Monday, November 2, 2026
Monday: Polls open at 7 a.m. Tuesday, and Aledo's council takes up a downtown rezoning and new parking rules…
Why it matters. Early voting is over, so Tuesday is the last chance to vote in the Nov. 3 election. Aledo ISD students are off today. Thursday's Aledo City Council agenda carries two public hearings where residents can speak.
$10,110,000
in certificates of obligation on Willow Park's ballot Tuesday, printed as Proposition B on Parker County's sample ballot More
Source: Parker County sample ballot, Nov. 3, 2026; City of Willow Park Notice of Special Election
The record
Election Day is Tuesday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Early voting ended Friday. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, and Parker County voters can use any countywide polling place. Willow Park voters will decide Proposition B on the county's sample ballot, which asks whether the city may issue $10,110,000 in certificates of obligation; Proposition A on the same ballot is the city's proposed home rule charter. The city's election notice traces the debt question to the council's Dec. 9, 2025 resolution authorizing a notice of intention to issue the certificates, and lists the city's outstanding debt at $64,610,000 and its debt-service tax rate at $0.2259 per $100 of value.
What you can do. Tuesday is Election Day; any Parker County polling place works, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Source: Parker County Elections page and sample ballot, read Nov. 2; City of Willow Park Notice of Special Election
Aledo council, Thursday: a downtown rezoning and new home parking rules
The council meets Thursday, Nov. 5, at 6 p.m. in City Council Chambers, Aledo Municipal Complex, 200 Old Annetta Road. Two public hearings lead the agenda posted Oct. 30. Ordinance No. 2026-O-31 would rezone two tracts at 325 Old Annetta Road, 1.557 acres zoned single-family and 0.473 acres zoned partly single-family and partly downtown, to the Downtown District. The staff memo says the applicant, Joshua Rogers, on behalf of 325 Old Annetta Road LLC, proposes to redevelop the existing house and detached garage "as a commercial office and group meeting space." The Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval Oct. 8. Ordinance No. 2026-O-32 would require two enclosed off-street spaces for homes on top of a baseline of two spaces per dwelling unit, stop on-street parking from counting toward required parking in residential districts, and let the city allow up to 10% of required parking on the street in non-residential districts where off-street space is limited.
What you can do. If you're building or buying new in Aledo, Thursday's parking rule would make two enclosed garage spaces a requirement for homes, and you can speak at the hearing.
Source: City of Aledo, Nov. 5 Regular City Council Meeting agenda (file 3302) and agenda packet (file 3303), CivicClerk, re-read Nov. 2
Also Thursday: Nov. 19 meeting may be canceled, an engineering order, library policies
Staff recommend canceling the Nov. 19 regular meeting, citing "the limited agenda and the meeting's proximity to the Thanksgiving holiday"; a special meeting could be called if needed. The council will consider appointing City Manager Candice Edmondson and Public Works Director Travis Askins to the Parker County Public Utility Agency board, and a fiscal 2027 on-call engineering order with Kimley-Horn. That order has no fixed amount and is billed hourly; the FY 2027 budget includes $225,000 for general engineering not tied to a capital project. Also listed: revisions to five library policies and the library's agreement with the Friends of Aledo Public Library, a work session on privacy, programming and TalkBox booth policies, the fourth-quarter investment report ($22.4 million in cash and investments on Sept. 30), and a proclamation for the Aledo Children's AdvoCats in their 24th year. The executive session, as posted, lists consultation with the city attorney (Section 551.071) on: Dean Ranch Development; Downtown Development; Bailey Ranch Development; and deliberation regarding economic development negotiations (Section 551.087) on: Dean Ranch Development Agreement.
What you can do. Aledo's council will likely meet only once this month, on Thursday, if it approves canceling the Nov. 19 meeting.
Source: City of Aledo, Nov. 5 agenda and packet staff memos
Bearcats 6-3, second in district, host Lamar Friday; state cross country the same day
Aledo beat Arlington Sam Houston 61-0 on Friday and is 6-3 overall and 5-1 in District 3-6A, second behind Martin (6-0 district, 9-0 overall) and ahead of Weatherford (4-2), according to MaxPreps standings updated early Monday. The regular season ends Friday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. at home against Arlington Lamar, Senior/Parent Night. The athletics calendar also lists Aledo cross country at the UIL State Meet that morning at 9:30.
What you can do. Friday is the Bearcats' last regular-season game, at home against Lamar at 7 p.m.
Source: MaxPreps Aledo football schedule and district standings, read Nov. 2; Aledo ISD Athletics calendar
Christmas Tyme in Aledo is Saturday, Dec. 5, 3 to 8 p.m.
Staff will preview the event at Thursday's council meeting. The staff memo says it will be held downtown and that the Front Street Craft Market and the drone show return.
What you can do. Put Dec. 5 on the calendar: Christmas Tyme in downtown Aledo runs 3 to 8 p.m., with the craft market and drone show back.
Source: City of Aledo, Nov. 5 agenda packet staff memo
Burn ban: 149 counties, Parker still on
The statewide list, stamped Friday, Oct. 30, at 8:18 a.m., has not changed since: 149 counties, with Parker, Palo Pinto and Wise still on it.
What you can do. Still no outdoor burning in Parker County.
Source: Texas A&M Forest Service burn-ban list, read Nov. 2
The watched record, Monday morning: nothing new filed over the weekend
Aledo's CivicClerk portal has no new filings since the Nov. 5 agenda and still no minutes or recordings for the Oct. 15 council. Aledo's city news list, Willow Park's news flash page and meetings portal, Parker County's news-flash feed and agenda center, Aledo ISD's news page and BoardBook, Hudson Oaks' TownCloud and code pages, and the Annetta town sites are unchanged from the weekend. The Parker County Chamber calendar lists an Annetta North City Council meeting on Nov. 10. The National Weather Service has no active alerts for Aledo this morning.
Source: CivicClerk; Aledo, Willow Park, Parker County, Aledo ISD, Hudson Oaks and Annetta sites; Parker County Chamber calendar; NWS active alerts; all read Nov. 2
Coming up
Aledo ISD student holiday
Source: Aledo ISD calendar
Election Day, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; 11 a.m. Chamber ribbon cutting, Bearcat Blooms, 247 Willow Bend Drive, Suite 100, Willow Park
Source: Parker County Elections; Parker County Chamber calendar
Aledo City Council, 6 p.m.
Source: City of Aledo agenda
UIL state cross country meet, 9:30 a.m.; Bearcats host Arlington Lamar, 7 p.m., Senior/Parent Night; Chamber ribbon cutting, Southwest Ford
Source: Aledo ISD Athletics calendar; MaxPreps; Parker County Chamber calendar
Annetta North City Council (per the Chamber calendar)
Source: Parker County Chamber calendar
Aledo Planning and Zoning Commission
Source: City of Aledo
Aledo ISD Board of Trustees, 6 p.m.
Source: Aledo ISD
Willow Park City Council, 6 p.m.
Source: City of Willow Park
Aledo City Council (staff recommend canceling)
Source: City of Aledo agenda packet
Roger E. Yount Jr.'s first day as Willow Park police chief
Source: City of Willow Park
Christmas Tyme in Aledo, 3 to 8 p.m., downtown
Source: City of Aledo agenda packet
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