Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Compiled from the record with an editorTuesday: the county's Thoroughfare Plan town hall in Aledo tonight; Parker County stays on the burn-ban list at 216 counties; the council's Dean Ranch work session and public hearings Thursday
Why it matters. The town hall is the Aledo session of the county's three Thoroughfare Plan town halls, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Don R. Daniel 9th Grade Campus Cafeteria, 990 Bailey Ranch Rd, per the county's flyer linked from the Ledger's calendar.
Parker County holds Transportation Town Hall #3 in Aledo from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Don R. Daniel 9th Grade Campus Cafeteria, 990 Bailey Ranch Rd, per the county flyer on the Ledger's calendar. The Ledger's automated edition, assembled at 6:30 a.m., recorded 216 counties under a burn ban on the Texas A&M Forest Service list stamped 9/28/2026 1:04:35 PM, Parker County among them, and no new item on the record since Monday. The Aledo City Council meets Thursday, Oct. 1, with a 5 p.m. work session on Dean Ranch in the Executive Conference Room and the 6 p.m. regular meeting in the Council Chambers; CivicClerk shows both agendas posted September 25, 2026. This edition was assembled the morning of Sept. 30 from the record as it stood Sept. 29; no edition was deployed to the site that day.
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counties under a burn ban on the Texas A&M Forest Service list stamped 9/28/2026 1:04:35 PM, Parker County among them, as recorded by the Ledger's automated edition at 6:30 a.m. Sept. 29 More
Source: Texas A&M Forest Service burn-ban list, as read for the automated edition of Sept. 29
Weather
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 98. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Tonight: Mostly Cloudy, 73°.
Source: National Weather Service forecast for Aledo as recorded by the Ledger's automated edition at 6:30 a.m. Sept. 29; the alerts feed for that day could not be re-read Sept. 30
The record
Burn ban: Parker County remains on the Texas A&M Forest Service list, 216 counties on the list stamped 9/28/2026 1:04:35 PM, the same count as the list stamped 9/27/2026 in Monday's edition
Where it stands: 90,400 acres in Palo Pinto County, 83% contained as of InciWeb's Sept. 12 update; cause listed as equipment use, under investigation. Parker County remains under a burn ban, one of 216 counties on the Forest Service list stamped 9/26/2026 8:23:40 AM.
Source: Texas A&M Forest Service burn-ban list, as read for the Ledger's automated edition of Sept. 29
Aledo City Council agendas for Thursday, Oct. 1: the 5 p.m. work session (one item, Dean Ranch) posted September 25, 2026 1:06 PM; the 6 p.m. regular meeting posted September 25, 2026 12:09 PM, per CivicClerk
The Ledger's Sept. 28 edition and its agenda page carry the items; the regular meeting's public hearings are on the FY 2026 budget amendment and the FY 2027 fee schedule.
Public hearings on Ordinance 2026-O-26, the FY 2026 budget amendment ($1,831,476 in revenue and $1,658,469 in expenditures across all funds per the Sept. 25 memo), and Ordinance 2026-O-27, the FY 2027 fee schedule; Resolution 2026-R-19 and the funding agreement for the Parker County Public Utility Agency, $20,000 from the Enterprise Fund; the Sept. 17 minutes on consent.
Source: CivicClerk event list for the City of Aledo, read Sept. 30; the Ledger's calendar entry for the work session
Coming up
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, Aledo 76008
What you can do. Attend; 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: Dean Ranch, Executive Conference Room, Aledo Municipal Complex, 200 Old Annetta Road; 6 p.m.: Aledo City Council, Aledo Municipal Complex
What you can do. Sign in before the start of the 6 p.m. meeting to speak; agenda and packet on CivicClerk and on the Ledger's agenda page.
Public hearings on Ordinance 2026-O-26, the FY 2026 budget amendment ($1,831,476 in revenue and $1,658,469 in expenditures across all funds per the Sept. 25 memo), and Ordinance 2026-O-27, the FY 2027 fee schedule; Resolution 2026-R-19 and the funding agreement for the Parker County Public Utility Agency, $20,000 from the Enterprise Fund; the Sept. 17 minutes on consent.
Saturday, Oct. 3, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.: Willow Park comprehensive plan public workshop #1 (expected; per the Sept. 8 packet), Willow Park City Hall, 120 El Chico Trail, Suite A
What you can do. Expected date; confirm with the city before going.
Monday, Oct. 5: Voter registration deadline, Parker County, per votetexas.gov
What you can do. Register or update your address by Oct. 5; the Ledger's guide links the county elections office and the registration lookup.
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.: National Night Out, Willow Park, The District at Willow Park
What you can do. Attend; the city's listing is linked.
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