Sunday, November 1, 2026
Sunday: Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Why it matters. Early voting is over, so Tuesday is the last chance to vote, and Willow Park residents will also decide whether the city may borrow $10,110,000 for water, sewer, street and drainage work.
Clocks fell back an hour at 2 a.m. today. Patchy fog this morning, then partly sunny, and the weather service expects showers and thunderstorms Monday night. Aledo ISD students are off Monday. The Bearcats close the regular season Friday at home against fourth-place Arlington Lamar.
$64.61 million
in outstanding debt principal Willow Park reported when it called the Nov. 3 certificates-of-obligation election, plus $25,534,941 in interest owed through maturity; its debt-service tax rate was $0.2259 per $100 of value More
Source: City of Willow Park Notice of Special Election, Nov. 3, 2026
Weather
Sunday: "Patchy fog before 9am. Partly sunny. High near 82."
That is the National Weather Service forecast for Aledo issued at 5:06 a.m. Sunday. For Monday night, the eve of Election Day, the forecast reads "Showers and thunderstorms." No watches, warnings or advisories were in effect for Aledo on the NWS alerts feed, updated 5:26 a.m. Central.
Source: National Weather Service point forecast and active-alerts feed for Aledo, read Sunday morning
The record
Election Day, Tuesday: where to vote in and near Aledo
Parker County takes part in the state's countywide polling place program, so registered voters can cast an Election Day ballot at any of the 35 sites on the county's list, open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The sites closest to Aledo are the City of Aledo Community Center, 104 Robinson Ct. (Large Room); the Aledo ISD Admin Building, 1008 Bailey Ranch Road (Louden Room); Morningstar Amenity Center, 128 Heather Wind Lane; New Faith Baptist, 3303 W. FM 5 (Fellowship Hall); Cross Timbers Church in Willow Park, 601 Ranch House Road (Welcome Center); the Hudson Oaks Public Safety Building, 150 N. Oakridge Drive (Training Room); and Lakeshore Drive Baptist Church, 200 S. Lakeshore Drive, Hudson Oaks (Foyer and Worship Center). Besides Willow Park's special election, the county's notice lists general elections for Garner ISD, Perrin Whitt CISD and Poolville ISD.
What you can do. Preview your ballot on the county's sample-ballot page before you go.
Source: Parker County Elections, Election Day polling locations list and Notice of General Election for Nov. 3, 2026
Willow Park's ballot question: $10,110,000 in certificates of obligation, labeled "THIS IS A TAX INCREASE"
The city's notice asks whether the council may issue the certificates for water and sewer facilities, streets, roads and intersections, the drainage utility system, the land and rights-of-way they need, and related professional services, repaid with property taxes and backed by surplus water and sewer revenue. The question is on the ballot because residents petitioned against the certificates after the council's Dec. 9, 2025, notice of intent; the council ordered the election Aug. 11. The notice estimates a maximum net interest rate of 4.75% and says the debt would likely be paid off over about 20 years, though it can run up to 25. Those estimates are not a cap, the notice says.
Source: City of Willow Park Notice of Special Election, Nov. 3, 2026
Football: with one game left, Aledo can finish no lower than third in District 3-6A
Friday's 61-0 win over Sam Houston left the Bearcats 5-1 in district and 6-3 overall, behind Martin (6-0, 9-0) and ahead of Weatherford (4-2) and Lamar (3-3), per MaxPreps standings updated overnight. Even with a loss Friday, Aledo would finish no worse than tied with Weatherford at 5-2, ahead of every other team, so the Bearcats will end the regular season inside the top four, the district's playoff places. Aledo beat Weatherford 70-14 on Oct. 23. MaxPreps ranks Aledo 27th in Texas. Next up: Arlington Lamar at home, Friday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m., Senior/Parent Night.
Source: MaxPreps Aledo football schedule and District 3-6A standings, updated Nov. 1; Aledo ISD Athletics calendar
Basketball and cross country: Ladycats scrimmage Monday; state cross country Friday and Saturday
The athletics calendar lists the varsity, JV and freshman girls basketball teams in a scrimmage Monday at 5 p.m., then varsity against Eagle Mountain on Friday, Nov. 6, at 5 p.m. while the JV and freshmen play in the Fort Worth Boswell tournament. Varsity and JV cross country are listed at the UIL State Meet on Nov. 6, and varsity again Nov. 7, both at 9:30 a.m.; the site has not posted which runners qualified.
Source: Aledo ISD Athletics calendar
Aledo ISD: next up is Monday's student holiday
The district calendar lists Monday, Nov. 2, as a student holiday and staff professional learning day. After that: the school board's regular meeting Monday, Nov. 16, 6 p.m., at 1008 Bailey Ranch Road, and a staff work day Friday, Nov. 20, when the calendar's Thanksgiving break begins.
Source: Aledo ISD district events calendar
Dream Home tours: today's hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; the next tour weekend is Nov. 5-8
Source: Fort Worth Magazine Dream Home tour page
Aledo City Council's Nov. 5 agenda (325 Old Annetta rezoning, parking rules, Dean Ranch agreement), unchanged since Saturday
Source: City of Aledo CivicClerk, checked Sunday
Burn ban: still on in Parker County, unchanged since Friday's state list
Source: Texas A&M Forest Service Texas Burn Bans list, stamped Oct. 30, checked Sunday
Dean Ranch boundary settlement, unchanged since Friday
Source: The Community News, Oct. 29, citing Fort Worth City Council documents
Willow Park, Hudson Oaks and the Annettas: no new notices or agendas since Saturday
Source: Willow Park meetings portal and news flash; Hudson Oaks and Annetta meeting pages, checked Sunday
Coming up
Clocks went back an hour at 2 a.m.; Dream Home tours, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Weatherford College's "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812" closes with a 2 p.m. show
Source: NIST daylight saving time rules; Fort Worth Magazine; Parker County Chamber calendar
No school for Aledo ISD students; girls basketball scrimmage, 5 p.m.
Source: Aledo ISD calendar; Aledo ISD Athletics calendar
Election Day, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., at any Parker County polling site
What you can do. Check your sample ballot before you go.
Source: Parker County Elections
Aledo City Council, 6 p.m., Council Chambers, Aledo Municipal Complex, 200 Old Annetta Road; Dream Home tours resume through Nov. 8
Source: City of Aledo CivicClerk; Fort Worth Magazine
Bearcats host Arlington Lamar, 7 p.m., Senior/Parent Night; Ladycats basketball vs. Eagle Mountain, 5 p.m.; UIL state cross country, 9:30 a.m. (also Sat Nov 7)
Source: Aledo ISD Athletics calendar; MaxPreps
Aledo P&Z (Thu 12), Aledo ISD board (Mon 16, 6 p.m.), Willow Park City Council (Tue 17, 6 p.m.), Aledo City Council (Thu 19, which staff recommend canceling), Aledo ISD staff work day and start of Thanksgiving break (Fri 20)
Source: City of Aledo CivicClerk; Aledo ISD calendar; Willow Park meetings portal
Christmas Tyme in Aledo, 3 to 8 p.m., downtown
Source: City of Aledo, Nov. 5 agenda packet
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