Monday, September 7, 2026

Labor Day: sunny, high near 100, heat index values as high as 105. Tonight: mostly clear, low around 76, heat index values as high as 103. Tuesday: sunny, high near 100, heat index values as high as 105.

Source: National Weather Service, Fort Worth, Sept. 7 morning forecast; no active alerts

Annetta North's council takes up two rezonings, an accessory-building ordinance and the FM 5 property exchange Tuesday

The town's agenda for Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at the Annetta Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 2836 FM 5, posted September 1, lists under old business discussion and possible action on roads and bridges; property on FM 5 at Annetta CenterPoint Road and land use; an amended ordinance regulating the size of accessory buildings; rezoning approximately eleven lots on West Oak Drive East, West Oak Drive West and Rising Sun Road from R-1, Single Family Residential District, 1-acre lots, to R-M, Single Family Residential District, Manufactured Homes; and rezoning approximately three lots on Aledo River Rd., Lots 7, 8 and 9, Block A, Aledo River Phase I, from R-4, 4-acre lots, to R-2, 2-acre lots. New business lists removal of dead trees on Quail Ridge Road, an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan 2038 and the exchange of the FM 5 property; the town's posted notice of sale or exchange describes approximately 6.046 acres west of and adjacent to FM 5, approximately 1,000 feet south of Annetta Centerpoint Road, with sealed bids due by 3:00 p.m. on June 15, 2026. The consent items include the minutes of July 14, 2026; the town's minutes page lists March 2026 as its most recent set.

Source: Town of Annetta North: Regular Town Council Meeting Agenda, September 8, 2026, posted September 1; Notice of Sale or Exchange of Town-Owned Real Property; Minutes page

Ross Fire at 57% containment in InciWeb's Sept. 6 and Sept. 7 updates; Parker County stays under a burn ban, one of 207 counties

InciWeb's daily update dated Sept. 7 lists the Ross Fire in Palo Pinto County at an estimated 90,400 acres and 57% containment, the same figures as the Sept. 6 update; the Sept. 5 update listed 38%. The update gives a start date of August 24, 2026, a cause of equipment use, under investigation, no road closures or evacuations, and an initial structure assessment of 167 structures destroyed, including 18 occupied residences, 95 damaged and 453 saved; the incident page shows an estimated containment date of 09/08/2026. The Texas A&M Forest Service's county list, stamped 9/6/2026 1:18:52 PM, carries 207 counties under a burn ban, Parker among them along with Tarrant, Hood, Palo Pinto, Wise, Johnson, Jack, Erath, Somervell and Denton.

Where it stands: 90,400 acres in Palo Pinto and Jack counties, 44% contained as of Sept. 5 per InciWeb, with an estimated containment date of Sept. 8; human-caused per the Forest Service. Parker County remains under a burn ban.

Source: InciWeb, Ross Fire daily updates dated Sept. 5, 6 and 7, 2026, and incident page; Texas A&M Forest Service, Texas Burn Bans county list, 9/6/2026 1:18:52 PM

Tuesday, Sept. 8, 6 p.m.: Willow Park City Council, 120 El Chico Trail, Suite A

The city's Municode meetings hub lists the meeting for 6:00pm; no agenda or packet was posted there as of this build.

What you can do. Willow Park posts the agenda and packet on its meetings hub; the city streams the meeting on its Facebook page and posts it the following day on its YouTube channel.

Willow Park's council has been the other side of Aledo's annexation suit since February; watch the closed-session list for the case number CV26-0175.

Where it stands: Aledo and Fort Worth's suit against Willow Park over the 320-acre Beall-Dean Ranch tract is pending in the 43rd District Court; no ruling on the injunction has been published.

Tuesday, Sept. 8, 7 p.m.: Annetta North Town Council, Annetta Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 2836 FM 5

Two rezonings, the accessory-building ordinance, the Comprehensive Plan 2038 amendment and the FM 5 property exchange are on the agenda; see The record above.

What you can do. The meeting is open to the public; citizens' remarks on items of interest follow the call to order.

Source: Town of Annetta North, Regular Town Council Meeting Agenda, September 8, 2026

Wednesday, Sept. 9, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.: PCCC Membership Luncheon-UTA West & Weatherford College, New River Fellowship 3252 E I-20 Hudson Oaks, 76087

Source: per Parker County Chamber of Commerce

Friday, Sept. 11, 7 p.m.: Bearcats at Euless Trinity

What you can do. Kickoff 7 p.m.; the Ledger has the result Saturday morning per MaxPreps.

Aledo is 0-2, per MaxPreps; this is the last non-district game before the opener at Granbury on Sept. 18.

Where it stands: First season in Class 6A; 0-2 after the 26-0 loss at North Crowley and the 28-21 loss to Waco Midway, per MaxPreps. Sept. 11 at Euless Trinity, then district play opens Sept. 18 at Granbury.

Friday, Sept. 11, 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.: Opening Night - The Promise's 38th Season, 777 Crown Pointe Blvd, Willow Park, TX 76087 Willow Park Baptist Church Auditorium

Source: per Parker County Chamber of Commerce

Sunday, Sept. 13, 7 a.m.: Walsh Lake Triathlon, Walsh Lake Park, 2401 Longspur (expected; confirm with the organizer)

Best of Aledo 2026: nominations open today and run through Oct. 4; a category needs at least ten nominations to make the ballot, and the five most-nominated names in each category go on the ballot Oct. 12.

Your address: type an Aledo-area address and see whether it is inside Aledo, Willow Park, Hudson Oaks, the Annettas or unincorporated Parker County, which school district and voting precinct it is in, and who represents you.