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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.

Cities & Municipalities (1,218)Counties (254)School Districts (1,252)Special Districts (3,443)Elected Officials (31,351)

Top Ranked Governments (Highest Liberty)

Showing 2226–2250 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)
▲ +0.9 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +0.4 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.1% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+17.8% (CAGR +3.4%/yr)
#2226
Tabor Ranch Municipal Utility District of Denton County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31712Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+17.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#2227
Harris County Municipal Utility District #376
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31808Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+19.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#2228
Harris County Municipal Utility District #91
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31552Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+17.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#2229
White Bluff Water Control and Improvement District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3152Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.9% YoY (+17.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#2230
Raintree Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Collin County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Collin County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31744Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+17.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#2231
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #139
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3184Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.1% YoY (+19.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#2232
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 214
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31744Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+15.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#2233
Rockwall County Consolidated Municipal Utility District No. 1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Rockwall County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3168Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+16.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#2234
Caldwell Valley MUD No. 1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Caldwell County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31904Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.7% YoY (+16.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#2235
XS Ranch Municipal Utility District
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Bastrop County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31616Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.9% YoY (+18.8% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#2236
Lajitas Utility District No. 1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Brewster County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31616Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.0% YoY (+15.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#2237
Harris County Municipal Utility District #120
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3984Fiscal: 76.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 100▲ +1.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+17.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#2238
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 250A
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31776Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +4.2% YoY (+19.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#2239
Ponder Farms Municipal Utility District of Denton County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31872Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+18.1% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#2240
Flying B D Municipal Utility District of Guadalupe County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Guadalupe County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31456Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.6 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.5% YoY (+19.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#2241
Ribbonwood Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Denton County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31552Fiscal: 81.1Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +1.0 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.5% YoY (+15.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#2242
Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #156
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Fort Bend County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.3184Fiscal: 80.9Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.4% YoY (+19.3% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.4/100)
#2243
Circle T Municipal Utility District #2
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Tarrant County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32128Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.9 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.8% YoY (+17.2% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.3/100)
#2244
Waterford Municipal Utility District 1 of Burnet County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Burnet County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32064Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.2% YoY (+17.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.3/100)
#2245
Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #251
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Montgomery County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32192Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.7% YoY (+17.7% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.3/100)
#2246
Four Seasons Ranch Municipal Utility District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Denton County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.31936Fiscal: 80.8Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.8 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+17.5% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.3/100)
#2247
Waterford Municipal Utility District 1 of Burnet County
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Burnet County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32192Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.1% YoY (+18.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.3/100)
#2248
Lake Texoma Municipal Utility District #1
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Grayson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32096Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +2.4% YoY (+18.9% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.3/100)
#2249
Brazoria County Municipal Utility District #62
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Brazoria County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.32096Fiscal: 80.7Regulatory: 100Debt: 92▲ +0.7 pts (5Y)Budget: +3.6% YoY (+19.4% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.3/100)
#2250
Wilson County Soil and Water Conservation District #301
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Wilson County • Pop: N/A
FY 27 Tax Rate: $0.363926Fiscal: 78.2Regulatory: 100Debt: 96▲ +1.5 pts (5Y)Budget: +1.5% YoY (+14.6% 5Y)
Grade A+(90.3/100)
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