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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.
Top Ranked Governments (Highest Liberty)
#1
Bell County
COUNTY • Bell County • Pop: 387,000
Tax Rate: $0.3317Fiscal: 85.9Regulatory: 77.7Debt: 78.3
Grade A(81.1/100)
#2
Travis County
COUNTY • Travis County • Pop: 1,326,000
Tax Rate: $0.3758Fiscal: 82.5Regulatory: 79Debt: 15.9
Grade B(81/100)
#3
Cameron County
COUNTY • Cameron County • Pop: 322,414
Tax Rate: $0.4767Fiscal: 82.5Regulatory: 79Debt: 58
Grade B(81/100)
#4
Brazoria County
COUNTY • Brazoria County • Pop: 346,295
Tax Rate: $0.3048Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 76Debt: 58
Grade B(78.5/100)
#5
Lubbock County
COUNTY • Lubbock County • Pop: 270,293
Tax Rate: $0.4701Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 76Debt: 58
Grade B(78.5/100)
#6
Galveston County
COUNTY • Galveston County • Pop: 333,343
Tax Rate: $0.4088Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 76Debt: 58
Grade B(78.5/100)
#7
Harris County
COUNTY • Harris County • Pop: 3,670,053
Tax Rate: $0.3810Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 77.7Debt: 58
Grade B(71.6/100)
#8
Hays County
COUNTY • Hays County • Pop: 262,559
Tax Rate: $0.0917Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 77.7Debt: 58
Grade B(71.6/100)
#9
Hidalgo County
COUNTY • Hidalgo County • Pop: 615,325
Tax Rate: $0.3514Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 77.7Debt: 58
Grade B(71.6/100)
#10
Montgomery County
COUNTY • Montgomery County • Pop: 639,133
Tax Rate: $0.4000Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 77.7Debt: 58
Grade B(71.6/100)
#11
Denton County
COUNTY • Denton County • Pop: 893,923
Tax Rate: $0.5954Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 77.7Debt: 58
Grade B(71.6/100)
#12
Nueces County
COUNTY • Nueces County • Pop: 289,680
Tax Rate: $0.2898Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 77.7Debt: 58
Grade B(71.6/100)
#13
Tarrant County
COUNTY • Tarrant County • Pop: 1,767,609
Tax Rate: $0.1862Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 77.7Debt: 58
Grade B(71.6/100)
#14
Williamson County
COUNTY • Williamson County • Pop: 619,817
Tax Rate: $0.4138Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 77.7Debt: 58
Grade B(71.6/100)
#15
Bexar County
COUNTY • Bexar County • Pop: 1,759,874
Tax Rate: $0.3000Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 77.7Debt: 58
Grade B(71.6/100)
#16
Collin County
COUNTY • Collin County • Pop: 1,015,683
Tax Rate: $0.1493Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 77.7Debt: 58
Grade B(71.6/100)
#17
Dallas County
COUNTY • Dallas County • Pop: 1,981,085
Tax Rate: $0.7047Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 77.7Debt: 58
Grade B(71.6/100)
#18
El Paso County
COUNTY • El Paso County • Pop: 710,038
Tax Rate: $0.7614Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 77.7Debt: 58
Grade B(71.6/100)
#19
Fort Bend County
COUNTY • Fort Bend County • Pop: 769,130
Tax Rate: $0.8240Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 77.7Debt: 58
Grade B(71.6/100)