Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Mostly sunny, high near 92, heat index values as high as 100; a front Thursday night, then a Friday high of 66 with gusts as high as 40 mph

The National Weather Service forecast for 32.7593 N, 97.7972 W, generated 5:26 a.m., calls for a mostly sunny Wednesday with a high near 92, heat index values as high as 100 and a south wind of 10 to 15 mph with gusts as high as 25 mph; tonight a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1 and 4 a.m., a low around 70 rising to around 72 overnight and a 20% chance of precipitation. Thursday is mostly sunny with a high near 89. Thursday night brings a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7 p.m., a low around 57 and a northeast wind of 5 to 25 mph with gusts as high as 35 mph, chance of precipitation 50%. Friday, the night of the Granbury game at Kangaroo Stadium, has a chance of rain showers before 7 a.m., a high near 66 falling to around 64 in the afternoon and a north wind around 25 mph with gusts as high as 40 mph; Friday night is mostly clear with a low around 47 and a north wind of 10 to 20 mph with gusts as high as 40 mph. The active-alerts feed for the same point listed no alerts at 5:25 a.m.

Source: National Weather Service forecast for 32.7593 N, 97.7972 W, generated 2026-10-14T10:26:33+00:00, and active-alerts feed, updated 2026-10-14T10:25:21+00:00

Up to $3,000,000 in certificates of obligation for lead and galvanized service lines: the staff memo for Tuesday's council item puts the program at approximately $6 million, 51% of it forgiven by the state, with the city's share repaid from water rates and the ordinance anticipated Dec. 15

Item 8.d on the Oct. 13 council agenda asked the council to act on a resolution directing publication of notice of intention to issue up to $3,000,000 in Tax and Utility System Surplus Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Taxable Series 2027, for utility system improvements. The staff memo from the Director of Water Utilities says the money would finance the replacement of public and private water service lines made of either lead or galvanized pipe materials, to comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Lead and Copper Rule Revisions, which the memo says require 100% lead pipe replacement within 10 years, beginning in 2027 with final completion by 2037; city staff have set a goal of completion by December 2027, subject to the Texas Water Development Board's review schedule. The memo says the TWDB invited the city in May 2024 to apply for funding up to $14,982,440 at 51% principal forgiveness and 49% loan, and that after the inventory phase the estimated cost of replacement was reduced to approximately $6 million, so the certificates are up to $3,000,000, the city's 49% share. Of the proceeds, approximately $2,872,500 would go to the project fund, with the remainder covering costs of issuance ($67,500) and the TWDB loan origination fee ($60,000). Assuming a 5.00% interest rate and a 20-year term, the memo estimates annual debt service at approximately $245,000 and total debt service at approximately $4,741,583, with a first-year payment in FY27 of approximately $94,583, interest only; the actual rate would be set by the TWDB at closing. The certificates would be sold directly to the TWDB and carry a taxable rate because the program replaces lines on private property. Debt service would be paid solely from Water Utility rate revenues, with no property tax revenues used and no impact on the interest and sinking tax rate, the memo says. If approved, the notice would run in the Weatherford Democrat on Oct. 17 and Oct. 24; the ordinance authorizing the certificates is anticipated before the council on Dec. 15, 2026, with closing with the TWDB anticipated on or about Jan. 14, 2027. Staff recommended adoption of Resolution R2026-21. Whether the council adopted it is not yet on the record: as of 5:25 a.m. Wednesday the Granicus archive showed no clip, video or minutes for the Oct. 13 meeting.

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Source: Oct. 13, 2026 City Council agenda, item 8.d, and its staff memo, item number 2026-1089-AR, read 5:25 a.m. Oct. 14; Granicus archive, read 5:25 a.m. Oct. 14

Impact fees: the city proposed raising water and wastewater fees to $2,800 each per standard unit and cutting roadway fees, a net reduction of $45 per single-family home by the staff memo's arithmetic

