Sunday, October 18, 2026
Compiled from the record with an editorSunday: early voting for the Nov. 3 election starts Monday and runs through Oct. 30
Why it matters. No alerts are active this morning, but Parker County stays on the state burn-ban list as the week warms to a high near 75 on Monday.
Update, Oct. 21, 2026: early voting began Oct. 19 and runs through Oct. 30; the Oct. 19 trustees meeting date has passed. Granicus still has no minutes for the Oct. 13 City Council or Oct. 14 Planning & Zoning meetings. The Parks & Recreation Advisory Board meets Thursday, Oct. 22, and the agenda and the city calendar give different locations. Mail-ballot applications must be received by Friday, Oct. 23.
149
Counties under a burn ban on the Texas A&M Forest Service list stamped 10/17/2026 9:46:31 PM, Parker County among them, down from 150 on the list stamped 10/16/2026 8:21:12 AM. More
Source: Texas A&M Forest Service burn-ban county list, feed stamp 10/17/2026 9:46:31 PM, read about 5:25 a.m. Oct. 18
Weather
Sunday: partly sunny, high near 70, south southeast wind 0 to 5 mph; no active alerts
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Monday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. No watches, warnings or advisories were active on the NWS alerts feed for the courthouse point, updated 2026-10-18T10:25:32+00:00.
Source: National Weather Service forecast for the courthouse point (gridpoint FWD 52,104), generated 2026-10-18T10:27:18+00:00; NWS active-alerts feed for 32.7593 N, 97.7972 W, updated 2026-10-18T10:25:32+00:00; read Oct. 18
The record
Burn ban: 149 counties on the state list stamped 10/17/2026 9:46:31 PM, Parker County still listed, Hood, Johnson and Denton still not
The Texas A&M Forest Service list carries 149 counties under a burn ban, Parker County among them, with Tarrant, Palo Pinto, Wise, Jack, Erath and Somervell also listed and Hood, Johnson and Denton not listed. Between the Oct. 16 stamp (150) and this one, Fannin and Menard came off and Angelina went on, the Ledger's comparison of the two lists.
Source: Texas A&M Forest Service burn-ban county list, feed stamp 10/17/2026 9:46:31 PM, read Oct. 18, compared with the list stamped 10/16/2026 8:21:12 AM
Early voting by personal appearance for the Nov. 3 election begins Monday, Oct. 19, and runs through Friday, Oct. 30
Applications for a ballot by mail must be received by Friday, Oct. 23, per the Texas Secretary of State.
Source: Texas Secretary of State
Weatherford ISD trustees meet Monday, Oct. 19, at 6 p.m. on an agenda with the 2026-2027 General Fund Budget Amendment #1, the campus and district improvement plans, House Bill 3 board goals and an English as a Second Language waiver application
Per the agenda posted on BoardBook, the consent items are Budget Amendment #1, the 2026-2027 campus attendance review committees and the School Library Advisory Council's recommended list of library materials. The superintendent's report covers an instructional focus presentation with a public hearing, the Martin Elementary campus report, the Grizzard Regional Institute of Technology and career and technical education program evaluation, the 2025-2026 bilingual/ESL program evaluation, funding from outside sources for 2025-2026, and financial reports for the month ending Aug. 31, 2026. The meeting is in the Board Room of the District Services Building, 1100 Longhorn Dr.
Source: Weatherford ISD Board of Trustees agenda for Oct. 19, 2026, BoardBook, read Oct. 17 and re-checked Oct. 18
Football: the Kangaroos, 5-2 overall and 3-1 in District 3-6A after Friday's 54-20 win over Granbury, play at Aledo, also 3-1, Friday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m.
Aledo ISD Athletics bills the game as its Pink Out Game. Remaining after that, per MaxPreps: Bowie at home Oct. 30 and at Arlington Nov. 5.
Source: MaxPreps Weatherford and Aledo football schedules, read Oct. 18; Aledo ISD Athletics schedule, read Oct. 18
The watched record, Sunday morning: Granicus still lists no minutes for the Oct. 13 City Council or Oct. 14 Planning & Zoning Commission meetings; the city's news flash and alert center feeds and the county's news flash feed carried no items
The county's Agenda Center still lists no Commissioners Court agenda after Apr. 30, 2026. The city calendar's next public meetings are the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board on Oct. 22, the Weatherford Public Library Board on Oct. 26 and the City Council on Oct. 27.
Source: City of Weatherford Granicus meeting archive, news flash, alert center and calendar RSS; Parker County news flash RSS and Agenda Center; all read Oct. 18
Coming up
Weatherford ISD Board of Trustees regular meeting, 6 p.m., Board Room of the District Services Building, 1100 Longhorn Dr.; early voting begins for Nov. 3 (date passed)
What you can do. To speak at Open Forum, give a completed request form to the Board Secretary no later than 5:55 p.m. Early voting runs through Friday, Oct. 30. (This deadline has passed.)
Source: Weatherford ISD Board of Trustees agenda for Oct. 19, 2026, BoardBook; Texas Secretary of State
Badges & Brews, 8 to 10 a.m., Major Perk Coffee, 177 Center Point Road; Young Professionals Networking, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., JRJ Construction, 1140 SW Ric Williamson Memorial Hwy (date passed)
What you can do. Badges & Brews is free; Young Professionals Networking is $25 for chamber members and $35 for nonmembers, per the chamber's listings.
Source: Parker County Chamber of Commerce event listings, read Oct. 18
Parks & Recreation Advisory Board, 5:30 p.m.: the agenda gives the location as Mount Pleasant, 213 Raymond George Way; the city's calendar lists 303 Palo Pinto Street
What you can do. Check the posted agenda for the location before attending; the two city sources differ.
Source: City of Weatherford, Parks & Recreation Advisory Board agenda for Oct. 22, 2026, Granicus, read Oct. 17; City of Weatherford calendar, read Oct. 18
Jack-O-Lantern Nights, 7 to 10 p.m., 711 W. Lee Avenue, Oct. 22, 23 and 24
What you can do. Listed on the city's calendar for Oct. 22 through Oct. 24, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Source: City of Weatherford calendar, read Oct. 18
Kangaroos at Aledo, 7 p.m., District 3-6A; mail-ballot applications must be received
What you can do. Kickoff 7 p.m. at Aledo, per MaxPreps; both teams are 3-1 in district.
Source: MaxPreps Weatherford football schedule, read Oct. 18; Texas Secretary of State
Trunk or Treat, noon to 3 p.m., 403 Hickory Ln
What you can do. Listed on the city's calendar for Oct. 24.
Source: City of Weatherford calendar, read Oct. 18
Region I-6A cross country meet at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock, per The Community News; Weatherford Public Library Board, 1 p.m., 1014 Charles St
What you can do. Weatherford's boys and girls qualified as district runners-up; the library board is listed on the city's calendar.
Source: The Community News, Oct. 15; City of Weatherford calendar, read Oct. 18
City Council, 6 p.m., 303 Palo Pinto Street
What you can do. The agenda and packet post on Granicus before the meeting.
Source: City of Weatherford calendar, read Oct. 18
Tools
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.
Burn ban: Parker County's status by day
The Texas A&M Forest Service list as the Ledger has read it.
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