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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
SPRING BRANCH ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: 31,633
Tax Rate: $1.0231Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#2
INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Dallas County • Pop: 26,257
Tax Rate: $1.0300Fiscal: 74.7Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#3
CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Dallas County • Pop: 22,899
Tax Rate: $0.9481Fiscal: 74.7Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#4
BRYAN ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Brazos County • Pop: 15,699
Tax Rate: $0.9469Fiscal: 74.7Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#5
RICHARDSON ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Dallas County • Pop: 36,228
Tax Rate: $1.1052Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#6
IRVING ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Dallas County • Pop: 29,212
Tax Rate: $1.0159Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#7
PASADENA ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: 44,146
Tax Rate: $1.1722Fiscal: 74.7Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#8
MCALLEN ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Hidalgo County • Pop: 19,435
Tax Rate: $0.9322Fiscal: 74.7Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#9
BROWNSVILLE ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Cameron County • Pop: 34,337
Tax Rate: $0.8315Fiscal: 74.7Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#10
UPLIFT EDUCATION
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Dallas County • Pop: 23,540
Tax Rate: $1.0300Fiscal: 74.7Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#11
YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Harris County • Pop: 20,811
Tax Rate: $1.0300Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#12
CORPUS CHRISTI ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Nueces County • Pop: 32,041
Tax Rate: $0.9583Fiscal: 74.7Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#13
GARLAND ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Dallas County • Pop: 49,151
Tax Rate: $1.1709Fiscal: 74.7Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#14
KILLEEN ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Bell County • Pop: 41,391
Tax Rate: $0.8778Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#15
SAN ANTONIO ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Bexar County • Pop: 42,548
Tax Rate: $1.1552Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#16
JUDSON ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Bexar County • Pop: 22,620
Tax Rate: $0.9796Fiscal: 74.7Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#17
PEARLAND ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Brazoria County • Pop: 20,600
Tax Rate: $1.1350Fiscal: 74.7Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#18
ALVIN ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Brazoria County • Pop: 30,087
Tax Rate: $1.1500Fiscal: 74.7Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#19
ALLEN ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Collin County • Pop: 20,117
Tax Rate: $1.1258Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#20
MCKINNEY ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Collin County • Pop: 23,823
Tax Rate: $1.1043Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)