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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 1976–2000 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)
▲ +2.0 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -0.7 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.0% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+20.6% (CAGR +4.2%/yr)
#1976
Billy Haehnel
Director (Place 3) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #34 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 93.8Reg: 94.7Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 18▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.2/100)
#1977
James Marken
Director (Place 2) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #34 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 95.1Reg: 96.2Pro-Liberty: 143Expansion: 20▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.2/100)
#1978
Jose Torres
Director (Place 1) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #34 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 96.4Reg: 96.2Pro-Liberty: 129Expansion: 34▲ +4.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.2/100)
#1979
Jon Morgan
Director (Place 5) • Harris County Fresh Water Supply District #61 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 94.9Reg: 97.1Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.2/100)
#1980
Darrell Barroso
Director (Place 4) • Harris County Fresh Water Supply District #61 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.1Reg: 95.6Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.2/100)
#1981
Mike Kelley
Director (Place 3) • Harris County Fresh Water Supply District #61 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 94.2Reg: 95Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.2/100)
#1982
Lary Cangelose
Director (Place 2) • Harris County Fresh Water Supply District #61 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 93.1Reg: 93.1Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 17▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.2/100)
#1983
Ben Solis
Director (Place 1) • Harris County Fresh Water Supply District #61 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.2Reg: 96.7Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 34▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.2/100)
#1984
Alfred Wich
Director (Place 5) • Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 576 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.4Reg: 97.5Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 38▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.2/100)
#1985
Henry M. Crosswell IV
Director (Place 4) • Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 576 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97Reg: 94.8Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 38▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.2/100)
#1986
John Connolly
Director (Place 3) • Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 576 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 93.6Reg: 96.3Pro-Liberty: 128Expansion: 38▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.2/100)
#1987
Timothy H. Garde
Director (Place 2) • Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 576 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.6Reg: 94.7Pro-Liberty: 124Expansion: 42▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.2/100)
#1988
Aaron L. Brown
Director (Place 1) • Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 576 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 92.7Reg: 93.1Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 44▲ +5.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.2/100)
#1989
Tyra Kenemore
Trustee (Place 4) • YANTIS ISD (Wood County)
Fiscal: 93.2Reg: 94.6Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 26▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.2/100)
#1990
Ashly Vivion
Trustee (Place 3) • YANTIS ISD (Wood County)
Fiscal: 94.3Reg: 95Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 26▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.2/100)
#1991
Jeff Quinn
Trustee (Place 2) • YANTIS ISD (Wood County)
Fiscal: 96.8Reg: 94.8Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 26▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.2/100)
#1992
April Johnson
Trustee (Place 1) • YANTIS ISD (Wood County)
Fiscal: 96.1Reg: 96.5Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 26▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.2/100)
#1993
Wynne Sellers
Trustee (Place 7) • YANTIS ISD (Wood County)
Fiscal: 97.6Reg: 93.3Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 26▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.2/100)
#1994
Ryan Ogle
Trustee (Place 6) • YANTIS ISD (Wood County)
Fiscal: 94.8Reg: 95.2Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 27▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.2/100)
#1995
Jennifer Mckeever
Trustee (Place 5) • YANTIS ISD (Wood County)
Fiscal: 95.4Reg: 94.1Pro-Liberty: 154Expansion: 35▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.2/100)
#1996
Lauren Hopkins
Trustee (Place 4) • STRAWN ISD (Palo pinto County)
Fiscal: 96.6Reg: 97Pro-Liberty: 231Expansion: 23▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.2/100)
#1997
Shannon Stoker
Trustee (Place 3) • STRAWN ISD (Palo pinto County)
Fiscal: 94.8Reg: 95.9Pro-Liberty: 231Expansion: 23▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.2/100)
#1998
Jessica Mallory
Trustee (Place 2) • STRAWN ISD (Palo pinto County)
Fiscal: 95Reg: 94.2Pro-Liberty: 231Expansion: 23▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.2/100)
#1999
Chris Nunez
Trustee (Place 1) • STRAWN ISD (Palo pinto County)
Fiscal: 95.1Reg: 93.7Pro-Liberty: 231Expansion: 23▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.2/100)
#2000
Melissa Vasquez
Trustee (Place 6) • STRAWN ISD (Palo pinto County)
Fiscal: 97.3Reg: 93.6Pro-Liberty: 226Expansion: 28▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(95.2/100)