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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 Elected Officials

Showing 2326–2350 of 30,596 matching elected officials
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)
▲ +1.9 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +0.5 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.4% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+19.1% (CAGR +3.8%/yr)
#2326
Scott Plummer
Director (Place 2) • Ables Springs Special Utility District (Kaufman County)
Fiscal: 95.3Reg: 92.6Pro-Liberty: 146Expansion: 18▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#2327
Hugh Wilson
Director (Place 1) • Ables Springs Special Utility District (Kaufman County)
Fiscal: 94Reg: 93.4Pro-Liberty: 130Expansion: 34▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#2328
Alan Nisbet
Commissioner (Place 1) • Hill County Emergency Services District #2 (Hill County)
Fiscal: 93.3Reg: 93.4Pro-Liberty: 155Expansion: 9▲ +3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#2329
Kevin Bragg
Commissioner (Place 2) • Hill County Emergency Services District #2 (Hill County)
Fiscal: 96.4Reg: 92.7Pro-Liberty: 138Expansion: 26▲ +3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#2330
Robert Tietz
Director (Place 5) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #55 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.8Reg: 96.8Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 17▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#2331
Jesse Scott
Director (Place 4) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #55 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 92.9Reg: 94.5Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 17▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#2332
Scott Wenger
Director (Place 3) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #55 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 92.9Reg: 93.8Pro-Liberty: 160Expansion: 17▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#2333
Richard Klenk
Director (Place 2) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #55 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 95.1Reg: 95.2Pro-Liberty: 157Expansion: 20▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#2334
Robert Squires
Director (Place 1) • Harris County Municipal Utility District #55 (Harris County)
Fiscal: 96.2Reg: 96.9Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 33▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#2335
Mike Griffin
Director (Place 5) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #48 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 93Reg: 96Pro-Liberty: 170Expansion: 16▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#2336
Megan Robertson
Director (Place 4) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #48 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 96.3Reg: 92.2Pro-Liberty: 170Expansion: 16▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#2337
Sharwin Boney
Director (Place 3) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #48 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 93.6Reg: 96.8Pro-Liberty: 170Expansion: 16▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#2338
Kenneth Wiltz
Director (Place 2) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #48 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 97Reg: 92.8Pro-Liberty: 159Expansion: 27▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#2339
Keisha Hernandez
Director (Place 1) • Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #48 (Fort Bend County)
Fiscal: 93.3Reg: 94.6Pro-Liberty: 142Expansion: 44▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#2340
Joe Ragsdale
Trustee (Place 4) • GRANDVIEW-HOPKINS ISD (Gray County)
Fiscal: 96.6Reg: 93.4Pro-Liberty: 176Expansion: 22▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#2341
Morgan Haiduk
Trustee (Place 3) • GRANDVIEW-HOPKINS ISD (Gray County)
Fiscal: 93.7Reg: 96.4Pro-Liberty: 176Expansion: 22▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#2342
Dirk Robison
Trustee (Place 2) • GRANDVIEW-HOPKINS ISD (Gray County)
Fiscal: 94.6Reg: 96.1Pro-Liberty: 176Expansion: 22▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#2343
Ryan Davis
Trustee (Place 1) • GRANDVIEW-HOPKINS ISD (Gray County)
Fiscal: 93.5Reg: 96Pro-Liberty: 176Expansion: 22▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#2344
Ethan Weinheimer
Trustee (Place 7) • GRANDVIEW-HOPKINS ISD (Gray County)
Fiscal: 92.8Reg: 92.7Pro-Liberty: 176Expansion: 22▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#2345
Trent Watson
Trustee (Place 6) • GRANDVIEW-HOPKINS ISD (Gray County)
Fiscal: 96.9Reg: 96.2Pro-Liberty: 170Expansion: 28▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#2346
Wade Ritter
Trustee (Place 5) • GRANDVIEW-HOPKINS ISD (Gray County)
Fiscal: 96.6Reg: 94.1Pro-Liberty: 164Expansion: 34▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#2347
Jeremy Baxter
Trustee (Place 4) • CISCO ISD (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 92.8Reg: 93.5Pro-Liberty: 174Expansion: 24▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#2348
Dustin Ferguson
Trustee (Place 3) • CISCO ISD (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 96.4Reg: 92.6Pro-Liberty: 174Expansion: 24▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#2349
Mel Matthews
Trustee (Place 2) • CISCO ISD (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 96.6Reg: 92.9Pro-Liberty: 174Expansion: 24▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
#2350
Sheila Johnson
Trustee (Place 1) • CISCO ISD (Eastland County)
Fiscal: 95.7Reg: 96.7Pro-Liberty: 174Expansion: 24▲ +4.8 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.6/100)
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