Friday, October 2, 2026

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 7 a.m., high near 77; the Flood Watch for Parker County now runs through 7 p.m. today

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 7 a.m.; cloudy, high near 77, north-northeast wind 5 to 10 mph with gusts as high as 25 mph, chance of precipitation 60 percent, new rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Tonight a chance of showers before 1 a.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1 and 4 a.m., low around 63, chance of precipitation 70 percent. Saturday showers likely, mainly between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., high near 74, a tenth to a quarter of an inch possible. The Flood Watch issued by NWS Fort Worth at 11:42 p.m. Thursday runs until 7 p.m. Friday and names seven counties, Parker, Erath, Hood, Somervell, Hamilton, Freestone and Robertson; it says flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible, that isolated additional rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches are possible through Friday afternoon, and that low-water crossings may be flooded.

Source: National Weather Service forecast for the courthouse point, updated 1:26 a.m. Oct. 2, and NWS Fort Worth Flood Watch issued Oct. 1, 11:42 p.m., read Oct. 2

Parker County's tax order is posted: $0.284719 per $100 for 2026, all five members For; the order is dated Sept. 28, the notice had set the vote for Sept. 22

Order 26-42, on the county's Financial Transparency page, levies $0.185698 per $100 for the general fund and $0.049162 for the lateral road fund for maintenance and operations, and $0.049859 for the general fund's interest and sinking, a total of $0.284719; it states that the rate will raise more taxes for maintenance and operations than last year's rate, will effectively be raised by 1.64 percent, and will raise taxes for maintenance and operations on a $100,000 home by approximately $6.25. County Judge Pat Deen and Commissioners George Conley, Jacob Holt, Larry Walden and Mike Hale each signed as For, on a motion by Walden seconded by Holt, at a meeting the order dates to the 28th day of September. The county's notice of the meeting to vote had proposed $0.2847, equal to the no-new-revenue rate and below the voter-approval rate of $0.3181, said the county was not proposing to increase property taxes, and set the vote for Sept. 22 at 9 a.m. at the courthouse; its table compares last year's rate of $0.2851 with $0.2847, a decrease of 0.12 percent, the average homestead taxable value of $362,966 with $373,278, and the tax on the average homestead of $1,034.71 with $1,062.79, and puts the total levy on all properties at $76,540,523 against $74,545,819. A taxpayer impact statement posted with the order puts the median-valued homestead's taxes at $980.30 under the proposed budget against $957.89 in the current fiscal year. The Ledger's tax pages now carry the county rate as adopted.

Source: Parker County Order 26-42 (document 14254), Notice of Meeting to Vote on Tax Rate (document 14196) and Taxpayer Impact Statement (document 14249), county Financial Transparency page, read Oct. 2

Sept. 8 council minutes, now posted as approved: the $120.8 million FY27 budget and the $0.392246 rate adopted 5-0, Fire Station 5 design-build contract up to $8,280,000

The minutes, posted on Granicus, record Ordinance O2026-33 adopting the City Manager's proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2026, with 26 funds, 17 departments and 333 employees, more than 120 days of operating reserves and a General Fund balanced with $61.4 million in revenues and $61.3 million in expenditures; Ordinance O2026-34 adopting the rate of $0.392246 per $100, $0.295646 for operations and maintenance and $0.0966 for interest and sinking, approximately one cent below the no-new-revenue rate; and a design-build contract with Grossman Design Build for Phase II construction services for Fire Station 5 in an amount not to exceed $8,280,000, with a 375-day contract duration, construction beginning Sept. 28, 2026 and final completion scheduled for Oct. 8, 2027. One resident spoke at the tax-rate hearing. Each vote was 5-0, and the meeting ran from 6:01 to 6:39 p.m. The Ledger's report on the meeting is written from these minutes. The Sept. 22 council and Sept. 24 Municipal Utility Board minutes are still not posted as of Oct. 2; the next meetings on the city's posted list are the council on Oct. 13 at 6 p.m. and the Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 14 at 2:30 p.m.

