Friday, October 9, 2026

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 89. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Friday Night, for the Bowie game at Tim Buchanan Stadium: Clear, with a low around 64. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 66. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Sunday: Sunny. High near 90, with temperatures falling to around 88 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Air Quality Alert: the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued an Ozone Action Day for the Dallas-Fort Worth area for Friday, October 9, 2026, per the alert issued October 8 at 2:31PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX, in effect through 5:45 p.m. Friday; the alert says atmospheric conditions are expected to be favorable for producing high levels of ozone air pollution in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Friday, and lists sharing a ride, walking, riding a bicycle, taking your lunch to work, avoiding drive-through lanes, conserving energy, and keeping your vehicle properly tuned as ways to help prevent ozone pollution. It was the only alert active for Aledo on the NWS alerts feed updated at 10:45 UTC.

Source: National Weather Service forecast for Aledo, updated 2026-10-09T10:31:39+00:00, and NWS active alerts for 32.6957 N, 97.6022 W, updated 2026-10-09T10:45:00+00:00, read Oct. 9

Aledo City Council, Oct. 15: the agenda posted on October 8, 2026 3:06 PM lists a maintenance agreement with Kingdom Technology Services for the Wastewater Treatment Plant UV Disinfectant System, Ordinance No. 2026-O-29 on building permits, Ordinance No. 2026-O-30 on an Atmos Energy Rate Review Mechanism tariff, the Texas Municipal League Region 8 Director Election vote, work sessions on food trucks and on monument and temporary sign regulations, the Oct. 1 minutes on the consent agenda, and Dean Ranch Development in executive session, for the meeting at 6:00 PM Thursday, October 15, 2026, in the City Council Chambers, Aledo Municipal Complex, 200 Old Annetta Road

The agenda opens with Call to Order, Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance and Citizen Appearances, then a Proclamation recognizing October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month - Freedom House Parker County. The work session lists Food Truck Discussion and Monument and Temporary Sign Regulations Discussion. The consent agenda lists approval of the October 1, 2026 City Council Work Session minutes and the October 1, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes, and appointments to the Fort Worth Wholesale Water Customer Advisory Committee for FY2027. No public hearing is listed. The regular agenda lists four items: approval of a maintenance agreement with Kingdom Technology Services for the Wastewater Treatment Plant UV Disinfectant System; approval of Ordinance No. 2026-O-29 amending the City of Aledo Code of Ordinances, Chapter 10 Building and Building Regulations, Article III Building Permits Generally, Sections 10-48 through 10-52; approval of Ordinance No. 2026-O-30 approving a tariff authorizing an annual Rate Review Mechanism as negotiated between Atmos Energy Corp., Mid-Tex Division and the Steering Committee of Cities served by Atmos; and casting the City of Aledo's vote in the Texas Municipal League Region 8 Director Election. The executive session lists, under Section 551.071 consultation with attorney, Dean Ranch Development and Downtown Development; under Section 551.074 personnel matters, Zoning Board of Adjustment; and under Section 551.087 deliberation regarding economic development negotiations, Dean Ranch Development Agreement. Item 14, action taken on items discussed in executive session, lists appointments to the Zoning Board of Adjustment. CivicClerk lists one published file for the meeting, 2026.10.15 Agenda, and no agenda packet as of the build; the agenda says citizen comments are normally limited to 3 minutes and asks speakers to sign in before the start of the meeting.

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CivicClerk listed the meeting with no agenda posted as of Oct. 4. The Oct. 1 votes on the FY 2026 budget amendment, the FY 2027 fee schedule, the purchasing policy, the e-bike ordinance and the Parker County Public Utility Agency resolution were not on the record as of Oct. 4; the Oct. 1 minutes are the document to watch for.

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. Aledo's Sept. 17 minutes record an executive session on a potential Settlement Agreement with no action taken; the Oct. 1 agenda opens with a 5 p.m. work session on Dean Ranch and lists the case in closed session. Willow Park's Sept. 22 agenda listed it with the words Mediated Settlement Agreement & Mutual Release; no minutes from that meeting were posted as of Sept. 27. No ruling on the injunction has been published.

Texas law requires agendas to be posted at least 72 hours before a meeting. Citizen comments at Aledo council meetings are limited to three minutes; sign in before the meeting starts.

Source: CivicClerk event 65, Regular City Council Meeting, agenda posted October 8, 2026 3:06 PM, and the agenda PDF (pipeline/out/agenda-65.pdf), City of Aledo, read Oct. 9

Burn ban: Parker County remains on the Texas A&M Forest Service list, 154 counties on the list stamped 10/8/2026 8:25:13 AM, 3 fewer than the 157 on the list stamped 10/7/2026 2:27:19 PM, the Ledger's arithmetic

Of Parker County's neighbors, Tarrant, Palo Pinto, Wise, Jack, Erath and Somervell are on the list and Hood, Denton and Johnson are not, the same nine as on the Oct. 7 list read for the Oct. 8 edition. The Ledger's day-by-day count since Sept. 17 is on the burn-ban page.

