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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 2001–2025 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)
▲ +1.1 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +0.7 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.1% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+17.3% (CAGR +3.3%/yr)
#2001
Roman Forest Consolidated Municipal Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Montgomery County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3216Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+16.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2002
La Feria Irrigation District Cameron County #3
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Cameron County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32128Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+16.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2003
Upper Jasper County Water Authority
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Jasper County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32128Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+16.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2004
Reeves County Groundwater Conservation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Reeves County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32192Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+16.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2005
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 277 Def Area South
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32224Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+17.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2006
Sunfield Municipal Utility District #2
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hays County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32064Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+18.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2007
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #199
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32064Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+19.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2008
Golden Ranch Municipal Utility District of Collin County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Collin County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32096Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+17.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2009
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #244
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32096Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+18.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2010
Gastonia Scurry Special Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Kaufman County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32224Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+17.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2011
Hunter Ranch ID 3 of Denton County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32096Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+15.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2012
Caddo Basin Special Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hunt County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32128Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+18.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2013
University Medical Center of El Paso
SPECIAL DISTRICT • El Paso County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.238722Fiscal: 85.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 88▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.3% YoY (+12.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2014
Harris County Municipal Utility District #208
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3636Fiscal: 78.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.0% YoY (+18.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2015
Brazoria County Municipal Utility District #90
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Brazoria County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32224Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+18.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2016
HMW Special Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+16.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2017
Lytle Lake Water Control and Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Taylor County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.36281Fiscal: 78.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+16.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2018
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #050
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+17.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2019
Rice Village Management District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32224Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+16.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2020
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #134A
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32192Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+17.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2021
River Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 11
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Liberty County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32128Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+17.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2022
El Milagro Management District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hidalgo County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+17.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2023
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 261
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3216Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+18.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2024
Wise Soil and Water Conservation District #548
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Wise County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.321497Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.9% YoY (+16.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2025
West Gregg Special Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Gregg County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3216Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+17.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)