Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. The NWS alerts feed for Aledo carries an Air Quality Alert from NWS Fort Worth, issued Oct. 20 at 3:19 p.m. and in effect until 6:30 p.m. today (item 3 below).

Source: National Weather Service forecast for Aledo (gridpoint FWD 59,101), generated 5:24 a.m. CDT Oct. 21, and NWS active alerts for 32.6957 N, 97.6022 W, read Oct. 21

Aledo ISD's real-property item is a sewer easement at Aledo Middle School for the City of Aledo, not a land donation to Parker County: 0.0204 acre (890 square feet), with a $6,230 offer from the city

The agenda lists Resolution 10202026-1 as "Authorizing the Donation of Real Property to Parker County, Texas." The board memo and draft easement posted Tuesday at 2:11 p.m. describe something narrower. The City of Aledo is "undertaking the 18-Inch Sanitary Sewer Improvement Project to upgrade an existing sanitary sewer line that has become undersized because of increased wastewater demand and aging infrastructure," and its right-of-way agent, 7Arrows Land Staff, LLC, sent an initial offer letter dated Aug. 31 "seeking a permanent sanitary sewer easement out of the Aledo Middle School tract" at 400 FM 1187. The easement runs along the campus's northwest line, shared with St. Paul Lutheran Church, next to an existing 30-foot sewer and drainage easement, and the memo says it "is not needed for current or planned campus operations."

"The City's offer is $6,230.00, stated to be based on the current tax valuation of the land," the memo says; "The District retains fee ownership." It calls the Aug. 31 letter "an initial offer, not a final offer supported by a certified appraisal." Presenter Caleb Bell, chief facilities and construction officer; administration recommended trustees let the superintendent, with legal counsel, negotiate final terms and sign the easement. The draft easement names the City of Aledo as grantee. BoardBook had not posted Tuesday night's votes as of Wednesday morning.

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Source: Aledo ISD board meeting template for Resolution 10202026-1 and draft City of Aledo sanitary sewer easement, BoardBook, posted Oct. 20 at 2:11 p.m., and Oct. 20, 2026 agenda, read Oct. 21

Also posted Tuesday afternoon: Athletic Performance Volleyball coaches would become unpaid adjunct faculty so students at those events count as present, and an outline for the board's 2027 legislative priorities

The adjunct-faculty memo, on the consent agenda, cites state rules under which a student at an approved off-campus activity supervised by adjunct faculty may be counted "in attendance" for state funding; the coaches "receive no compensation from Aledo ISD," and approval "allows our students participating in these programs to attend these events and be counted present at school that day." The legislative-priorities item, from trustees Forrest Collins, David Lear and Jim Scott with Superintendent Susan Bohn, was a discussion ahead of the 90th Texas Legislature, which convenes in January 2027; the memo lists no attachments and no recommendation.

Source: Aledo ISD board meeting templates for the athletic performance volleyball resolution and the legislative priorities discussion, BoardBook, posted Oct. 20 at 2:04 p.m., read Oct. 21

Ozone Action Day today: the NWS Air Quality Alert covers Parker, Tarrant, Hood, Johnson, Wise and eight other North Texas counties until 6:30 p.m.

The alert says: "The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued an Ozone Action Day for the Dallas-Fort Worth area for Wednesday, October 21, 2026." It adds: "Atmospheric conditions are expected to be favorable for producing high levels of ozone air pollution in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Wednesday. You can help prevent ozone pollution by sharing a ride, walking, riding a bicycle, taking your lunch to work, avoiding drive-through lanes, conserving energy, and keeping your vehicle properly tuned."

Source: National Weather Service Fort Worth, Air Quality Alert issued Oct. 20, 2026 at 3:19 p.m. CDT, NWS active alerts for Aledo, read Oct. 21

Willow Park: E. Bankhead Highway and Willow Bend Drive are open to through traffic again, with flaggers in daytime work zones

The city's update dated Oct. 20 says: "Roads will be open to thru traffic as crews continue work on E. Bankhead Highway and Willow Bend Drive." It calls the earlier no-through-traffic rules and the Oct. 13-14 closure notice "historical," and asks drivers to "slow down, follow flaggers' directions, and proceed with caution." The BlueSky Utilities project runs along E. Bankhead "from the SW corner of the Beall-Dean development to Ranch House Road," began in July and "will take at least a year to complete." Each section is expected to take two to four weeks, and the city says some closures may be overnight. Businesses on Bankhead having trouble with access are asked to call City Hall.

Source: City of Willow Park News Flash, Bankhead Highway Utility Improvements Update, Oct. 20, 2026, read Oct. 21

Coaches Show, Episode 7: Robby Jones previews Friday's Weatherford game, the first meeting since 2021, and the episode notes district titles for volleyball and both cross country teams

The episode description, posted Tuesday at 3:38 p.m., says Jones "joins the show after the Bearcats beat Arlington High 42-28 to move to 3-1 in District 3-6A," reviews "the lighting problems at Maverick Stadium, and the lessons from a sloppy second half," and "shares the new pregame phone policy aimed at keeping the team focused." He previews "the first meeting with the Weatherford Kangaroos since 2021, a matchup Aledo leads 7-1 all time." The episode, a presentation of 92.1 Hank FM and NTX Varsity Sports, also "covers district titles for Aledo volleyball and both cross country teams." Aledo (4-3, 3-1) hosts Weatherford (5-2) Friday at 7 p.m., per MaxPreps.

Source: Aledo Bearcats Coaches Show Podcast, Episode 7, Season 4, episode description (audio not transcribed); MaxPreps Aledo football schedule; read Oct. 21

Burn ban: still on in Parker County; the statewide list fell to 146 counties from 149 as Bosque, Brown and Erath came off

The Texas A&M Forest Service list stamped 10/20/2026 8:50:48 AM still includes Parker, Tarrant, Palo Pinto and Wise. Unchanged since Tuesday: no minutes yet on CivicClerk for the Oct. 15 Aledo council; no new storefront sales-tax permits; Willow Park hasn't posted results from its Oct. 20 council meeting.

Source: Texas A&M Forest Service burn-ban county list; City of Aledo CivicClerk; Texas Comptroller active sales-tax permits; Willow Park Meetings Hub; all read Oct. 21

Ozone Action Day until 6:30 p.m.

What you can do. The alert suggests sharing rides and skipping drive-through lanes.

Source: National Weather Service Fort Worth, read Oct. 21

6 p.m.: Aledo Library Board meeting and work session, 200 Old Annetta Road

Source: City of Aledo CivicClerk, read Oct. 21

Last day for mail-ballot applications to be received; 7 p.m.: Bearcats host Weatherford

Source: Texas Secretary of State; MaxPreps, read Oct. 21

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Fall Fest at The District at Willow Park

Source: Willow Park Oct. 20 council agenda, community-interest list

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

Source: Parker County Chamber of Commerce event listing

Last day of early voting; 7 p.m.: Bearcats at Arlington Sam Houston

Source: Texas Secretary of State; MaxPreps, read Oct. 21

Aledo City Council regular meeting, Council Chambers, Aledo Municipal Complex; no agenda posted yet

Source: City of Aledo CivicClerk, read Oct. 21

Aledo ISD's sewer-easement memo and draft easement

Willow Park's Bankhead construction updates

Burn ban: Parker County's status by day