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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 2126–2150 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)
▲ +1.3 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +0.9 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.7% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+17.0% (CAGR +3.3%/yr)
#2126
Gray County Soil and Water Conservation District #125
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Gray County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.344821Fiscal: 79.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+17.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.7/100)
#2127
Harris County Municipal Utility District #396
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.38885Fiscal: 76.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.2% YoY (+18.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.7/100)
#2128
Harris County Municipal Utility District #153
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.387977Fiscal: 76.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+17.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.7/100)
#2129
Upper Nueces-Frio Soil and Water Conservation District #238
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Edwards County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.344575Fiscal: 79.3Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.3% YoY (+17.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.7/100)
#2130
Paloma Lake Municipal Utility District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Williamson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3865Fiscal: 76.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+18.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.7/100)
#2131
College of the Mainland
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Galveston County • Pop: 142,879
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.084454Fiscal: 94.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 71.1▼ -0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+14.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.7/100)
#2132
Palmer Plantation Municipal Utility District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.38649Fiscal: 76.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+16.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.7/100)
#2133
Stamford Hospital District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Jones County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.346129Fiscal: 79.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+17.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.7/100)
#2134
Garza Soil and Water Conservation District #158
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Garza County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.351456Fiscal: 78.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.6% YoY (+17.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.6/100)
#2135
Anderson-Houston Soil and Water Conservation District #421
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Anderson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.347698Fiscal: 79.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.0% YoY (+15.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.6/100)
#2136
Brazoria County Municipal Utility District #6
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Brazoria County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3100Fiscal: 81.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.4% YoY (+17.0% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.6/100)
#2137
Cypress Creek Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.389463Fiscal: 76.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+15.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.6/100)
#2138
Smith County Soil and Water Conservation District #426
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Smith County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.351652Fiscal: 78.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.2% YoY (+15.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.6/100)
#2139
Rio Blanco Soil and Water Conservation District #107
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Crosby County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.307742Fiscal: 81.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.3% YoY (+17.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.6/100)
#2140
Brazoria County Municipal Utility District #2
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Brazoria County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3940Fiscal: 76.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+18.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.6/100)
#2141
Corsicana Housing Authority
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Navarro County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.347999Fiscal: 79.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.7% YoY (+15.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.6/100)
#2142
Forney Municipal Management District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Kaufman County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3521Fiscal: 78.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+15.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.6/100)
#2143
Davy Crockett-Trinity Soil and Water Conservation District #404
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Houston County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.34886Fiscal: 79.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.0% YoY (+15.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.6/100)
#2144
Harris County Water Control and Improvement District #84
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.39263Fiscal: 76.4Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +2.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+16.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.6/100)
#2145
Kleinwood Municipal Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.390096Fiscal: 76.6Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+17.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.6/100)
#2146
Harris County Municipal Utility District #23
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.392214Fiscal: 76.5Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+18.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.6/100)
#2147
Walsh Ranch Municipal Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Williamson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.347573Fiscal: 79.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+19.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.6/100)
#2148
Harris County Municipal Utility District #024
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.351941Fiscal: 78.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+18.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.6/100)
#2149
Atascosa County Soil and Water Conservation District #307
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Atascosa County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.348349Fiscal: 79.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.6% YoY (+17.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.6/100)
#2150
Travis County Municipal Utility District #3
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.354816Fiscal: 78.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+18.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.5/100)