Saturday, October 3, 2026

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 74. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 64, with temperatures rising to around 67 overnight. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible. Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. North northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

No watches, warnings or advisories were active for Aledo on the NWS alerts feed read at 10:45 UTC; Friday's Flood Watch is no longer listed.

Source: National Weather Service forecast for Aledo, updated 2026-10-03T10:41:40+00:00, and NWS active alerts for 32.6957 N, 97.6022 W, updated 2026-10-03T10:45:57+00:00, read Oct. 3

Aledo Planning and Zoning Commission, Oct. 8: agenda posted on October 2, 2026 3:46 PM; a public hearing on a request by 325 Old Annetta Road, LLC for a change in zoning from Single-Family Residential District (R-1) to Downtown District (D-T) for Property ID #115527, 1.557 acres, and Property ID #40526, 0.473 acres, further described as SURV: RICHARD C EDDLEMAN; a public hearing to consider and recommend amendments to the Unified Development Code related to minimum off-street parking requirements for residential uses; a discussion-only review of Monument Sign and Temporary Sign regulations in the UDC; and the August 13, 2026 Regular Meeting Minutes on the consent agenda

The meeting is Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 6:00 PM in the City Council Chambers, Aledo Municipal Complex, 200 Old Annetta Road. The agenda says individual public comments are normally limited to 3 minutes. The agenda packet posted with it carries the agenda and no staff memo.

Source: CivicClerk, City of Aledo, 2026.10.08 Agenda and 2026.10.08 Agenda Packet, read Oct. 3

Aledo City Council, Oct. 1: CivicClerk still lists the Regular City Council Meeting and the City Council Work Session with their agendas and the agenda packet and no minutes or recording as of the build; the votes on Ordinance No. 2026-O-26 amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Adopted Budget, Ordinance No. 2026-O-27 adopting the FY 2027 Municipal Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 2026-R-18 amending the purchasing policy, Ordinance 2026-O-28 on class 1 e-bikes on trails, and Resolution No. 2026-R-19 creating the Parker County Public Utility Agency are not on the record

The Ledger's agenda page carries the posted agenda and packet; the actions will run when the minutes or a recording post.

Where it stands: Fourteen public entities are identified as initial participants in a county public utility agency for long-term water supply; Aledo's annual contribution would be $20,000 from the Enterprise Fund, and the initial payment is returned if the agency is not created by May 31, 2027. Aledo's council votes Oct. 1 on Resolution 2026-R-19 and the funding agreement. Willow Park's council was asked Sept. 22 to join and pay a $20,000 share due by Sept. 30; its vote was not on the record as of Sept. 27.

Source: CivicClerk event list for Oct. 1, 2026, City of Aledo, read Oct. 3

Burn ban: Parker County remains on the Texas A&M Forest Service list, 192 counties on the list stamped 10/2/2026 4:28:00 PM, 16 fewer than the 208 on the list stamped 10/1/2026 3:56:44 PM, the Ledger's arithmetic

Of Parker County's neighbors, Tarrant, Hood, Palo Pinto, Wise, Jack, Erath, Somervell and Denton are on the list and Johnson is not.

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, read Oct. 3

Bearcats: no football game was listed for Friday, Oct. 2; Aledo is 2-3 overall and 1-1 in District 3-6A per MaxPreps, after the 21-35 loss to Arlington Martin on Sept. 25, and the next game is Arlington Bowie at Aledo, Friday, Oct. 9, 7:00 PM, a district game; the Oct. 2 volleyball result against Granbury was not posted on the district's schedule as of the build

District 3-6A per MaxPreps as of Oct. 3: Arlington Martin 5-0 and 2-0, Arlington Bowie 3-2 and 2-0, Arlington 3-2 and 1-1, Weatherford 3-2 and 1-1, Arlington Lamar 3-2 and 1-1, Aledo 2-3 and 1-1, Arlington Sam Houston 3-2 and 0-2, Granbury 2-3 and 0-2, overall record then district record.

Where it stands: Aledo is 2-3 overall and 1-1 in District 3-6A after a 35-21 loss to Arlington Martin at Tim Buchanan Stadium on Sept. 25, per MaxPreps; no game is listed for Oct. 2, and Arlington Bowie, 3-2 and 2-0 per MaxPreps as of Sept. 26, comes to Tim Buchanan Stadium Oct. 9 at 7 p.m.

Source: MaxPreps schedule and team pages, read Oct. 3 by pipeline/fetch_maxpreps.py and pipeline/fetch_standings.py; Aledo ISD Athletics schedules, read Oct. 3 by pipeline/fetch_athletics.py

TexasBank Hudson Oaks: the state filing shows an 8,645-square-foot bank with lobby, tellers, offices and a community center space at 2641 E. Interstate Highway 20, $5,200,000 estimated cost, start filed for Nov. 11, 2025 and completion for June 1, 2027, status Review Complete

The Ledger's brief reads the TDLR Architectural Barriers record; no sales-tax permit at the address appears on the Comptroller's active list read Oct. Read the brief

Source: TDLR Architectural Barriers project TABS2026004609, read Oct. 3

New businesses Aledo TX, third quarter 2026: 91 new sales-tax permits in the 76008 footprint from July 1 to Sept. 30, 15 at commercial addresses, Retail the largest category at 48, per the Comptroller's active-permit list read Oct. 3

The Ledger's quarterly brief lists the commercial-address permits by category; the prior-quarter comparison starts April 6, where the Ledger's window begins. Read the brief

Source: Texas Comptroller active sales-tax permit holders, read Oct. 3 by pipeline/fetch_new_businesses.py

Saturday, Oct. 3, 9:00 AM: Swimming invite, Keller ISD Pool, Keller; Saturday, Oct. 3: Cross country, Chile Pepper XC Festival, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, per Aledo ISD Athletics

What you can do. Varsity schedules and results for every sport are on the Ledger's all-sports page.

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.

Saturday, Oct. 3, 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.: The Promise's 38th Season, Willow Park Baptist Church, 777 Crown Pointe Drive, Willow Park, per Parker County Chamber of Commerce

What you can do. Details on the chamber's listing.

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.

Register or update your address by today to vote Nov. 3. Early voting starts Oct. 19.

Tuesday, Oct. 6, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.: National Night Out, Willow Park, The District at Willow Park; 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.: Ribbon Cutting, Parker County Youth Sports Development Foundation, 100 Chuckwagon Trail, Willow Park, per Parker County Chamber of Commerce

What you can do. Attend; the city's listing and the chamber's listing are linked.

Thursday, Oct. 8, 6:00 PM: Aledo Planning and Zoning Commission, City Council Chambers, Aledo Municipal Complex, 200 Old Annetta Road; public hearings on the 325 Old Annetta Road rezoning request and on residential off-street parking amendments to the UDC, per the agenda posted October 2, 2026 3:46 PM on CivicClerk

What you can do. Sign in before the start to speak at public comment or at either public hearing; the agenda and packet are on CivicClerk.

Friday, Oct. 9, 7:00 PM: Bearcats vs. Arlington Bowie, Tim Buchanan Stadium, Aledo, per Aledo ISD Athletics and MaxPreps

What you can do. Kickoff 7 p.m. at Tim Buchanan Stadium; the game page carries the opponent's record and results per MaxPreps.

Aledo is 2-3 and 1-1 in District 3-6A after the 35-21 loss to Arlington Martin, per MaxPreps; Arlington Bowie was 3-2 and 2-0 as of Sept. 26. No Aledo game was listed for Oct. 2.

Tax calculator: estimate your 2026 bill at the adopted rates

Tracker: Parker County Public Utility Agency