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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.

Cities & MunicipalitiesCountiesSchool Districts (ISD)Elected Officials
All Population SizesMetro (>250k)Large (50k-250k)Mid-Sized (15k-50k)Small (<15k)

Top Ranked Governments (Highest Liberty)

Highest Rated•Heaviest Burden
#1
City of Belton
CITY • Bell County • Pop: 23,400
Tax Rate: $0.5225Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 73.6Debt: 58
Grade B(70.2/100)

Highest Tax & Overreach Burden in Category

City of Belton (Bell County)
Grade B (70.2/100)