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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 2,489 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)
▲ +0.8 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+2.2% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+17.5% (CAGR +3.1%/yr)
#1
State #2766
Bob Gillespie
Director, Place 1 • Wilson County Memorial Hospital District (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 93.5Reg: 95Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 13▲ +3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#2
State #2646
Justin Cook
Director, Place 5 • Wilson County Memorial Hospital District (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 96.7Reg: 94.1Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 13▲ +3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#3
State #2644
Allison Lamberth
Director, Place 3 • Wilson County Memorial Hospital District (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 95.2Reg: 94.2Pro-Liberty: 127Expansion: 37▲ +3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#4
State #2767
Larry Richardson
Director, Place 2 • Wilson County Memorial Hospital District (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 96.7Reg: 96.6Pro-Liberty: 151Expansion: 13▲ +3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#5
State #2645
Don Finley
Director, Place 4 • Wilson County Memorial Hospital District (Wilson County)
Fiscal: 92.9Reg: 93.6Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 17▲ +3.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(94.4/100)
#6
State #5304
Josie King
Director, Place 4 • Seminole Hospital District (Gaines County)
Fiscal: 94.8Reg: 91.1Pro-Liberty: 144Expansion: 20▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#7
State #5322
Quinton Garner
Director, Place 2 • Seminole Hospital District (Gaines County)
Fiscal: 92.3Reg: 91.5Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#8
State #5303
Jay Youngblood
Director, Place 3 • Seminole Hospital District (Gaines County)
Fiscal: 92.2Reg: 92.3Pro-Liberty: 126Expansion: 38▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#9
State #5321
Peter Gunther
Director, Place 1 • Seminole Hospital District (Gaines County)
Fiscal: 94.8Reg: 92.6Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#10
State #5305
John Peters
Director, Place 5 • Seminole Hospital District (Gaines County)
Fiscal: 90.2Reg: 92.6Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(92.4/100)
#11
State #6135
Gilbert Hoffman
Director, Place 1 • East Aldine Management District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 92.4Reg: 93.1Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 8▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(92/100)
#12
State #5970
Rocio Witte
Director, Place 4 • East Aldine Management District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 94.2Reg: 90.2Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 8▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(92/100)
#13
State #5951
Gerald Overturff
Chairman • East Aldine Management District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 94Reg: 92.6Pro-Liberty: 136Expansion: 28▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(92/100)
#14
State #6136
Sherry Curl
Director, Place 2 • East Aldine Management District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 91.2Reg: 92.1Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 8▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(92/100)
#15
State #5971
Carlos Silva
Director, Place 5 • East Aldine Management District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 92Reg: 91.4Pro-Liberty: 156Expansion: 8▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(92/100)
#16
State #5969
Reyes Garcia Jr.
Director, Place 3 • East Aldine Management District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 92.8Reg: 91.8Pro-Liberty: 152Expansion: 12▲ +3.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(92/100)
#17
State #6182
Misti Maldonado
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3) • Lampasas County (Lampasas County)
Fiscal: 92.2Reg: 93.6Pro-Liberty: 179Expansion: 22Lone Dissents: 3▲ +4.0 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(91.9/100)
#18
State #8616
Daniella Lopez Valdez
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • BROWNSVILLE ISD (Cameron County)
Fiscal: 90.9Reg: 87.4Pro-Liberty: 322Expansion: 51▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.9/100)
#19
State #8617
Denise Garza
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • BROWNSVILLE ISD (Cameron County)
Fiscal: 87.5Reg: 89.8Pro-Liberty: 322Expansion: 51▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.9/100)
#20
State #8613
Minerva Pena
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • BROWNSVILLE ISD (Cameron County)
Fiscal: 88.8Reg: 87.4Pro-Liberty: 318Expansion: 55▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.9/100)
#21
State #8614
Vacancy Vacancy
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • BROWNSVILLE ISD (Cameron County)
Fiscal: 88.3Reg: 88.8Pro-Liberty: 322Expansion: 51▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.9/100)
#22
State #8615
Jessica Gonzalez
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • BROWNSVILLE ISD (Cameron County)
Fiscal: 87.8Reg: 91Pro-Liberty: 322Expansion: 51▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.9/100)
#23
State #8612
Frank Ortiz
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • BROWNSVILLE ISD (Cameron County)
Fiscal: 90.8Reg: 91.1Pro-Liberty: 302Expansion: 71▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.9/100)
#24
State #8618
Carlos Elizondo
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • BROWNSVILLE ISD (Cameron County)
Fiscal: 90.3Reg: 90.8Pro-Liberty: 322Expansion: 51▲ +3.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.9/100)
#25
State #9004
Greg Tieken
Director, Place 2 • Gonzales Healthcare Systems (Gonzales County)
Fiscal: 87.7Reg: 89.4Pro-Liberty: 147Expansion: 17▲ +3.1 pts (5Y)
Grade A(89.8/100)