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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 2051–2075 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)
▲ +1.2 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +0.8 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.2% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+17.4% (CAGR +3.3%/yr)
#2051
Sunset Ranch Municipal Utility District of Grayson County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Grayson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32128Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+17.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2052
Belmont Fresh Water Supply District #2 of Denton County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32128Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+18.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2053
Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 219
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Montgomery County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32128Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+17.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2054
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 269B
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend 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)
#2055
Spring Creek Forest Public Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+16.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2056
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #292
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32192Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+16.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2057
Burks Ranch Municipal Utility District 1 of Grayson County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Grayson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3216Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+16.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2058
Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District #6
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Montgomery County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32096Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+18.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2059
San Patricio County Groundwater Conservation District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • San Patricio County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32064Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+16.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2060
Waller County Municipal Utility District #61
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Waller County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3216Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+19.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2061
Victoria JCD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Victoria County • Pop: 84,088
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.181918Fiscal: 89.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 82.5▲ +0.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.3% YoY (+15.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2062
Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Kendall County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32096Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.2% YoY (+17.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2063
Harris County Municipal Utility District #482
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+18.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2064
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #206
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3216Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+16.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2065
Riverfield Municipal Utility District No. 2
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hunt County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+18.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2066
Montgomery County Municipal Utility District 226A
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Montgomery County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32224Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.0% YoY (+16.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2067
Nevada Special Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Collin County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32064Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+18.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.3/100)
#2068
Mitchell Soil and Water Conservation District #207
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Mitchell County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.36625Fiscal: 78Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+17.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.2/100)
#2069
Throckmorton Soil and Water Conservation District #543
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Throckmorton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.368904Fiscal: 77.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.9% YoY (+17.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.2/100)
#2070
Harris County Municipal Utility District #173
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.368881Fiscal: 77.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+18.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.2/100)
#2071
Harris County Municipal Utility District #382
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.36667Fiscal: 78Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+16.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.2/100)
#2072
Centex Home Remodel
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Bell County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.366856Fiscal: 78Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.5% YoY (+14.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.2/100)
#2073
McLennan County Soil and Water Conservation District #512
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Matagorda County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.366212Fiscal: 78Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.1% YoY (+17.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.2/100)
#2074
Trinity Bay Soil and Water Conservation District #434
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Chambers County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.367765Fiscal: 77.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.2% YoY (+16.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.2/100)
#2075
Timberlake Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.36852Fiscal: 77.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+18.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(91.2/100)