Item 8.f on the Oct. 13 agenda was a public hearing on the 2026 Impact Fee Study Update and the adoption of Ordinance O2026-39, amending water, wastewater and roadway impact fees. The staff memo gives the current rates as $2,332 per standard unit for water and $2,227 for wastewater, and roadway fees per service unit of $691 residential and $461 nonresidential in Service Area A, $394 and $262 in Area B, and $386 and $258 in Area C, with Area D not a current service area. The proposed rates are $2,800 per standard unit for water and $2,800 for wastewater, and roadway fees of $460.53 residential and $420 nonresidential in Area A, $159.65 and $240 in Area B, $152.41 and $240 in Area C, and $280.92 and $300 in Area D. The memo says the water and wastewater fees would rise by a combined $1,041 per single-family home and that the roadway reductions offset that increase, for a combined net reduction of $45 per single-family home. The water and wastewater fees were last updated by an ordinance adopted Nov. 16, 2021, and the roadway fees by an ordinance adopted Nov. 18, 2025, the memo says; the council appointed a Capital Improvements Advisory Committee on Feb. 10, 2026, staff met with it on May 20 and Aug. 19, the council set the hearing by Resolution R2026-19 on Sept. 22, and the Municipal Utility Board recommended adoption on Sept. 24. The fees would take effect upon adoption. Whether the council adopted the ordinance is not yet on the record.

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Source: Oct. 13, 2026 City Council agenda, item 8.f, and its staff memo, item number 2026-1098-AR, read 5:25 a.m. Oct. 14

Annexation of 9.434 acres at 1726 North Main: the staff memo says the council took no action Aug. 25, that the city inspected the ten structures on the property Sept. 29 and found them code-compliant by Oct. 1, and that the land would come in as Agriculture

Item 8.b on the Oct. 13 agenda was a public hearing and Ordinance O2026-32 on the voluntary annexation of a 9.434-acre tract at 1726 North Main Street, owned by Pat and John's Adventures and Investments Dedicated to St Joseph LLC, case ANX-25-0003. The staff memo says the property is in the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction, contiguous to the city limits and proposed for annexation for all municipal purposes; that the request was presented Aug. 25, 2026, when the council did not take action; that the Building Official inspected the ten existing structures on Sept. 29, 2026, and a follow-up inspection on Oct. 1 confirmed that all identified items had been corrected, so all ten are code-compliant and safe for occupancy; that Parker County had cited an unpermitted septic system serving the laundromat on the property under Texas Health and Safety Code Section 366.051, then, after a Sept. 8, 2026 follow-up inspection found the laundromat voluntarily shut down until sewer service could be obtained, lifted the Notice of Violation; and that upon annexation the property would receive the default zoning of Agriculture. The financial impact is listed as none, and staff recommended approval. Item 8.c, the companion zoning case ZCH-26-0012, asked for a change from Agriculture to General Commercial on the same acreage, and the Planning and Zoning Commission hears a final plat for the tract, North Weatherford Business Park Addition, today.

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Source: Oct. 13, 2026 City Council agenda, items 8.b and 8.c, and the item 8.b staff memo, item number 2026-1084-AR, read 5:25 a.m. Oct. 14; Oct. 14 Planning and Zoning Commission agenda, item 3.e; Oct. 13, 2026 council agenda packet, page 296 (https://d3n9y02raazwpg.cloudfront.net/weatherford/b6ef68c3-55ee-11f0-b7f5-005056a89546-9e81c8c5-73ad-4626-8eb3-44b3dcfaafbc-1791410809.pdf#page=296)

The Oct. 13 council meeting has no row on Granicus the morning after; the rest of Tuesday's agenda ran from two proclamations to seven consent items, the TML Region 8 ballot, a $745,497.53 breathing-apparatus purchase and the downtown interlocal with the county

The Oct. 13 agenda, still served from its AgendaViewer link, listed proclamations in recognition of Virginia Cotten Scott and declaring October 2026 Domestic Violence Awareness Month; approval of the Sept. 22 minutes, with the draft minutes attached; consent items for the FY27 Tarrant County Regional Auto Crimes Task Force interlocal, Tyler Technologies support contracts not to exceed $267,000, Bid #2026-019 for aggregate and materials not to exceed $700,000, the third and final renewal of Bid Number 2023-015 with Garcia Welding not to exceed $600,000, a Fire Station 3 generator contract with McDonald Municipal & Industrial not to exceed $230,081, a Siddons Martin Emergency Group services agreement not to exceed $115,000 and M-Pak uniform purchases not to exceed $130,000; and regular items for the Texas Municipal League Region 8 director ballot, on which staff recommended Mary Sarver, the purchase of self-contained breathing apparatus and related equipment from Casco Industries not to exceed $745,497.53, and the interlocal agreement with Parker County for downtown properties, plus an executive session on Project Apex. As of 5:25 a.m. Wednesday the Granicus archive page carried no row for the Oct. 13 meeting in its archive or upcoming tables, no clip id above 3523 and no entry for it in the agendas feed, so no video or minutes are posted; the Sept. 22 council and Sept. 24 Municipal Utility Board meetings still show an agenda, a packet and a video and no minutes, 22 and 20 days after the meetings, and the Sept. 8 council minutes remain the newest posted.

