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 Killeen

CITY • Bell County • Pop: 156,200

Tax Rate: $0.7014Fiscal: 81Regulatory: 76Debt: 69.7

Grade B(78.5/100)

City of Temple

CITY • Bell County • Pop: 86,450

Tax Rate: $0.6999Fiscal: 71.9Regulatory: 71.8Debt: 46.3

Grade C(65.5/100)

Highest Tax & Overreach Burden in Category

City of Temple (Bell County)

Grade C (65.5/100)

City of Killeen (Bell County)

Grade B (78.5/100)