Monday, October 19, 2026

Monday: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

No watches, warnings or advisories were active for Aledo on the NWS alerts feed updated 5:05 a.m. CT Monday, Oct. 19.

Source: National Weather Service forecast for Aledo (gridpoint FWD 59,101), generated 5:10 a.m. CT Monday, Oct. 19, and NWS active alerts for 32.6957 N, 97.6022 W, updated 5:05 a.m. CT Monday, Oct. 19, read Oct. 19

Aledo ISD trustees meet Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 6 p.m. and will vote on the 2026-2027 superintendent contract after a closed session on the superintendent's evaluation instrument and contract

The regular meeting is in the Aledo ISD Administration Board Room, 1008 Bailey Ranch Rd., per BoardBook. The last item before adjournment is "Consider Approval of 2026-2027 Superintendent Contract," following an executive session that also lists consultation with the board's attorney, deliberation regarding real property and a student matter.

Action items in open session: Resolution 10202026-1, "Authorizing the Donation of Real Property to Parker County, Texas from Aledo ISD and Authorizing Superintendent to Negotiate and Execute Terms and Documents Related Thereto," presented by Caleb Bell, chief facilities and construction officer; a purchase of cellular distributed antenna systems, presented by David Stevens, chief of police and director of safety and security; the GoGuardian annual renewal; and the 2026-2027 campus and district improvement plans. The agenda does not say which property would go to the county.

Trustees will also hear beginning-of-year student assessment data and hold a preliminary discussion of legislative priorities for the 90th Texas Legislature. The consent agenda includes a resolution on the extracurricular status of athletic performance volleyball. Commendations go to the district's National Merit Commended Scholars and AP Capstone Diploma recipients, and Stuard Elementary and McAnally Middle School present. Public comment on agenda and non-agenda items comes before the consent agenda and the votes.

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Source: Aledo ISD Board of Trustees, Oct. 20, 2026 regular meeting agenda, BoardBook, read Oct. 19

Aledo's Library Board on Thursday takes up new rules for challenging a library book, a first generative-AI section, a Local Author Collection and card eligibility for Aledo business owners

Library Director Beck Gorman's memos say the policies were last revised in November 2024. Under the Collection Development Policy revisions, the review form is renamed the "Statement of Concern Regarding Materials Form," and the director will confirm it comes from "an established card holder in good standing and resident of Parker County and/or Aledo ISD" before the Review Committee takes it up. The committee would grow from three members to four: the library director, the city manager or designee, and two Library Board members, replacing the current seat for a library staff librarian or a City Council member. A patron may not file another form until the first review is complete, and the material stays available while it is reviewed.

The Circulation Policy formally includes city and Aledo ISD employees and adds Aledo business owners as eligible for cards, and adds account purging after three years of inactivity with no outstanding fines, or five years when fines remain. The Code of Conduct revision says police help may include a Criminal Trespass Order. New policies cover privacy and confidentiality, which the memo says the Texas State Library and Archives Commission requires for accreditation, programming, and the TalkBox booths. The board meets at 6 p.m. at the Aledo Municipal Complex, 200 Old Annetta Road, then holds a work session on the library strategic plan.

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Source: City of Aledo, Library Board agenda and work-session agenda for Oct. 22, 2026, posted Oct. 16, and agenda packet, posted Oct. 18, CivicClerk, read Oct. 19

The library's fiscal 2026 in its own numbers: 1,580 new cards, 194 programs, 5,477 program attendees and 1,760 hours open, all up from fiscal 2025

The year before: 1,009 new cards, 187 programs, 3,578 attendees and 1,723 hours. Summer reading program attendance was 2,544, up from 1,471, and the summer brought 483 new cards, up from 297. The library has no visitor count since December: the door count is "unavailable in new location for now," and the report says a new people counter will be purchased in fiscal 2027.

Source: Aledo Public Library statistics and summer reading recap, Library Board agenda packet for Oct. 22, 2026, CivicClerk

Football: Aledo 42, Arlington 28. Wyatt Dorsey ran 59 yards for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage, and the Bearcats led 35-7 at halftime before Arlington scored three second-half rushing touchdowns

Tre Williams threw two touchdown passes to Cade Nussbaum, who is filling in for injured receiver Kane Lanier, The Community News reported; Dorsey added a 48-yard run late in the first half. Coach Robby Jones: "A win's a win, but I would've liked to have finished it off with that 35-point lead that we had at one time." On Friday's Weatherford game: "We're going to treat it as a rivalry game, because it's in Parker County." The Bearcats are 3-1 in District 3-6A; MaxPreps lists them 4-3 overall, and the story says 4-2.

