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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
ZAPATA COUNTY ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Zapata County • Pop: 3,205
Tax Rate: $0.9172Fiscal: 74.7Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#2
FLORESVILLE ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Wilson County • Pop: 3,898
Tax Rate: $0.8549Fiscal: 74.7Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#3
LEANDER ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Williamson County • Pop: 41,953
Tax Rate: $1.0869Fiscal: 74.7Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#4
ROUND ROCK ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Williamson County • Pop: 45,971
Tax Rate: $0.8931Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#5
JARRELL ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Williamson County • Pop: 4,528
Tax Rate: $1.1669Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#6
HUTTO ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Williamson County • Pop: 11,101
Tax Rate: $1.2052Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#7
GEORGETOWN ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Williamson County • Pop: 13,988
Tax Rate: $1.0506Fiscal: 74.7Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#8
WICHITA FALLS ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Wichita County • Pop: 12,452
Tax Rate: $1.0753Fiscal: 74.7Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#9
BURKBURNETT ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Wichita County • Pop: 3,144
Tax Rate: $1.1100Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#10
BRENHAM ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Washington County • Pop: 4,739
Tax Rate: $0.7684Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#11
ROYAL ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Waller County • Pop: 3,092
Tax Rate: $1.0699Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#12
WILLS POINT ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Van zandt County • Pop: 2,886
Tax Rate: $0.7339Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#13
SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Val verde County • Pop: 9,510
Tax Rate: $0.9363Fiscal: 74.7Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#14
UVALDE CISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Uvalde County • Pop: 3,822
Tax Rate: $0.6983Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#15
GILMER ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Upshur County • Pop: 2,924
Tax Rate: $0.9300Fiscal: 74.7Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#16
DEL VALLE ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: 11,811
Tax Rate: $0.9489Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#17
EANES ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: 7,530
Tax Rate: $0.8322Fiscal: 74.7Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#18
PFLUGERVILLE ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: 25,046
Tax Rate: $1.1069Fiscal: 74.7Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#19
AUSTIN ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Travis County • Pop: 69,074
Tax Rate: $0.9252Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
#20
SAN ANGELO ISD
SPECIAL DISTRICT • Tom green County • Pop: 12,507
Tax Rate: $1.0706Fiscal: 74.8Regulatory: 88Debt: 58
Grade B(75.2/100)
Highest Tax & Overreach Burden in Category
AXTELL ISD (Mclennan County)
Grade F (46.3/100)
BURNHAM WOOD CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT (El paso County)
Grade F (46.3/100)
SIERRA BLANCA ISD (Hudspeth County)
Grade F (46.3/100)
TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-RIO GRANDE VALLEY (Hidalgo County)
Grade F (46.3/100)
MCMULLEN COUNTY ISD (Mcmullen County)
Grade F (46.3/100)