Saturday, September 26, 2026

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 93. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Saturday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Source: National Weather Service forecast for Aledo, read Sept. 26 (5:47 a.m. forecast)

Air Quality Alert: the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has issued an Ozone Action Day for the Dallas-Fort Worth area for Saturday, September 26, 2026; the National Weather Service alert, issued Sept. 25 at 3:50 p.m., lists Parker County and expires at 7 p.m. Saturday

Source: NWS Fort Worth, active alerts for Aledo, read Sept. 26

Aledo 21, Arlington Martin 35: the Bearcats are 2-3 and 1-1 in District 3-6A, per MaxPreps; Arlington Bowie, 3-2 and 2-0, comes to Tim Buchanan Stadium Oct. 9

The MaxPreps quarter line reads Martin 7, 3, 3, 22 and Aledo 7, 14, 0, 0: 7-7 after one quarter, Aledo 21-10 at halftime, Aledo 21-13 after three, Martin 35-21 at the end, the Ledger's arithmetic on the posted quarters. Read the brief

Source: MaxPreps game page, schedule and District 3-6A standings, read Sept. 26

Aledo City Council, Oct. 1: a 5 p.m. work session on Dean Ranch, then public hearings on Ordinance 2026-O-26 amending the FY 2026 budget and Ordinance 2026-O-27 adopting the FY 2027 fee schedule; agendas posted Sept. 25

The amendment memo, dated Sept. 25 from Doug Martella of Zactax, raises revenue appropriations across all funds by $1,831,476 and expenditure appropriations by $1,658,469, a net $173,007 to fund balance; General Fund revenues and expenditures each rise $770,895, with sales tax $310,399 over budget and current property tax reduced $151,114 to actual collections; the Water & Wastewater Fund shows a planned use of fund balance of $239,345; the TIRZ Fund's property tax increment rises to $474,937 against a $170,000 budget. Read the brief

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. Willow Park's Sept. 22 agenda lists the case for closed session with the words Mediated Settlement Agreement & Mutual Release; its Sept. 8 and Sept. 15 agendas said Mediation Settlement Agreement, and the draft Sept. 8 minutes record no action after closed session. No ruling on the injunction has been published.

Source: CivicClerk: the Oct. 1 work-session and regular-meeting agendas (posted Sept. 25, 2026, 1:06 PM and 12:09 PM) and the 107-page packet, read Sept. 26

Sept. 17 minutes, posted in the Oct. 1 packet: Ordinance 2026-O-24 (golf carts, ATVs, off-road, utility and recreational off-road vehicles) and Ordinance 2026-O-25 (bicycles and e-bikes) passed by unanimous vote; the Aledo Shell variance at 401 S FM 1187 and Resolution 2026-R-17, the investment policy, also passed

Mayor Shane Davis, Mayor Pro Tem Summer Jones and Councilmembers Ben Clark, Todd Covington and Melanie Allen were present; Councilmember Matt Poston was absent. Read the brief

Source: Sept. 17, 2026 minutes, pages 5 to 8 of the Oct. 1 packet on CivicClerk, read Sept. 26

Burn ban: Parker County remains on the Texas A&M Forest Service list, 216 counties on the list stamped 9/25/2026 8:44:15 AM, two fewer than the 218 on the list stamped 9/23/2026 11:35:17 AM

Source: Texas A&M Forest Service county list, read Sept. 26 (the Ledger's record for the 9/23 row)

Elsewhere: The Community News, Martin snaps Aledo's historic district win streak (headline; the Ledger has not read the article)

Source: The Community News RSS, read Sept. 26

Vickie Ballow and Tony King of the Parker County Genealogy and Historical Society, recognized by the council Sept. 17 for their volunteer work documenting Aledo's downtown history and architecture as part of the city's involvement in the Texas Historical Commission's First Street Initiative, per the minutes

Source: Sept. 17, 2026 minutes (Oct. 1 packet, CivicClerk), read Sept. 26

Laura Weber, Communications and Events Manager, thanked by Mayor Davis and Councilmember Clark for her service to the City of Aledo, per the Sept. 17 minutes

Source: Sept. 17, 2026 minutes (Oct. 1 packet, CivicClerk), read Sept. 26

Aledo Racquet Club, 400 Bailey Ranch Road: the state filing lists three buildings, 70,667 square feet, $5,000,000, a start of March 2, 2026 and completion Jan. 25, 2027 as filed

Elmore Investment Holdings, LLC of Aledo registered project TABS2026008203 with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation on Dec. 16, 2025; the scope lists a 41,106-square-foot pickleball and tennis facility, a 4,515-square-foot restaurant, a 10,626-square-foot exercise facility and tenant space and a 14,420-square-foot hitting and pitching analytics facility; the status is Review Complete. Read the brief

Source: TDLR project TABS2026008203, read Sept. 26; REBusiness Online, Oct. 24, 2025

Two new home-based sales-tax permits with Aledo addresses: Luxe Scent House LLC, retail, inside the city limits, permit dated 9/25/2026 with a first sales date of 9/24/2026 as listed; Just Lumens LLC, arts, entertainment or recreation, outside the city limits, permit dated 9/24/2026 with a first sales date of 12/1/2025 as listed

Source: Texas Comptroller, Active Sales Tax Permit Holders, read Sept. 26

Friday, Oct. 9, 7 p.m.: Bearcats vs. Arlington Bowie, Tim Buchanan Stadium; Arlington Bowie is 3-2 overall and 2-0 in district per MaxPreps; no Aledo game is listed for Oct. 2

What you can do. Kickoff 7 p.m.; tickets, the clear-bag list, the opponent's results and the BNN broadcast on the game-day page.

Tuesday, Sept. 29, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.: Parker County Transportation Town Hall #3, Aledo (Thoroughfare Plan update), Don R. Daniel 9th Grade Campus Cafeteria, 990 Bailey Ranch Rd

What you can do. Open to the public; the county's flyer is linked.

The Aledo session of the county's three Thoroughfare Plan town halls, per the county's Sept. 8 newsflash; the flyer says the county wants input from anyone who lives, works, attends school, owns a business or travels through the county.

Thursday, Oct. 1, 5 p.m.: Aledo City Council work session on Dean Ranch, Executive Conference Room; 6 p.m.: regular meeting, Council Chambers, with public hearings on the FY 2026 budget amendment and the FY 2027 fee schedule, the Parker County Public Utility Agency, e-bikes on trails and board appointments

What you can do. Citizen appearances at the start of the 6 p.m. meeting; the public hearings are items 7a and 7b; agenda and packet on CivicClerk.

Friday, Oct. 2, 6:30 p.m.: Bearcats volleyball vs. Granbury, Aledo, per Aledo ISD Athletics; the team plays at Lamar (Arlington) Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 6:30 p.m.

What you can do. Every varsity schedule and result is on the all-sports page.

Saturday, Oct. 3, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.: Willow Park comprehensive plan public workshop #1, Willow Park City Hall, 120 El Chico Trail, Suite A (expected; per the Sept. 8 packet)

What you can do. Expected date; confirm with the city before going.

Monday, Oct. 5: voter registration deadline (per votetexas.gov; on the Ledger calendar)

What you can do. Register by Oct. 5; the Ledger's election page has the ballot context.

The calendar: every meeting, deadline and game the Ledger can document, subscribable on your phone

Source: The Aledo Ledger

What's changing around Aledo: meetings, trackers, filings and new storefronts on one page

Source: The Aledo Ledger