Parker County

Parker County sets a Sept. 22 vote on a $0.28471930 tax rate, equal to its no-new-revenue rate

The county's notice puts the vote at 9 a.m. in Commissioners Court. The rate is $0.00035070 lower than last year's; the notice shows the tax on the average homestead rising 2.71% because values rose.

Published Sunday, September 6, 2026, by The Aledo Ledger. Publisher: Christopher Weaver.

Parker County has posted its Notice of Meeting to Vote on Tax Rate for 2026. The proposed rate is $0.28471930 per $100 of valuation, which the notice states is the county's no-new-revenue rate. The voter-approval rate is $0.31814400. The meeting to vote is set for September 22, 2026, at 09:00 AM in the Parker County Commissioner's Court, 1 Courthouse Square, Weatherford.

Because the proposed rate is not greater than the no-new-revenue rate, the notice states that the county is not proposing to increase property taxes for the 2026 tax year and is not required to hold an election on the rate. The notice lists Commissioner George Conley, Commissioner Mike Hale, Commissioner Jacob Holt, Commissioner Larry Walden and Judge Pat Deen as for the proposal, with none against, none present and not voting, and none absent.

The notice compares 2025 with 2026: the total rate goes from $0.28507000 to $0.28471930, a decrease of $0.00035070 per $100, or 0.12%. The average homestead taxable value rises from $362,966 to $373,278, an increase of 2.84%. The tax on the average homestead rises from $1,034.71 to $1,062.79, an increase of $28.08, or 2.71%. The total levy on all properties rises from $74,545,819 to $76,540,523, an increase of $1,994,704, or 2.68%.

The county's financial transparency page still lists the 2025-26 rate by fund: general fund $0.178562, debt service $0.056460 and lateral road $0.050048, for a total of $0.285070. No 2026-27 adopted-rate order had been posted there as of Sept. 6.

Sources: Parker County: 2026-2027 Notice of Meeting to Vote on Tax Rate; Parker County: Financial Transparency

How this was sourced: Primary documents: the county's posted Notice of Meeting to Vote on Tax Rate and its financial transparency page, both read Sept. 6. The rate is proposed until the court adopts it.

Willow Park

Popeye's Willow Park: what the state filing shows: a 2,350-square-foot conversion of a Taco Bueno restaurant into a Popeye's on the I-20 Frontage Road, $80,000, completion filed for Sept. 28, 2026

The project was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation on March 5, 2026, with a construction start of April 27, 2026 and a completion date of Sept. 28, 2026 as filed; the filing's status is Project Registered.

Sources: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Architectural Barriers project TABS2026014235, Popeye's Willow Park (registered March 5, 2026), read Oct. 13, 2026; Texas Comptroller, Active Sales Tax Permit Holders (data.texas.gov dataset jrea-zgmq), read Oct. 13; Popeyes, company website (link only; not reviewed for this brief)

Aledo

October sales tax allocation to the city: $220,671, down 0.5% from a year earlier; 2026 stands at $2,221,575 through ten months, 8.7% ahead of 2025

The October 2026 payment is the first month of 2026 to come in below the same month of 2025. The 2026 total through October, $2,221,575, is the highest ten-month total in the Comptroller's series, which begins in 2013; the same months of 2025 totaled $2,043,811. Calendar 2025 closed at $2,506,603.

Sources: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: Sales Tax Allocation, City (data.texas.gov dataset vfba-b57j), Aledo; The Aledo Ledger: sales tax series

Willow Park

Rotolo's Craft & Crust Willow Park: what the state filing shows: a 3,800-square-foot interior renovation for a new restaurant at 225 Shops Blvd, Suite 105, $500,000, completion filed for Jan. 31, 2026

The project was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation on Oct. 31, 2025, with a construction start of Nov. 9, 2025 and a completion date of Jan. 31, 2026 as filed; the filing's status is Project Registered.

Sources: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Architectural Barriers project TABS2026004822, Rotolo's Craft & Crust (registered Oct. 31, 2025), read Oct. 10, 2026; Texas Comptroller, Active Sales Tax Permit Holders (data.texas.gov dataset jrea-zgmq), read Oct. 10; Rotolo's Craft & Crust, company website (link only; not reviewed for this brief)