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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
City of Sherman
CITY • Grayson County • Pop: 50,229
Tax Rate: $0.5053Fiscal: 82Regulatory: 77Debt: 58
Grade B(79.5/100)
#2
City of Stephenville
CITY • Erath County • Pop: 22,147
Tax Rate: $0.4000Fiscal: 82Regulatory: 77Debt: 58
Grade B(79.5/100)
#3
City of Taylor
CITY • Williamson County • Pop: 17,872
Tax Rate: $0.5578Fiscal: 82Regulatory: 77Debt: 58
Grade B(79.5/100)
#4
City of Mineral Wells
CITY • Palo Pinto County • Pop: 14,820
Tax Rate: $0.5718Fiscal: 82Regulatory: 77Debt: 58
Grade B(79.5/100)
#5
City of Leander
CITY • Travis County • Pop: 87,511
Tax Rate: $0.4173Fiscal: 82Regulatory: 77Debt: 58
Grade B(79.5/100)
#6
City of Hutto
CITY • Travis County • Pop: 42,661
Tax Rate: $0.3859Fiscal: 82Regulatory: 77Debt: 58
Grade B(79.5/100)
#7
City of Greenville
CITY • Hunt County • Pop: 34,355
Tax Rate: $0.5680Fiscal: 82Regulatory: 77Debt: 58
Grade B(79.5/100)
#8
City of Henderson
CITY • Rusk County • Pop: 13,502
Tax Rate: $0.3315Fiscal: 82Regulatory: 77Debt: 58
Grade B(79.5/100)
#9
City of Denison
CITY • Grayson County • Pop: 26,446
Tax Rate: $0.7120Fiscal: 82Regulatory: 77Debt: 58
Grade B(79.5/100)
#10
City of Seabrook
CITY • Chambers County • Pop: 13,976
Tax Rate: $0.4642Fiscal: 82Regulatory: 77Debt: 58
Grade B(79.5/100)
#11
City of Alvarado
CITY • Johnson County • Pop: 7,312
Tax Rate: $0.8060Fiscal: 82Regulatory: 77Debt: 58
Grade B(79.5/100)
#12
City of Kerrville
CITY • Kerr County • Pop: 25,141
Tax Rate: $0.5711Fiscal: 82Regulatory: 77Debt: 58
Grade B(79.5/100)
#13
City of Friendswood
CITY • Brazoria County • Pop: 41,291
Tax Rate: $0.5142Fiscal: 82Regulatory: 77Debt: 58
Grade B(79.5/100)
#14
City of Fredericksburg
CITY • Gillespie County • Pop: 11,766
Tax Rate: $0.2274Fiscal: 82Regulatory: 77Debt: 58
Grade B(79.5/100)
#15
City of Texarkana
CITY • Bowie County • Pop: 35,971
Tax Rate: $0.6500Fiscal: 82Regulatory: 77Debt: 58
Grade B(79.5/100)
#16
City of Lockhart
CITY • Caldwell County • Pop: 17,166
Tax Rate: $0.5541Fiscal: 82Regulatory: 77Debt: 58
Grade B(79.5/100)
#17
City of Freeport
CITY • Brazoria County • Pop: 10,635
Tax Rate: $0.5142Fiscal: 82Regulatory: 77Debt: 58
Grade B(79.5/100)
#18
City of Elgin
CITY • Bastrop County • Pop: 12,438
Tax Rate: $0.6193Fiscal: 82Regulatory: 77Debt: 58
Grade B(79.5/100)
#19
City of Garland
CITY • Collin County • Pop: 250,431
Tax Rate: $0.6897Fiscal: 82Regulatory: 77Debt: 58
Grade B(79.5/100)
#20
City of Crowley
CITY • Johnson County • Pop: 19,932
Tax Rate: $0.6375Fiscal: 82Regulatory: 77Debt: 58
Grade B(79.5/100)