The Nov. 3 election in the Aledo area

The county's notice of the Nov. 3 general election names one special election in the Aledo area, the City of Willow Park's. Willow Park voters will see two city questions on the county's sample ballot: Proposition A, on adopting a proposed Home Rule Charter, and Proposition B, which the ballot labels a tax increase: whether the city may issue $10,110,000 in certificates of obligation for water and sewer facilities, for streets, roads and intersections, for the municipal drainage utility system and for professional services tied to those projects. The election ordinance for the certificates in the council's Aug. 11 packet, Ordinance No. 944-26, calls that question "Proposition A" and allows maturities of not more than 25 years; the county's ballot lists it as Proposition B.

The ordinance recites how the question reached the ballot. The council approved a notice of intention to issue the certificates on Dec. 9, 2025, by Resolution No. 2025-17; the city then received, and accepted, a petition signed by at least five percent of its qualified voters protesting the issuance; and under Section 271.049 of the Texas Local Government Code the certificates may not be issued after such a petition unless voters approve them at an election.

The ordinance also states the city's position on the day of adoption: $64,610,000 in outstanding debt principal, $25,534,941 in interest owed through maturity, a debt service tax rate of $0.2259 per $100 of taxable assessed valuation, and a maximum interest rate of 4.75% for the certificates, which the city estimates would amortize over 20 years. The Ledger read the ordinance as drafted in the packet; the minutes of the Aug. 11 meeting were not posted as of Sept. 19, 2026.

The Ledger's brief, with the figures at a glance

Parker and Tarrant Counties Municipal Utility District No. 1 will hold its own elections on Nov. 3 at 12900 Old Weatherford Road, Aledo, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., according to the district's notice, which the county elections office posted on its notices page. The notice is addressed to the district's qualified electors. It asks them to confirm the creation of the district (Proposition A) and to vote on five directors, and it carries four money questions, each labeled a tax increase.

Proposition B would authorize the district's board to issue bonds in the maximum amount of $1,800,000,000 for water, sanitary sewer, and drainage and storm sewer facilities. Proposition C would authorize bonds in the maximum amount of $911,895,000 for roads; the Spanish text of the same notice gives that amount as $750,000,000. Proposition D would authorize an operation and maintenance tax not to exceed $1.20 per $100 of valuation, and Proposition E a road maintenance tax not to exceed $0.25 per $100. Each bond proposition allows maturities of up to 40 years.

Early voting for the district is at the same address from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays from Oct. 19 through Oct. 30, and applications for a mail ballot go to the district's early voting clerk in care of Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP in Dallas and must be received by 5 p.m. Oct. 23. The county's notice of the general election does not list the district among the entities on the county-run ballot. The district's notice does not describe its boundaries, and the Ledger has not yet read the documents that created it.

The Ledger's brief, with the figures at a glance

The county's notice says the Nov. 3 general election elects members of Congress, members of the Legislature, and state, district, county and precinct officers. The county's list of elected officials shows these county terms expiring in December 2026: county judge, the judge of County Court at Law 1, district clerk, county clerk, county treasurer, the commissioners for Precincts 2 and 4, and the justices of the peace for Precincts 1 through 4. The same list shows the State Representative, District 60, seat, a two-year term, expiring in December 2026.

Parker County has posted sample ballots for every ballot style. Willow Park voters are on Ballot Style 16 (precincts 400 and 450) or Ballot Style 18 (precincts 410, 415 and 435). Every county, state and federal race, with early-voting sites and Election Day polling places, is on the Weatherford Ledger's Parker County ballot page.

Statewide: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, comptroller, land commissioner, agriculture commissioner, railroad commissioner and seats on the state's high courts, plus one U.S. Senate seat. Every U.S. House seat is on the ballot under the congressional map adopted in 2025; check your district, since some Parker County voters were moved. Texas House seats and the state Senate seats up this cycle are on the ballot as well.

County: in gubernatorial election years Texas counties elect the county judge, district clerk, county clerk and county treasurer, the commissioners for precincts 2 and 4, and justices of the peace and constables. Any local propositions from cities, the school district or special districts would appear at the bottom of the ballot. The Ledger will post the Parker County sample ballot here when the county publishes it.

Register to vote by

Monday, Oct. 5, 2026

Early voting

Monday, Oct. 19, through Friday, Oct. 30, 2026

Apply for a mail ballot by

Friday, Oct. 23, 2026 (received, not postmarked)

Election Day

Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026; mail ballots must arrive by 7 p.m., or 5 p.m. Nov. 4 if postmarked by 7 p.m. on Election Day

Dates from the Texas Secretary of State's important election dates, checked Sept. 5, 2026. Polling places are set by Parker County. The May 1, 2027, city and school elections have their own page. A printable one-page voter guide is ready for counters and packets.

Your specific ballot depends on where you are registered. The Secretary of State's VoteTexas.gov shows registration status and a sample ballot; Parker County posts early-voting and Election Day locations.