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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 Elected Officials
Showing 1–25 of 31,351 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)
▼ -8.0 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.7% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+22.0% (CAGR +4.0%/yr)
#1
State #26614
Steve Babick
Mayor (At-Large) • City of Carrollton (Denton County)
Fiscal: 45.2Reg: 48.2Pro-Liberty: 493Expansion: 556Lone Dissents: 138▼ -3.4 pts (5Y)
Grade F(46/100)
#2
State #25353
Debbie Nash-King
Councilmember, At-Large Place 1 (At-Large Place 1) • City of Killeen (Bell County)
Fiscal: 48.9Reg: 48Pro-Liberty: 540Expansion: 572Lone Dissents: 80▼ -3.0 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49/100)
#3
State #26454
Joseph Solomon
Mayor (At-Large) • City of Killeen (Bell County)
Fiscal: 47.4Reg: 44Pro-Liberty: 623Expansion: 733Lone Dissents: 53▼ -3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(46.4/100)
#4
State #22027
Ryan Cade
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Brazoria County (Brazoria County)
Fiscal: 58.3Reg: 56.3Pro-Liberty: 898Expansion: 698Lone Dissents: 49▼ -1.9 pts (5Y)
Grade D(57.1/100)
#5
State #24818
Tom S. Ramsey
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Harris County (Harris County)
Fiscal: 49.5Reg: 49.4Pro-Liberty: 1022Expansion: 1038Lone Dissents: 27▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade D(50/100)
#6
State #26937
Anthony Kendrick
Councilmember, District 4 (District 4) • City of Killeen (Bell County)
Fiscal: 44.2Reg: 45.3Pro-Liberty: 616Expansion: 743Lone Dissents: 20▼ -3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade F(45.3/100)
#7
State #29691
Roland Barrera
Councilmember, At-Large Place 1 (At-Large Place 1) • City of Corpus Christi (Nueces County)
Fiscal: 36.7Reg: 36.9Pro-Liberty: 409Expansion: 625Lone Dissents: 20▼ -5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.7/100)
#8
State #26896
Justin Beller
Councilmember, District 1 (District 1) • City of McKinney (Collin County)
Fiscal: 44.4Reg: 45.2Pro-Liberty: 485Expansion: 542Lone Dissents: 19▼ -3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade F(45.4/100)
#9
State #28989
Michael French
Mayor (At-Large) • City of New Braunfels (Comal County)
Fiscal: 41.2Reg: 42.8Pro-Liberty: 141Expansion: 143Lone Dissents: 14▼ -5.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(41/100)
#10
State #31165
David Rogers
Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6) • City of Pflugerville (Travis County)
Fiscal: 29.3Reg: 30.2Pro-Liberty: 346Expansion: 672Lone Dissents: 13▼ -7.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(28.1/100)
#11
State #29257
Kaylynn Paxson
Councilmember, District 4 (District 4) • City of Corpus Christi (Nueces County)
Fiscal: 41.8Reg: 39Pro-Liberty: 215Expansion: 303Lone Dissents: 12▼ -4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade F(39.9/100)
#12
State #25018
Deanna Maldonado-Rocha
City Representative, District 3 • City of El Paso (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 50.8Reg: 49.8Pro-Liberty: 244Expansion: 262Lone Dissents: 11▼ -3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.6/100)
#13
State #26217
Tom Crews
Councilmember, Position 3 (Position 3) • City of League City (Galveston County)
Fiscal: 46.5Reg: 49.1Pro-Liberty: 443Expansion: 457Lone Dissents: 11▼ -3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade F(47/100)
#14
State #31127
Ceasar Ruiz
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2) • City of Pflugerville (Travis County)
Fiscal: 27.7Reg: 26.5Pro-Liberty: 361Expansion: 657Lone Dissents: 11▼ -7.1 pts (5Y)
Grade F(29/100)
#15
State #24524
Todd Tonore
Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6) • City of Mansfield (Tarrant County)
Fiscal: 49.4Reg: 52.3Pro-Liberty: 493Expansion: 443Lone Dissents: 10▼ -2.5 pts (5Y)
Grade D(50.6/100)
#16
State #25019
Josh Acevedo
City Representative, District 2 • City of El Paso (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 49.5Reg: 49.8Pro-Liberty: 254Expansion: 248Lone Dissents: 10▼ -3.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(49.6/100)
#17
State #25720
Alejandra Chávez
City Representative, District 1 • City of El Paso (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 47.7Reg: 49Pro-Liberty: 247Expansion: 275Lone Dissents: 10▼ -3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade F(48.2/100)
#18
State #28698
Carolyn Vaughn
Councilmember, At-Large Place 3 (At-Large Place 3) • City of Corpus Christi (Nueces County)
Fiscal: 42.5Reg: 43.5Pro-Liberty: 237Expansion: 280Lone Dissents: 10▼ -4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(41.7/100)
#19
State #25859
Lily Limón
City Representative, District 7 • City of El Paso (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 46.4Reg: 49Pro-Liberty: 246Expansion: 277Lone Dissents: 9▼ -3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade F(47.9/100)
#20
State #26264
Richard Fleming
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 3) • City of Carrollton (Denton County)
Fiscal: 45.2Reg: 48Pro-Liberty: 237Expansion: 238Lone Dissents: 9▼ -3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(46.9/100)
#21
State #29593
Nikki Shaw
Councilmember, District 6 (District 6) • City of New Braunfels (Comal County)
Fiscal: 39.1Reg: 37.4Pro-Liberty: 132Expansion: 173Lone Dissents: 8▼ -5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade F(39/100)
#22
State #26171
Art Fierro
City Representative, District 6 • City of El Paso (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 48.9Reg: 48.5Pro-Liberty: 234Expansion: 269Lone Dissents: 7▼ -3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade F(47.1/100)
#23
State #26696
Na'Cole Thompson
Mayor (At-Large) • City of Leander (Williamson County)
Fiscal: 46.2Reg: 48.2Pro-Liberty: 289Expansion: 316Lone Dissents: 7▼ -3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade F(45.8/100)
#24
State #29289
Toni Carter
Councilmember, District 1 (District 1) • City of New Braunfels (Comal County)
Fiscal: 38.1Reg: 38.2Pro-Liberty: 422Expansion: 567Lone Dissents: 7▼ -5.2 pts (5Y)
Grade F(39.8/100)
#25
State #29774
Jessica Walker
Councilmember, District 1 (District 1) • City of Temple (Bell County)
Fiscal: 37.9Reg: 38.2Pro-Liberty: 145Expansion: 174Lone Dissents: 7▼ -5.5 pts (5Y)
Grade F(38.4/100)