Bastiat & Liberty Watchdog Index

Texas Local Government Freedom Index

Objective, peer-normalized rankings grading 6,175 local governments and 34,023 elected officials on fiscal restraint, tax burden, private property rights, and regulatory overreach.

Cities & Municipalities Counties School Districts (ISD)Elected Officials

All Population Sizes Metro (>250k)Large (50k-250k)Mid-Sized (15k-50k)Small (<15k)

Top Ranked Governments (Highest Liberty)

Highest Rated•Heaviest Burden

City of Plano

CITY • Collin County • Pop: 289,500

Tax Rate: $0.4376Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 76Debt: 83.4

Grade B(78.5/100)

City of Austin

CITY • Travis County • Pop: 979,800

Tax Rate: $0.5038Fiscal: 60.4Regulatory: 74.3Debt: 32.6

Grade D(58.3/100)

Highest Tax & Overreach Burden in Category

City of Austin (Travis County)

Grade D (58.3/100)

City of Plano (Collin County)

Grade B (78.5/100)