Source: The Community News, "Fast start propels Aledo to win over Arlington," by Brock Burgan, Oct. 17; MaxPreps Aledo football schedule, read Oct. 19

New state sales-tax permits in the area: Bandidas Willow Park on Shops Blvd., Oh Dawg on E. Furlong, The English Attic on Camp Bowie West, plus Southwest Ford and Mr. Gatti's outlets in Hudson Oaks

Per the Texas Comptroller's active-permit file: Bandidas Willow Park, LLC, 490 Shops Blvd., Willow Park, listed under the state's full-service restaurant code, permit issued Oct. 8 with a first-sales date of Jan. 4, 2027; Oh Dawg, 201 E. Furlong, Willow Park, issued Oct. 16; The English Attic, 11255 Camp Bowie West Blvd., Suite 116, with an Aledo address in Tarrant County outside city limits, issued Oct. 13; a Southwest Ford, Inc. outlet at 3120 E. Interstate 20, Hudson Oaks, issued Oct. 9; and Mr Gatti Hudson Oaks, 2801 E. Interstate 20, issued Oct. 6, ahead of Saturday's chamber ribbon cutting. Permits listed at residential addresses are not printed.

Source: Texas Comptroller, Active Sales Tax Permit Holders (data.texas.gov), filtered to Aledo, Willow Park, Hudson Oaks and the Annettas, read Oct. 19

Unchanged since Sunday: Parker County is still on the burn-ban list (149 counties, stamped 10/17/2026 9:46:31 PM); Willow Park's council still meets Tuesday at 6 p.m. on the agenda the Ledger reported Sunday; CivicClerk still has no minutes from Thursday's Aledo City Council, the Oct. 8 P&Z or the Oct. 13 Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee

Source: Texas A&M Forest Service burn-ban county list; City of Willow Park Meetings Hub; CivicClerk Events API; all read Oct. 19

Today: early voting by personal appearance begins for the Nov. 3 election and runs through Friday, Oct. 30

What you can do. Willow Park voters decide Proposition A, the Home Rule Charter, and Proposition B, the certificates of obligation.

Source: Texas Secretary of State

6 p.m.: Aledo ISD Board of Trustees, 1008 Bailey Ranch Rd.; 6 p.m.: Willow Park City Council; 6:30 p.m.: volleyball vs. Sam Houston

What you can do. Aledo ISD public comment comes before the votes; Willow Park asks speakers to turn in a form at least five minutes before the meeting.

Source: Aledo ISD BoardBook; City of Willow Park Oct. 20 council agenda; Aledo ISD Athletics schedule, read Oct. 19

6 p.m.: Aledo Library Board, then its strategic-plan work session, Aledo Municipal Complex; 6 p.m.: varsity swimming at Grapevine/Colleyville Heritage

What you can do. Library Board public comment is normally limited to 3 minutes.

Source: City of Aledo Library Board agendas, CivicClerk; Aledo ISD Athletics schedule, read Oct. 19

Mail-ballot applications must be received; 7 p.m.: Bearcats vs. Weatherford, the Pink Out Game

What you can do. Varsity volleyball hosts Lamar at 6:30 p.m., JV at 5:30 p.m.

Source: Texas Secretary of State; Aledo ISD Athletics schedule, read Oct. 19

3 to 5 p.m.: The Mama Reset, a free women's wellness afternoon with free childcare at The PlaySpace Willow Park

What you can do. Free; the listing asks for an RSVP with the number of children attending.

Source: Parker County Chamber of Commerce event listing, read Oct. 19

11 a.m.: chamber ribbon cutting for The Hundred Acres Private Academy, 1100 Broadway Blvd., Suite 400, Willow Park

What you can do. Listed 11 to 11:30 a.m.

Source: Parker County Chamber of Commerce event listing, read Oct. 19

Aledo ISD's Oct. 20 agenda on BoardBook

Library Board agendas and packet for Oct. 22

Early voting and the Nov. 3 ballot