 140Expansion: 24▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1802
Jose Vela
Director, Place 5 • Austin Downtown Public Improvement District (Travis County)
Fiscal: 96.4Reg: 94.5Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1803
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)
#1804
Kevin Holland
President • Galveston County Consolidated Drainage District (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 97.6Reg: 94.7Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 8▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1805
Marcus Moreno
Board Secretary (Place 3) • Central Comal County Municipal Utility District No. 1 (Comal County)
Fiscal: 96.3Reg: 94.2Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 33▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1806
Ronald Holder
Vice President (Place 2) • Harris County Water Control and Improvement District #036 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 94.6Reg: 96.6Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 17▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1807
Deven Bhakta
Director, Place 2 • Nueces County Appraisal District (Nueces County)
Fiscal: 97.8Reg: 93.7Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 8▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1808
Trey Allgood
Director, Place 1 • Red Bluff Water Power Control District (Reeves County)
Fiscal: 93.5Reg: 94.6Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 11▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1809
Michael Lee
Director, Place 2 • Red Bluff Water Power Control District (Reeves County)
Fiscal: 95.5Reg: 93.9Pro-Liberty: 153Expansion: 11▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1810
Jeanette M. Criglar, Ph.D.
Director, Place 1 • Midtown Management District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 96.1Reg: 97Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1811
Lewis Goldstein
Director, Place 2 • Midtown Management District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 94.5Reg: 94.9Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1812
George Walker
Director, Place 2 • Lone Wolf Groundwater Conservation District (Mitchell County)
Fiscal: 94.9Reg: 94.1Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 17▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1813
Reese Hillard
Board President (Place 1) • Furst Ranch Municipal Utility District #1 (Denton County)
Fiscal: 94.5Reg: 95Pro-Liberty: 131Expansion: 33▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1814
Kolbe Curtice
Director, Place 3 • First Colony Management District (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 93.9Reg: 95.3Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 29▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1815
Jerold Epperson
Director, Place 1 • Lone Wolf Groundwater Conservation District (Mitchell County)
Fiscal: 95.3Reg: 96.6Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 17▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1816
John Cudd
Director, Place 1 • Nueces County Appraisal District (Nueces County)
Fiscal: 96.2Reg: 96.8Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 8▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1817
Wnceslado Rivas
Director, Place 1 • Duval County Groundwater Conservation District (Duval County)
Fiscal: 96.1Reg: 94.5Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1818
Pat Rogers
Director, Place 2 • Duval County Groundwater Conservation District (Duval County)
Fiscal: 95.5Reg: 93.7Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1819
David Esau
Director, Place 2 • Delta Lake Irrigation District (Hidalgo County)
Fiscal: 97.4Reg: 97.8Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 18▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1820
Pete Lara
Director, Place 1 • First Colony Management District (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 97.1Reg: 93.9Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1821
Steve Lerner
Director, Place 3 • Harris County Improvement District #1 (Uptown) (Harris County)
Fiscal: 93.1Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 135Expansion: 29▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1822
Vanessa Fuentes
Director, Place 2 • Austin Downtown Public Improvement District (Travis County)
Fiscal: 94.6Reg: 95.5Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1823
Richard Ruppert
Director, Place 1 • Delta Lake Irrigation District (Hidalgo County)
Fiscal: 94Reg: 93.6Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 18▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1824
Jon Beer
Director, Place 2 • First Colony Management District (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 97.2Reg: 97.2Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.4/100)
#1825
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)