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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
Erath County
COUNTY • Erath County • Pop: 35,637
Tax Rate: $0.3811Fiscal: 82.5Regulatory: 79Debt: 58
Grade B(81/100)
#2
Austin County
COUNTY • Austin County • Pop: 30,340
Tax Rate: $0.5170Fiscal: 82.5Regulatory: 79Debt: 58
Grade B(81/100)
#3
Hutchinson County
COUNTY • Hutchinson County • Pop: 17,889
Tax Rate: $0.5000Fiscal: 82.5Regulatory: 79Debt: 58
Grade B(81/100)
#4
Limestone County
COUNTY • Limestone County • Pop: 19,420
Tax Rate: $0.5600Fiscal: 82.5Regulatory: 79Debt: 58
Grade B(81/100)
#5
Bee County
COUNTY • Bee County • Pop: 21,022
Tax Rate: $0.4767Fiscal: 82.5Regulatory: 79Debt: 58
Grade B(81/100)
#6
Grimes County
COUNTY • Grimes County • Pop: 29,291
Tax Rate: $0.4231Fiscal: 82.5Regulatory: 79Debt: 58
Grade B(81/100)
#7
Howard County
COUNTY • Howard County • Pop: 22,564
Tax Rate: $0.3017Fiscal: 82.5Regulatory: 79Debt: 58
Grade B(81/100)
#8
Bandera County
COUNTY • Bandera County • Pop: 25,983
Tax Rate: $0.7485Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 77.7Debt: 58
Grade B(71.6/100)
#9
Atascosa County
COUNTY • Atascosa County • Pop: 43,686
Tax Rate: $0.4829Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 77.7Debt: 58
Grade B(71.6/100)
#10
Wharton County
COUNTY • Wharton County • Pop: 35,887
Tax Rate: $0.4241Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 77.7Debt: 58
Grade B(71.6/100)
#11
Brown County
COUNTY • Brown County • Pop: 34,540
Tax Rate: $0.4948Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 77.7Debt: 58
Grade B(71.6/100)
#12
Burleson County
COUNTY • Burleson County • Pop: 18,954
Tax Rate: $0.4600Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 77.7Debt: 58
Grade B(71.6/100)
#13
Caldwell County
COUNTY • Caldwell County • Pop: 37,091
Tax Rate: $0.4391Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 77.7Debt: 58
Grade B(71.6/100)
#14
Calhoun County
COUNTY • Calhoun County • Pop: 17,429
Tax Rate: $0.6222Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 77.7Debt: 58
Grade B(71.6/100)
#15
Fayette County
COUNTY • Fayette County • Pop: 24,612
Tax Rate: $0.4098Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 77.7Debt: 58
Grade B(71.6/100)
#16
Aransas County
COUNTY • Aransas County • Pop: 26,334
Tax Rate: $0.3785Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 77.7Debt: 58
Grade B(71.6/100)
#17
Fannin County
COUNTY • Fannin County • Pop: 33,596
Tax Rate: $0.3503Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 77.7Debt: 58
Grade B(71.6/100)
#18
Cooke County
COUNTY • Cooke County • Pop: 41,410
Tax Rate: $0.3355Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 77.7Debt: 58
Grade B(71.6/100)
#19
Bosque County
COUNTY • Bosque County • Pop: 18,301
Tax Rate: $0.3410Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 77.7Debt: 58
Grade B(71.6/100)
#20
Colorado County
COUNTY • Colorado County • Pop: 19,724
Tax Rate: $0.5884Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 77.7Debt: 58
Grade B(71.6/100)