This story on its own page

Source: City of Weatherford council minutes, Sept. 8, 2026, and the Granicus archive and upcoming-events list, read Oct. 2

Burn ban: 208 counties on the state list stamped 3:56 p.m. Oct. 1, Parker County listed; Johnson County is no longer on it

The Texas A&M Forest Service list stamped 3:56 p.m. Oct. 1 carries 208 counties under a burn ban, Parker County among them, with Tarrant, Hood, Palo Pinto, Wise, Jack, Erath, Somervell and Denton also listed and Johnson County not listed. The list stamped 9:59 a.m. Sept. 30, as the Ledger carried it Oct. 1, had 215 counties, with all nine of Parker's neighbors on it.

Source: Texas A&M Forest Service burn-ban list, feed stamp 10/1/2026 3:56:44 PM, read Oct. 2; the Sept. 30 count from the Ledger's Oct. 1 edition

Volleyball vs Arlington Martin, 6:30 p.m., Weatherford NGC Activity Center

What you can do. First serve 6:30 p.m. tonight, per Weatherford ISD Athletics.

Source: Weatherford ISD Athletics schedule, read Oct. 2

JAG Metals Wine & Whiskey Walk, 1 to 7 p.m., Historic Downtown Weatherford

Northwest quadrant of downtown, between North Main and York Avenue, as the chamber lists it.

Source: per Parker County Chamber of Commerce

Voter registration deadline for the Nov. 3 election

The deadline to register and be eligible to vote in the Nov. 3, 2026 election is Oct. 5, 2026, either the postmark date or the date the application is received by the county voter registrar, per VoteTexas.gov; the same day is the last day for a change of address to take effect for the election. Early voting runs Oct. 19 through Oct. 30.

What you can do. Confirm your registration, or register, at VoteTexas.gov; the election page carries the early-voting and mail-ballot dates.

Source: VoteTexas.gov registration FAQ, read Oct. 2

National Night Out, Heritage Park

Source: Aug. 25, 2026 council minutes (Granicus), read Oct. 2

Volleyball at Arlington Sam Houston, 6:30 p.m.

Source: Weatherford ISD Athletics schedule, read Oct. 2

Applications due for the Weatherford ISD Facility Planning Committee

The committee will examine the district's long-term facility and capital needs and help develop recommendations for the Board of Trustees; four meetings are planned, Oct. 26, Nov. 9, Dec. 7 and Jan. 7, 2027, and the notice says the work does not assume that a bond proposal will move forward.

What you can do. Apply through the form linked from the district's Sept. 21 notice; applicants must live within Weatherford ISD boundaries.

Source: Weatherford ISD news, published Sept. 21, 2026, read Oct. 2

Kangaroos at Arlington Lamar, 7 p.m., District 3-6A

No football game is listed for tonight. Arlington Lamar is 3-2, 1-1 in district and 3-0 away, and Weatherford is 3-2 and 1-1, per the Ledger's compilation of MaxPreps team pages, refreshed Oct. 2. The district's schedule lists the site as University of Texas at Arlington.

What you can do. Kickoff 7 p.m., per Weatherford ISD Athletics; volleyball plays at Arlington Lamar the same evening at 6:30 p.m.

Source: Weatherford ISD Athletics football and volleyball schedules, read Oct. 2; District 3-6A team pages on MaxPreps, compiled Oct. 2

Weatherford College Lone Star Region Rodeo, 6:30 p.m., Parker County Sheriff's Posse, 2251 Mineral Wells Highway

Friday, Oct. 9 and Saturday, Oct. 10 at 6:30 p.m.; admission $5.72 to $27.08, free to Weatherford College students, faculty and staff with ID and to children under 12, as the chamber lists it.

Source: per Parker County Chamber of Commerce

Every meeting, with agendas, minutes and reports

When and where the councils, boards and the county meet, with links to agendas and the Ledger's reports back to 2012.

Trackers: where each matter stands

One page per long-running matter, stating where it stands from the record and the next date.