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Aledo
Kickoff is 7 p.m. at Tim Buchanan Stadium. Aledo is 0-1 after a 26-0 loss at North Crowley, its first shutout since 2003, and district play starts Sept. 18 at Granbury.
Sources: MaxPreps: Aledo 2026 schedule; Dallas Morning News via Yahoo: North Crowley 26, Aledo 0; KERA: 2026 UIL realignment; Aledo Athletics: Buchanan Stadium policies
Aledo
Thursday's agenda also carried the renewal of the city's night-shift contract with the sheriff's office and a rezoning on Robert Street. Votes will be reported when the minutes are published.
Sources: City of Aledo: Sept. 3 agenda and packet (CivicClerk); The Community News: June 4 council discussion
Region
The fire in Palo Pinto and Jack counties was 38% contained as of Thursday morning. Investigators say it was human-caused, starting from roadside equipment or vehicle use.
Sources: InciWeb: Ross Fire daily update; Fort Worth Report; The Texas Tribune; CBS Texas; Weatherford Democrat (Ozone Action Day)
| Taxing unit | 2026 rate | Change | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aledo ISD | $1.1775 | -$0.0167 | Adopted at a special meeting, late August |
| City of Aledo | $0.352415 | -0.83% | Adopted Aug. 20, unanimous; no-new-revenue rate $0.349703 |
| Parker County (general and lateral road) | $0.284719 (proposed) | — | Proposed at the no-new-revenue rate; hearing Aug. 25; adopted FY26 and FY27 rates to be confirmed from the tax rate orders |
Also on the watch list: the $500 million Beall-Dean Ranch project at I-20 and FM 1187, still tied up in Aledo and Fort Worth's annexation suit against Willow Park; TxDOT's FM 1187 rebuild and the $5.3 million of city utility work that has to move first; a proposed Parker County water agency; and the 43,000-square-foot indoor sports complex planned next to the high school.
Why Aledo needs a ledger: A town adding nearly two thousand households a year deserves a record it can read on a phone before the coffee is done.
The Community News has the fuller account of the June e-bike discussion and the sports complex at community-news.com, and it has a new reporter on the Aledo beat, Richard Nelson. The Weatherford Democrat and Fort Worth Report have followed the Willow Park annexation case since February. Fort Worth Report and KERA are following the Ross Fire daily; the Texas Tribune's fire coverage is republishable under Creative Commons, which is why you may see it in several outlets.
The Aledo Ledger is independently owned by its publisher, who lives in the Aledo area and whose family has business interests here, including real estate marketing and early-childhood education. Any entry that touches those interests carries a note saying so. Sponsors never see a story before it runs and never decide what runs.