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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 176–200 of 31,351 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)
+2.3% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+15.8% (CAGR +3.2%/yr)
#176
Dora Martinez
Councilmember, Place 2 • City of Waelder (Gonzales County)
Fiscal: 97.7Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 190Expansion: 8▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.1/100)
#177
Margaret Zapata
Councilmember, Place 3 • City of Waelder (Gonzales County)
Fiscal: 99.2Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 190Expansion: 8▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.1/100)
#178
Martha Melchor
Councilmember, Place 1 • City of Waelder (Gonzales County)
Fiscal: 97.2Reg: 97.6Pro-Liberty: 185Expansion: 13▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.1/100)
#179
Abelardo Ibarra Jr.
Councilmember, Place 4 • City of Waelder (Gonzales County)
Fiscal: 98.9Reg: 97Pro-Liberty: 190Expansion: 8▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.1/100)
#180
Diana C. Olmos
Mayor • City of Waelder (Gonzales County)
Fiscal: 98.4Reg: 99.2Pro-Liberty: 170Expansion: 28▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.1/100)
#181
Curtis Hadnot Jr.
Councilmember, Place 5 • City of Waelder (Gonzales County)
Fiscal: 98.8Reg: 97.9Pro-Liberty: 190Expansion: 8▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.1/100)
#182
Gerald Kazmierczak
Supervisor, Place 1 (Place 1) • Fort Bend Levee Improvement District #7 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 32▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.1/100)
#183
Susheem Mehta
Supervisor, Place 2 (Place 2) • Fort Bend Levee Improvement District #7 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 96.8Reg: 97.7Pro-Liberty: 148Expansion: 16▲ +5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.1/100)
#184
Wea Lee
Director, Place 5 • International Management District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 96.8Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 5▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.9/100)
#185
Sally Reynolds
Director, Place 4 • International Management District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.5Reg: 99.3Pro-Liberty: 149Expansion: 15▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.9/100)
#186
Scotty Prince
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • MCLEOD ISD (Cass County)
Fiscal: 99.3Reg: 98.7Pro-Liberty: 171Expansion: 27▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.9/100)
#187
Justin Terry
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • MCLEOD ISD (Cass County)
Fiscal: 97.8Reg: 97.9Pro-Liberty: 168Expansion: 30▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.9/100)
#188
Jessie Wilder
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • MCLEOD ISD (Cass County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 171Expansion: 27▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.9/100)
#189
Paul Murdock
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • MCLEOD ISD (Cass County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98.5Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 38▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.9/100)
#190
Chad Heldt
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • MCLEOD ISD (Cass County)
Fiscal: 98.2Reg: 97.2Pro-Liberty: 171Expansion: 27▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.9/100)
#191
Nancy Mai
Director, Place 3 • International Management District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 99.1Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 37▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.9/100)
#192
Raymond Pattillo
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • MCLEOD ISD (Cass County)
Fiscal: 97.7Reg: 99.4Pro-Liberty: 171Expansion: 27▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.9/100)
#193
Matthew Milam
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • MCLEOD ISD (Cass County)
Fiscal: 97Reg: 98.1Pro-Liberty: 171Expansion: 27▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.9/100)
#194
Stephen Le Sr.
Director, Place 2 • International Management District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.4Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 5▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.9/100)
#195
Pat Grogan
Secretary (Place 3) • CassCountyESD3 (Cass County)
Fiscal: 98.3Reg: 98.2Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 23▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.9/100)
#196
Jay Shani
Director, Place 1 • International Management District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 5▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.9/100)
#197
Eric Ferguson
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • HAPPY ISD (Swisher County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 98.2Pro-Liberty: 191Expansion: 32▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.8/100)
#198
Kathy Clark
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5) • Montgomery County Emergency Services District #4 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 97.3Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 1▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.8/100)
#199
Raymond Veit
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2) • Montgomery County Emergency Services District #4 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 7▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.8/100)
#200
Gary Landrum
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1) • Montgomery County Emergency Services District #4 (Montgomery County)
Fiscal: 96.7Reg: 99.3Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 30▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(98.8/100)