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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)
▲ +0.9 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▲ +2.9 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.6% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+14.0% (CAGR +2.5%/yr)
#1
State #14779
Ruben Bonilla
Board President • Port of Corpus Christi Authority (Nueces County)
Fiscal: 82.6Reg: 81.6Pro-Liberty: 4719Expansion: 1037▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.8/100)
#2
State #14780
Wes Hoskins
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1) • Port of Corpus Christi Authority (Nueces County)
Fiscal: 83.7Reg: 85Pro-Liberty: 4713Expansion: 1043▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.8/100)
#3
State #14784
David Engel
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5) • Port of Corpus Christi Authority (Nueces County)
Fiscal: 81Reg: 84.4Pro-Liberty: 4704Expansion: 1052▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.8/100)
#4
State #14782
Diane Gonzalez
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3) • Port of Corpus Christi Authority (Nueces County)
Fiscal: 81Reg: 81.4Pro-Liberty: 4704Expansion: 1052▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.8/100)
#5
State #14785
Tony LaMantia
Commissioner, Place 6 (Place 6) • Port of Corpus Christi Authority (Nueces County)
Fiscal: 81.9Reg: 83.1Pro-Liberty: 4704Expansion: 1052▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.8/100)
#6
State #14783
Gabriel Guerra
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4) • Port of Corpus Christi Authority (Nueces County)
Fiscal: 83.1Reg: 80.6Pro-Liberty: 4704Expansion: 1052▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.8/100)
#7
State #14781
Michael Pedrotti
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2) • Port of Corpus Christi Authority (Nueces County)
Fiscal: 81.7Reg: 80.9Pro-Liberty: 4704Expansion: 1052▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.8/100)
#8
State #14786
Rajan Ahuja
Commissioner, Place 7 (Place 7) • Port of Corpus Christi Authority (Nueces County)
Fiscal: 82.8Reg: 82.4Pro-Liberty: 4704Expansion: 1052▲ +2.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(82.8/100)
#9
State #11445
Patricia Alvarez
Director • Harris-Galveston Subsidence District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 88.1Reg: 85.3Pro-Liberty: 2117Expansion: 314▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#10
State #11452
Don Johnson
Director • Harris-Galveston Subsidence District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 87.8Reg: 85.7Pro-Liberty: 2117Expansion: 314▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#11
State #11438
Rosa Alvarez
Director, Place 1 • Harris-Galveston Subsidence District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 85Reg: 89.6Pro-Liberty: 2117Expansion: 314▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#12
State #11443
Susan Baird
Director • Harris-Galveston Subsidence District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 89Reg: 87.7Pro-Liberty: 2117Expansion: 314▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#13
State #11448
Shaun Smith
Director • Harris-Galveston Subsidence District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 86.1Reg: 85Pro-Liberty: 2117Expansion: 314▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#14
State #11449
Sarah Benavides
Director • Harris-Galveston Subsidence District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 85.7Reg: 89.5Pro-Liberty: 2117Expansion: 314▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#15
State #11442
Katherine Mears
Director • Harris-Galveston Subsidence District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 87.1Reg: 87.5Pro-Liberty: 2117Expansion: 314▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#16
State #11439
Chris Canonico
Director, Place 2 • Harris-Galveston Subsidence District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 88.2Reg: 89.5Pro-Liberty: 2117Expansion: 314▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#17
State #11437
John Bowen
Director, Place 5 • Harris-Galveston Subsidence District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 88.6Reg: 86.9Pro-Liberty: 2117Expansion: 314▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#18
State #11440
Kyle Sears
Director • Harris-Galveston Subsidence District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 87.8Reg: 89.3Pro-Liberty: 2117Expansion: 314▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#19
State #11450
Pete Cote
Director • Harris-Galveston Subsidence District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 89.5Reg: 89.5Pro-Liberty: 2117Expansion: 314▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#20
State #11447
Gricelda Medrano
Director • Harris-Galveston Subsidence District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 86.4Reg: 85.6Pro-Liberty: 2117Expansion: 314▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#21
State #11451
Jason Long
Director • Harris-Galveston Subsidence District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 86.5Reg: 87.6Pro-Liberty: 2117Expansion: 314▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#22
State #11446
Alan Petrov
Board Chairman • Harris-Galveston Subsidence District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 88.1Reg: 86.7Pro-Liberty: 2117Expansion: 314▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#23
State #11441
Bill Alcorn
Director • Harris-Galveston Subsidence District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 89Reg: 86.3Pro-Liberty: 2117Expansion: 314▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#24
State #11444
Steve Gillett
Director • Harris-Galveston Subsidence District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 86.2Reg: 85.6Pro-Liberty: 2117Expansion: 314▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)
#25
State #11436
Brian Freedman
Director, Place 4 • Harris-Galveston Subsidence District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 86.9Reg: 89.7Pro-Liberty: 2115Expansion: 316▲ +3.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A(87.5/100)