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Source: Oct. 13, 2026 City Council agenda (AgendaViewer event 3603), Granicus archive page and Granicus agendas RSS, read 5:25 a.m. Oct. 14

Volleyball: Kangaroos 3-0 over Granbury on Tuesday, per Weatherford ISD Athletics, the sixth straight win by the Ledger's count

The district's volleyball schedule lists the Oct. 13 match against Granbury at the Weatherford NGC Activity Center as W 3 - 0. By the Ledger's count of the schedule's results, the team is 22-11 and has won six straight: Arlington Bowie Sept. 25, Arlington Sept. 29, Arlington Martin Oct. 2, Arlington Sam Houston Oct. 6, Arlington Lamar Oct. 9 and Granbury Oct. 13. The next matches are at home against Aledo on Friday, Oct. 16, at 5 p.m., and at Arlington Bowie on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 6:30 p.m., per the same page. In football, MaxPreps' schedule page, last updated Oct. 11, lists the Kangaroos at 4-2 overall and 2-1 in district, 4th in District, with a Texas rank of 297 as of Wednesday's read; the Ledger's football page carried 224 as of Oct. 11.

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Source: Weatherford ISD Athletics volleyball schedule, read 5:25 a.m. Oct. 14 (the record is the Ledger's count of the posted results); MaxPreps Weatherford football schedule page, read 5:25 a.m. Oct. 14

Weatherford ISD named a CTE District of Distinction for the third consecutive year, per the district

The district's Oct. 10 notice says Weatherford ISD has been recognized for the third consecutive year as a CTE District of Distinction by the Career and Technical Association of Texas, a designation the notice says recognizes districts that demonstrate strong leadership, innovative instruction, workforce alignment and opportunities for students to connect classroom learning with future careers. The notice lists program areas including health science, engineering, agriculture, culinary arts, automotive technology, cybersecurity, education and training and welding. Separately, BoardBook now lists a regular Board of Trustees meeting for Monday, Oct. 19, at 6 p.m. in the board room of the District Services Building, 1100 Longhorn Dr., with an agenda link; the Sept. 14 meeting still has no minutes posted.

Source: Weatherford ISD news, published Oct. 10, 2026, and BoardBook organization 992, read 5:26 a.m. Oct. 14

Burn ban: 154 counties on the state list stamped 3:10 p.m. Oct. 13, Parker County still listed

The Texas A&M Forest Service list stamped 3:10 p.m. Oct. 13 carries 154 counties under a burn ban, Parker County among them. The list the Ledger read Oct. 10, stamped 8:25 a.m. Oct. 8, also had 154 counties. The city's news flash and alert center feeds and the county's news flash feed carried no items at 5:26 a.m., and the county's Agenda Center still lists no Commissioners Court agenda after the Apr. 30, 2026 emergency agenda.

Source: Texas A&M Forest Service burn-ban county list, feed stamp 10/13/2026 3:10:29 PM, read 5:20 a.m. Oct. 14; City of Weatherford news flash and alert center RSS, Parker County news flash RSS and Agenda Center, read 5:26 a.m. Oct. 14

112 Houston Ave 2026 Renovation, Bennett's Office Supply Building: a $250,000 project registered with the state Oct. 12, start Oct. 13, completion Dec. 31, as filed

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation's Architectural Barriers project search lists TABS2027003289, 112 Houston Ave 2026 Renovation, at the facility named Bennett's Office Supply Building in Weatherford, registered Oct. 12, 2026, with an estimated cost of $250,000 and a start date of Oct. 13 and completion date of Dec. 31, 2026, as the registrant filed them; the status is Project Registered. Registration is required for construction of public accommodations costing $50,000 or more; it is not a building permit, a lease or an opening date. The Comptroller's active sales-tax permit list read this morning carried no Weatherford permits dated after Oct. 9.