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 county list, stamped 10/8/2026 8:25:13 AM, read Oct. 9 by pipeline/fetch_burnban.py; the Ledger's burnban_history.json for Oct. 8 and Oct. 9

Planning and Zoning Commission, Oct. 8, and City Council, Oct. 1: CivicClerk lists the Regular Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting with its 2026.10.08 Agenda and 2026.10.08 Agenda Packet, hasMedia false and no minutes, and the Oct. 1 Regular City Council Meeting and City Council Work Session with their agendas and the 2026.10.01 AP, hasMedia false and no minutes, as of the build; the P&Z actions on the 325 Old Annetta Road rezoning and the residential off-street parking amendments and the Oct. 1 council votes are not on the record

CivicClerk's event list for Oct. 1 and Oct. 8 read Oct. 9 shows hasMedia false for each and only the agenda and agenda packet as published files for each regular meeting. The Oct. 15 council agenda lists the October 1, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes and the October 1, 2026 City Council Work Session minutes on its consent agenda; the Ledger's agenda pages carry the posted Oct. 1 and Oct. 8 agendas and packets, and the actions will run when the minutes or a recording post.

Source: CivicClerk event list for Oct. 1 and Oct. 8, 2026 (events 132, 50 and 77), City of Aledo, read Oct. 9; the Oct. 15 agenda PDF, read Oct. 9

Friday, Oct. 9, 7:00 PM: Bearcats vs. Arlington Bowie, Tim Buchanan Stadium, Aledo, a district game; Aledo is 2-3 and 1-1 in District 3-6A and Arlington Bowie is 3-2 and 2-0, per MaxPreps as of Oct. 9; 6:30 PM: volleyball vs. Bowie at Aledo, 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, refreshed Oct. 9; the NWS forecast for Friday night is clear with a low around 64.

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.

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.

Saturday, Oct. 10, 9:00 AM: Swimming invite, NISD Aquatic Center, Northlake, per Aledo ISD Athletics

What you can do. Every varsity schedule and result is on the Ledger's sports page; no result is posted for the Oct. 3 swimming invite as of the build.

Tuesday, Oct. 13, 6:00 PM: Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Meeting, Aledo Municipal Complex, 200 Old Annetta Road, per CivicClerk, one item, Discussion on Aledo Parks Master Plan, per the agenda posted October 7, 2026 7:15 AM; 6:30 PM: volleyball vs. Arlington at Aledo, per Aledo ISD Athletics; 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Dementia Support Group, Harvest of Aledo 1043 Bailey Ranch Rd. Aledo, Texas, per Parker County Chamber of Commerce

What you can do. The agenda lists no public comment item; the agenda PDF is on CivicClerk, and the chamber's listing for the support group is linked.

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.

Wednesday, Oct. 14, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.: PCCC Membership Luncheon-Former Mayor Betsy Price, New River Fellowship 3252 E I-20 Hudson Oaks, 76087, per Parker County Chamber of Commerce

What you can do. The chamber's listing is linked.

Thursday, Oct. 15, 6:00 PM: Regular City Council Meeting, City Council Chambers, Aledo Municipal Complex, 200 Old Annetta Road, per the agenda posted October 8, 2026 3:06 PM on CivicClerk: the Kingdom Technology Services maintenance agreement, Ordinance No. 2026-O-29, Ordinance No. 2026-O-30, the Texas Municipal League Region 8 Director Election vote, work sessions on food trucks and sign regulations, the Oct. 1 minutes, and Dean Ranch in executive session; cross country District meet, Athletic Performance Ranch, Fort Worth, per Aledo ISD Athletics

What you can do. Sign in before the start of the meeting to speak at Citizen Appearances, normally limited to 3 minutes per the agenda; the agenda is on CivicClerk, with no packet posted as of the build.

CivicClerk listed the meeting with no agenda posted as of Oct. 4. The Oct. 1 votes on the FY 2026 budget amendment, the FY 2027 fee schedule, the purchasing policy, the e-bike ordinance and the Parker County Public Utility Agency resolution were not on the record as of Oct. 4; the Oct. 1 minutes are the document to watch for.

Friday, Oct. 16, 7:00 PM: Bearcats at Arlington, Arlington, per Aledo ISD Athletics; Arlington is 4-2 and 2-1 in District 3-6A, per MaxPreps as of Oct. 9

What you can do. The game page carries the opponent's record and results per MaxPreps.

Agendas: every posted agenda and packet for Aledo's council, Planning and Zoning Commission and the Aledo ISD board

Tax calculator: estimate your 2026 bill at the adopted rates