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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)
▲ +1.4 pts
27-Yr Liberty Shift (FY 00→27)
▼ -1.0 pts
Annual Budget Growth (YoY)
+3.0% YoY
5-Yr Budget Expansion
+21.9% (CAGR +3.9%/yr)
#1
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)
#2
Sandra Romero
Director, Place 1 (Place 1) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #9 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99Pro-Liberty: 122Expansion: 42▲ +5.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#3
James Feagin
President (Place 2) • Tornillo Management District (Dallas County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.4Pro-Liberty: 163Expansion: 1▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#4
Emily Teegardin
District Attorney • Dickens County (Dickens County)
Fiscal: 98.4Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 63Expansion: 36▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#5
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)
#6
Patricia Barrera
County Tax Assessor-Collector • Webb County (Webb County)
Fiscal: 97.6Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 35Expansion: 77▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#7
Julian Boddy
Director, Place 3 • Central Harris County Regional Water Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 96.9Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 80Expansion: 5▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#8
Debbie Hollan
County Clerk • Waller County (Waller County)
Fiscal: 98.2Reg: 97.6Pro-Liberty: 56Expansion: 72▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#9
Paul Anderson
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4) • HARPER ISD (Gillespie County)
Fiscal: 99.2Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 18▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#10
Victor Garrett
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3) • HARPER ISD (Gillespie County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 18▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#11
Margaret Cox
Director, Place 5 • Central Harris County Regional Water Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.4Pro-Liberty: 77Expansion: 8▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#12
Mary Krebs
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2) • HARPER ISD (Gillespie County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 18▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#13
Troy Guidry
County Sheriff • Waller County (Waller County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99Pro-Liberty: 56Expansion: 72▲ +4.6 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#14
Martin Cuellar
County Sheriff • Webb County (Webb County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.3Pro-Liberty: 35Expansion: 77▲ +4.5 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#15
William Bacon
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5) • HARPER ISD (Gillespie County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.3Pro-Liberty: 162Expansion: 36▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#16
Bob Webster
Director, Place 3 • Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District (Kendall County)
Fiscal: 98.2Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 56Expansion: 44▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#17
Erin Worrell
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1) • HARPER ISD (Gillespie County)
Fiscal: 98.8Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 18▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#18
Robert Burby
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Newton County (Newton County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.4Pro-Liberty: 37Expansion: 77▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#19
Carla Brooks
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2) • Newton County (Newton County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 98Pro-Liberty: 37Expansion: 77▲ +4.7 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#20
Quentin Bierschwale
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7) • HARPER ISD (Gillespie County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 180Expansion: 18▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#21
Chris Hanvey
President (Place 1) • Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 42 (Brazoria County)
Fiscal: 97.9Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 72Expansion: 26▲ +5.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#22
Matt Dietz
Director, Place 4 (Place 4) • Bissonnet Municipal Utility District (Harris County)
Fiscal: 97.4Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 71Expansion: 21▲ +5.2 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#23
Brenda Smith
President • Baytown Area Water Authority (Harris County)
Fiscal: 99.5Reg: 97.2Pro-Liberty: 101Expansion: 5▲ +4.9 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#24
Paige Berger
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6) • HARPER ISD (Gillespie County)
Fiscal: 98.5Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 178Expansion: 20▲ +5.3 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)
#25
Yvette Lascurain
Director, Place 2 (Place 2) • Paseo del Este Municipal Utility District #9 (El Paso County)
Fiscal: 97Reg: 99.5Pro-Liberty: 137Expansion: 27▲ +5.4 pts (5Y)
Grade A+(99.4/100)