Parker County

The Commissioners Court governs the county: roads, plats in the unincorporated area, interlocal agreements with the cities, the budget and tax rate, the jail, and burn bans. This page gathers what the Ledger keeps on it.

Burn ban

Current status, live from the Texas A&M Forest Service list

Commissioners Court

9 a.m.; dates vary by month, Parker County Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Square, Weatherford. Agendas and minutes on the county's Agenda Center. The Ledger's reports cover east Parker County items.

Tax rate

The county rate, value and levy by year, 2026 proposed at $0.284719

Elections

Nov. 3, 2026 dates and results; the county runs early voting and Election Day

Roads

FM 1187, Old Weatherford Road and TxDOT agreements; the East Bankhead Highway widening parcel by parcel

Officials

The county judge and commissioners on the record

Appraisal district

The school board's votes for the Parker County Appraisal District board, every year since 2017, are in the elections thread

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Minutes for 2025 and 2026 are scanned documents; the Ledger converts them to text and reports the east Parker County items. The county's own business elsewhere is omitted by design.