Monday, October 5, 2026

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 82. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Monday Night: Clear. Low around 58, with temperatures rising to around 60 overnight. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

No watches, warnings or advisories were active for Aledo on the NWS alerts feed updated at 10:47 UTC.

Source: National Weather Service forecast for Aledo, updated 2026-10-05T06:26:10+00:00, and NWS active alerts for 32.6957 N, 97.6022 W, updated 2026-10-05T10:47:14+00:00, read Oct. 5

Aledo City Council, Oct. 1: CivicClerk lists the Regular City Council Meeting with its agenda and agenda packet and the City Council Work Session with its agenda, and no minutes or recording for either 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

CivicClerk lists the Sept. 3 and Sept. 17 Regular City Council Meetings with an agenda and an agenda packet each and no separate minutes file as of the build. The Ledger's agenda page carries the posted Oct. 1 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 Sept. 3, Sept. 17 and Oct. 1, 2026, City of Aledo, read Oct. 5

Aledo Planning and Zoning Commission, Oct. 8: the agenda posted on October 2, 2026 3:46 PM stands, with 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 Council Chambers, Aledo Municipal Complex, 200 Old Annetta Road. CivicClerk lists the 2026.10.08 Agenda and the 2026.10.08 Agenda Packet as the meeting's two files as of the build. The Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Meeting on Oct. 13 and the Regular City Council Meeting on Oct. 15 are listed with no agenda posted.

Public hearings on the 325 Old Annetta Road, LLC request to rezone 1.557 acres and 0.473 acres from Single-Family Residential (R-1) to Downtown District (D-T), and on UDC amendments to minimum off-street parking requirements for residential uses; a discussion-only review of monument and temporary sign regulations, per the agenda posted October 2, 2026 3:46 PM on CivicClerk. The packet posted with it is the two-page agenda.

Source: CivicClerk event list and 2026.10.08 Agenda, City of Aledo, read Oct. 5 by pipeline/fetch_civicclerk.py

Burn ban: Parker County remains on the Texas A&M Forest Service list, 191 counties on the list stamped 10/4/2026 10:26:35 AM, one fewer than the 192 on the list stamped 10/3/2026 10:43:24 AM, 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. 5 by pipeline/fetch_burnban.py; the 10/3/2026 count from the Ledger's Oct. 4 edition

Bearcats: Aledo is 2-3 per MaxPreps, with the 69-0 win at Granbury on Sept. 18 and the 21-35 loss to Arlington Martin on Sept. 25 its two district games listed; the next game is Arlington Bowie at Aledo, Friday, Oct. 9, 7:00 PM, a district game; the Oct. 2 volleyball match against Granbury, the Oct. 2 and 3 Chile Pepper XC Festival and the Oct. 3 swimming invite show no result on the district's schedules as of the build

Aledo ISD Athletics lists volleyball against Bowie on Friday, Oct. 9, at 6:30 PM and a swimming invite on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 9:00 AM.

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 Aledo football schedule, read Oct. 5 by pipeline/fetch_maxpreps.py; Aledo ISD Athletics schedules, read Oct. 5 by pipeline/fetch_athletics.py

Monday, Oct. 5: Voter registration deadline for the November 3, 2026 Election, per votetexas.gov

What you can do. Register or update your address by today; 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, per the Ledger's calendar; 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 chamber's listing is linked.

Thursday, Oct. 8, 6:00 PM: Aledo Planning and Zoning Commission, 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.

Public hearings on the 325 Old Annetta Road, LLC request to rezone 1.557 acres and 0.473 acres from Single-Family Residential (R-1) to Downtown District (D-T), and on UDC amendments to minimum off-street parking requirements for residential uses; a discussion-only review of monument and temporary sign regulations, per the agenda posted October 2, 2026 3:46 PM on CivicClerk. The packet posted with it is the two-page agenda.

Friday, Oct. 9, 7:00 PM: Bearcats vs. Arlington Bowie, Tim Buchanan Stadium, Aledo, a district game, per MaxPreps and Aledo ISD Athletics; 6:30 PM: volleyball vs. Bowie, per Aledo ISD Athletics

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.

Saturday, Oct. 10, 9:00 AM: Swimming invite, per Aledo ISD Athletics

What you can do. Every varsity schedule and result is on the Ledger's sports page.

Tuesday, Oct. 13, 6:00 PM: Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Meeting, Aledo Municipal Complex, 200 Old Annetta Road, per CivicClerk, with no agenda posted as of the build

What you can do. Watch CivicClerk for the agenda; the Oct. 15 Regular City Council Meeting is listed with no agenda posted either.

CivicClerk lists the meeting for 6 p.m. at the Aledo Municipal Complex, 200 Old Annetta Road, with no agenda posted as of Oct. 4.

Tax calculator: estimate your 2026 bill at the adopted rates

The Ledger's calendar: every public meeting, game and deadline on the record