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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 1976–2000 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)
▲ +1.0 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +0.4 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.5% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+18.2% (CAGR +3.4%/yr)
#1976
Burnet County ID #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Burnet County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31488Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+15.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.4/100)
#1977
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #005
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3184Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+19.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.4/100)
#1978
Hunter Ranch ID 1 of Denton County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3168Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+19.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.4/100)
#1979
Waller County Municipal Utility District #42
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Waller County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3168Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+15.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.4/100)
#1980
Liberty County Municipal Management District #2
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Liberty County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31808Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+19.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.4/100)
#1981
Rice Village Management District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3184Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+19.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.4/100)
#1982
Ellis County Municipal Utility District #4
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Ellis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31904Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+18.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.4/100)
#1983
Ector County Road District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Ector County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31744Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+19.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.4/100)
#1984
Collins Municipal Utility District #01
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3152Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+17.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.4/100)
#1985
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #257
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31488Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+16.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.4/100)
#1986
Rolling V Ranch Water Control and Improvement District 4 of Wise County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Wise County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3184Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+19.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.4/100)
#1987
Gunter Crossing of Grayson County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Grayson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31872Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+18.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.4/100)
#1988
Maxwell Municipal Utility District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Caldwell County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31744Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+18.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.4/100)
#1989
Austin County Municipal Management District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Austin County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31808Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+18.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.4/100)
#1990
Montgomery-Grimes County Municipal Utility District 146B
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Montgomery County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31456Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+18.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.4/100)
#1991
Tradition Municipal Utility District 2A of Denton County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31712Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+17.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.4/100)
#1992
Tomball Business ID #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31808Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+17.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.4/100)
#1993
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #183
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31776Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+17.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.4/100)
#1994
Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #203
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Montgomery County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31808Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+17.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.4/100)
#1995
Sun Lake ID
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31456Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+18.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.4/100)
#1996
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #041
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31616Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+16.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.4/100)
#1997
Rocky Top Ranch Municipal Utility District of Denton County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+18.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#1998
North Texas Groundwater Conservation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32096Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+17.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#1999
Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District #12
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+19.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2000
Brickston Municipal Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32096Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+20.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)