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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 2026–2050 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)
▲ +0.6 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.1% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+17.6% (CAGR +3.4%/yr)
#2026
Westfork Bend Municipal Utility District of Johnson County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Johnson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32064Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+17.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2027
Montgomery County MUD No. 177
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Montgomery County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+15.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2028
Case Creek Municipal Utility District #1C
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Grayson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32064Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+19.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2029
Menard County Water Control and Improvement District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Menard County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32096Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+17.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2030
West Wise Special Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Wise County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+17.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2031
Lake Kiowa Special Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Cooke County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+17.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2032
Moonlight Bend Municipal Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Burnet County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3216Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.0% YoY (+15.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2033
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #115
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32128Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+17.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2034
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #257
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3216Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+17.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2035
Calhoun County Municipal Utility District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Calhoun County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32096Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.2% YoY (+18.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2036
Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District #3
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32064Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+16.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2037
Cottonwood Municipal Utility District #2B
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Grayson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3216Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+18.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2038
Bois D' Arc Municipal Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fannin County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32192Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+16.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2039
Liberty County Municipal Utility District No. 10
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Liberty County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.0% YoY (+17.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2040
Cresswind Cove Municipal Utility District No. 1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Chambers County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+20.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2041
Overlook Municipal Utility District of Hays County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hays County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32128Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+17.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2042
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #138
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32096Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.2% YoY (+20.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2043
Harvest Run Municipal Utility District of Kaufman County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Kaufman County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3216Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+17.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2044
Jackson Soil and Water Conservation #336
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Jackson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.320484Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+16.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2045
Llano County Soil and Water Conservation District #233
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Llano County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.361867Fiscal: 78.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.9% YoY (+16.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2046
Bayview Irrigation District #11
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Cameron County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.4% YoY (+18.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2047
Harris County Municipal Utility District #379
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32128Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+16.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2048
Southeast Travis County Municipal Utility District #3
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32096Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.0% YoY (+16.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2049
Llano Estacado Underground Water Conservation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Gaines County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+18.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2050
Hunter Ranch ID 2 of Denton County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32064Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+19.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)