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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 201–225 of 254 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)
▲ +0.3 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -3.4 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+4.2% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+33.5% (CAGR +4.2%/yr)
#201
Brooks County
COUNTY • Brooks County • Pop: 6,403
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.918864Fiscal: 44.9Regulatory: 86Debt: 93.7▲ +2.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.7% YoY (+22.8% 5Y)
Grade B(71.5/100)
#202
Duval County
COUNTY • Duval County • Pop: 10,566
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.879076Fiscal: 47.3Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 87.9▲ +1.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.4% YoY (+23.8% 5Y)
Grade B(71.2/100)
#203
Coleman County
COUNTY • Coleman County • Pop: 8,251
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.792218Fiscal: 52.5Regulatory: 85.4Debt: 81.3▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+26.2% 5Y)
Grade B(71.2/100)
#204
Baylor County
COUNTY • Baylor County • Pop: 3,243
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.961306Fiscal: 42.3Regulatory: 83.5Debt: 100▲ +2.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.0% YoY (+191.0% 5Y)
Grade B(71.1/100)
#205
Parker County
COUNTY • Parker County • Pop: 176,340
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.282508Fiscal: 83Regulatory: 52.2Debt: 78.2▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+21.2% 5Y)
Grade B(71/100)
#206
Throckmorton County
COUNTY • Throckmorton County • Pop: 1,608
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.014086Fiscal: 39.2Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +2.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.7% YoY (+27.5% 5Y)
Grade B(71/100)
#207
Dawson County
COUNTY • Dawson County • Pop: 8,701
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.999773Fiscal: 40Regulatory: 85.4Debt: 100▲ +2.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.7% YoY (+122.0% 5Y)
Grade B(70.9/100)
#208
Lipscomb County
COUNTY • Lipscomb County • Pop: 2,542
FY 27 Tax Rate: $1.033742Fiscal: 38Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 100▲ +2.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+25.0% 5Y)
Grade B(70.5/100)
#209
Bell County
COUNTY • Bell County • Pop: 387,000
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3463Fiscal: 79.2Regulatory: 47.3Debt: 89.1▼ -0.2 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+17.5% 5Y)
Grade B(70.5/100)
#210
Atascosa County
COUNTY • Atascosa County • Pop: 43,686
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.479025Fiscal: 71.3Regulatory: 55.4Debt: 87.5▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.8% YoY (+14.7% 5Y)
Grade C(69.8/100)
#211
Garza County
COUNTY • Garza County • Pop: 3,403
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.787747Fiscal: 52.7Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 73.5▲ +0.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.2% YoY (+27.3% 5Y)
Grade C(69.8/100)
#212
Sutton County
COUNTY • Sutton County • Pop: 3,100
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.753388Fiscal: 54.8Regulatory: 65.4Debt: 100▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.5% YoY (+29.0% 5Y)
Grade C(69.8/100)
#213
Kendall County
COUNTY • Kendall County • Pop: 54,128
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3730Fiscal: 77.6Regulatory: 52Debt: 81.7▼ -0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+22.2% 5Y)
Grade C(69.7/100)
#214
Grimes County
COUNTY • Grimes County • Pop: 29,291
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.419269Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 41.8Debt: 100▲ +0.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+22.0% 5Y)
Grade C(69.6/100)
#215
Hall County
COUNTY • Hall County • Pop: 2,502
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.812791Fiscal: 51.2Regulatory: 86.6Debt: 74.6▼ -0.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.4% YoY (+27.2% 5Y)
Grade C(69.4/100)
#216
Uvalde County
COUNTY • Uvalde County • Pop: 23,802
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.62066Fiscal: 62.8Regulatory: 66.8Debt: 79.2▼ -0.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.2% YoY (+20.8% 5Y)
Grade C(68.3/100)
#217
Guadalupe County
COUNTY • Guadalupe County • Pop: 175,241
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3493Fiscal: 79Regulatory: 38.7Debt: 92.4▼ -0.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+22.2% 5Y)
Grade C(68.2/100)
#218
Newton County
COUNTY • Newton County • Pop: 12,770
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.66932Fiscal: 59.8Regulatory: 54Debt: 100▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.0% YoY (+29.4% 5Y)
Grade C(67.8/100)
#219
Denton County
COUNTY • Denton County • Pop: 893,923
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.189485Fiscal: 88.6Regulatory: 35.8Debt: 78.7▼ -1.4 pts (5Y)Budget: +6.0% YoY (+21.7% 5Y)
Grade C(67.6/100)
#220
Tarrant County
COUNTY • Tarrant County • Pop: 1,767,609
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.1875Fiscal: 88.8Regulatory: 20Debt: 100▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.4% YoY (+11.8% 5Y)
Grade C(67.5/100)
#221
Fort Bend County
COUNTY • Fort Bend County • Pop: 769,130
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.4120Fiscal: 75.3Regulatory: 60.7Debt: 63.7▼ -1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +5.5% YoY (+21.1% 5Y)
Grade C(67.3/100)
#222
Tom Green County
COUNTY • Tom Green County • Pop: 98,273
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.46825Fiscal: 71.9Regulatory: 48.7Debt: 85.5▼ -0.1 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+20.7% 5Y)
Grade C(67.2/100)
#223
Webb County
COUNTY • Webb County • Pop: 199,517
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3900Fiscal: 76.6Regulatory: 32.3Debt: 100▲ +0.3 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+25.3% 5Y)
Grade C(66.9/100)
#224
La Salle County
COUNTY • La Salle County • Pop: 5,515
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.45426Fiscal: 72.7Regulatory: 74.6Debt: 46.3▼ -2.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.0% YoY (+21.9% 5Y)
Grade C(66.8/100)
#225
Montgomery County
COUNTY • Montgomery County • Pop: 639,133
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3790Fiscal: 77.3Regulatory: 44Debt: 81.2▼ -0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.2% YoY (+22.5% 5Y)
Grade C(66.6/100)