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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 667 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)
▼ -0.6 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -3.3 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.8% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+23.5% (CAGR +3.6%/yr)
#1
State #76
Ron E. Hood
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Hays County (Hays County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.1Pro-Liberty: 28Expansion: 106▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#2
State #83
Andrew Cable
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Hays County (Hays County)
Fiscal: 97.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 28Expansion: 106▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#3
State #74
Beth Smith
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1 (Precinct 2) • Hays County (Hays County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 28Expansion: 106▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#4
State #75
Don Montague
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Hays County (Hays County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.3Pro-Liberty: 28Expansion: 106▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#5
State #77
John Ellen
Constable, Precinct 5 (Precinct 5) • Hays County (Hays County)
Fiscal: 99.1Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 28Expansion: 106▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#6
State #78
Daphne Sanchez Tenorio
County Treasurer • Hays County (Hays County)
Fiscal: 97.6Reg: 98.6Pro-Liberty: 28Expansion: 106▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#7
State #141
Anthony Hipolito, Jr.
County Sheriff • Hays County (Hays County)
Fiscal: 98.9Reg: 98.6Pro-Liberty: 28Expansion: 106▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#8
State #73
Jo Anne Prado
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 1 (Precinct 1) • Hays County (Hays County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98.3Pro-Liberty: 28Expansion: 106▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#9
State #136
Joe Gonzales
District Attorney • Bexar County (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.5Pro-Liberty: 53Expansion: 61▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#10
State #124
Gloria Martinez
District Clerk • Bexar County (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 98Reg: 96.9Pro-Liberty: 53Expansion: 61▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#11
State #72
Michael Torres
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Hays County (Hays County)
Fiscal: 97.8Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 34Expansion: 100▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#12
State #135
Albert Uresti
County Tax Assessor-Collector • Bexar County (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98.8Pro-Liberty: 53Expansion: 61▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#13
State #71
David L. Peterson
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Hays County (Hays County)
Fiscal: 99.4Reg: 99Pro-Liberty: 57Expansion: 77▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#14
State #134
Javier Salazar
County Sheriff • Bexar County (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 53Expansion: 61▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#15
State #99
Julie Bray Patterson
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3, Place 1) • Bexar County (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 99.2Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 53Expansion: 61▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#16
State #120
Leticia Vazquez
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Bexar County (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98.6Pro-Liberty: 53Expansion: 61▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#17
State #119
Ruben C. Tejeda
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1) • Bexar County (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 53Expansion: 61▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#18
State #100
Anna Campos
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4, Place 1) • Bexar County (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 53Expansion: 61▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#19
State #121
Mark Vojvodich
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Bexar County (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 98.5Reg: 97.4Pro-Liberty: 53Expansion: 61▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#20
State #98
Roberto A. Vazquez
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2, Place 1) • Bexar County (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 99.2Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 58Expansion: 56▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#21
State #123
Lucy Adame-Clark
County Clerk • Bexar County (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98.6Pro-Liberty: 53Expansion: 61▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#22
State #122
Kathryn Brown
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Bexar County (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 98Reg: 99.3Pro-Liberty: 53Expansion: 61▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#23
State #97
Sylvia M. Ruiz
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1, Place 1) • Bexar County (Bexar County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 72Expansion: 42▲ +4.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#24
State #143
Kelly Higgins
District Attorney • Hays County (Hays County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.6Pro-Liberty: 28Expansion: 106▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#25
State #84
John Burns
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4) • Hays County (Hays County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.3Pro-Liberty: 28Expansion: 106▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)