Source: TDLR TABS project search, read 5:19 a.m. Oct. 14; Texas Comptroller active sales-tax permit list, read 5:20 a.m. Oct. 14

Planning and Zoning Commission, 2:30 p.m., City Hall, 303 Palo Pinto St.: Heritage Park Estates rezoning (48 acres), Old Brock Road fueling station, two final plats and the Aug. 12 minutes

The agenda lists the Aug. 12 minutes; rescheduling the Nov. 11 regular meeting, which staff recommends moving to Nov. 4 for Veterans Day; a public hearing on a Conditional Use Permit for a fueling station on about 7.341 acres at 1802 Old Brock Road (CUP-26-0007), which staff recommends approving; final plat approval for Hook'em Subdivision, one residential lot on about 0.336 acres at the northwest corner of East Simmons and Bois D Arc Street (SBD-26-0007); a public hearing on a zoning change from Agriculture to Single Family 7.5 with a Planned Unit Development overlay on about 48 acres at the northeast corner of Causbie Road and Old Airport Road (ZCH-26-0014), which staff recommends approving; and final plat approval for North Weatherford Business Park Addition, one lot on about 9.434 acres at 1726 North Main (SBD-26-0008).

What you can do. Public hearings on the fueling station and the Causbie Road rezoning are on the agenda; sign in at the meeting to speak.

Source: Oct. 14, 2026 Planning and Zoning Commission agenda (AgendaViewer event 3567), read 5:25 a.m. Oct. 14

Coffee with a Cop, 9 a.m., 1225 Holland Lake Drive; Pet Vaccination and Microchip Clinic, 9 to 11 a.m., 403 Hickory Lane; cross country at a 9:30 a.m. meet

The city's calendar lists Coffee with a Cop from 9 a.m. at 1225 Holland Lake Drive and a Pet Vaccination and Microchip Clinic from 9 to 11 a.m. at 403 Hickory Lane. The district's athletics schedule lists a cross country meet Thursday at 9:30 a.m.

What you can do. Bring the pet to 403 Hickory Lane between 9 and 11 a.m.

Source: City of Weatherford calendar RSS (EIDs 7114 and 7107) and Weatherford ISD Athletics, read 5:26 a.m. Oct. 14

All About Me, 3 p.m., Major Perk, 177 Center Point Road

Source: per Parker County Chamber of Commerce

Kangaroos vs Granbury, 7 p.m., Kangaroo Stadium, District 3-6A; volleyball vs Aledo, 5 p.m., NGC Activity Center; Movies in the Park: Casper, 7 p.m., 503 Santa Fe Drive

The football game is listed on the district's schedule for 7 p.m. at Kangaroo Stadium and on MaxPreps as a district game; the Kangaroos are 4-2 and 2-1 in district, per MaxPreps, and Granbury is 2-4 and 0-3, per the Ledger's standings compilation from MaxPreps. The forecast for Friday evening is a north wind of 10 to 20 mph with gusts as high as 40 mph and a low around 47. The volleyball match against Aledo is at 5 p.m. at the Weatherford NGC Activity Center. The city's calendar lists Movies in the Park: Casper from 7 p.m. at 503 Santa Fe Drive.

What you can do. Kickoff 7 p.m.; tickets through the district's HomeTown Ticketing page, linked from the game page.

Source: Weatherford ISD Athletics football and volleyball schedules, MaxPreps, the Ledger's District 3-6A standings (fetched Oct. 14), City of Weatherford calendar RSS (EID 7113) and the NWS forecast, read Oct. 14

Early voting opens, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at any of seven Parker County sites; Weatherford ISD trustees, 6 p.m., 1100 Longhorn Dr.

Early voting for the Nov. 3 election runs Oct. 19 through Oct. 30 at the Parker County Election Building, 801 Santa Fe Dr., and six branch sites, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 19-23, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 25 and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 26-30; mail-ballot applications must be received by Oct. 23. BoardBook lists the trustees' regular meeting Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. in the board room of the District Services Building, with an agenda link.

What you can do. Find your ballot style by voting precinct on the Ledger's election page, or call Parker County Elections at 817-598-6185.

Source: Parker County early-voting sites and hours PDF (document 14066) and Sample Ballots page, read Oct. 14; BoardBook organization 992, read Oct. 14

Badges & Brews, 8 to 10 a.m., 177 Center Point Road

Source: per Parker County Chamber of Commerce

Every race on the Nov. 3 ballot, by ballot style

The election page lists the county's 12 ballot styles by voting precinct, every candidate as the county's sample ballots print them, the seven early-voting sites and hours and the 35 Election Day polling places.