Thursday, October 29, 2026
Compiled from the record with an editorThursday: Parker County's Oct. 27 roster lists 3,972 in-person early voters
Why it matters. Early voting ends Friday at 7 p.m., and the daily rosters are the only official count before Election Day, Nov. 3. Tuesday's 3,972 is the lowest count of any weekday so far.
Mostly cloudy with a high near 80 and a chance of afternoon storms, with no weather alerts. Weatherford ISD students are off Friday, and the Kangaroos host Bowie at 7 that night.
41,902
Parker County in-person early voters from Monday, Oct. 19, through Tuesday, Oct. 27, counted from nine daily county rosters with no voter ID repeated; ballots by mail are on separate lists and not included More
Source: Parker County Elections daily in-person rosters, Oct. 19-27, read Thursday
Weather
Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
No alerts were listed for the Weatherford forecast point at 6:21 a.m. Eastern (5:21 Central).
Source: National Weather Service forecast for Weatherford and its active-alerts feed, read early Thursday
The record
Tuesday turnout: 3,972 in person, for 41,902 since early voting began
The Oct. 27 in-person list has 3,972 names, down from 4,181 on Monday. Across the nine lists, no voter ID appears twice. Wednesday's roster had not been posted as of early Thursday; the county says it aims to post each day's list by 11 a.m. the next day. The lists do not say which site a voter used, and mail ballots are counted separately.
What you can do. Early voting is open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday at any county early-voting site; Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Source: Parker County Elections, in-person early-voting rosters for Oct. 19 through Oct. 27, and early-voting schedule
Volleyball: Weatherford (27-14) vs. V.R. Eaton (23-14) tonight at 6:30 in the UIL playoffs
MaxPreps now lists the match as a neutral-site playoff match but does not name the gym. The Kangaroos were third in district at 11-3.
Source: MaxPreps Weatherford volleyball schedule, updated Oct. 28
Football: Kangaroos (5-3, 3-2, fourth in district) host Bowie (3-5) Friday at 7
Weatherford comes off a 70-14 loss at Aledo on Oct. 23, per MaxPreps. The regular season ends at Arlington on Thursday, Nov. 5.
Source: MaxPreps Kangaroos football schedule
Weatherford ISD: no school Friday or Monday
The district's events calendar lists Friday, Oct. 30, as a professional development day and student holiday, and Monday, Nov. 2, as a staff work day and student holiday.
Source: Weatherford ISD district events
Burn ban: Parker County still on; Wednesday's state list holds at 149 counties
The Texas A&M Forest Service list stamped 8:29 a.m. Wednesday dropped Irion and Wichita counties and added Nacogdoches and Trinity. Palo Pinto, Wise, Jack and Somervell remain listed; Hood and Johnson are not.
Source: Texas Burn Bans list, Texas A&M Forest Service, stamped Oct. 28, compared with the Oct. 27 list
City Council's Oct. 27 decisions: still no minutes posted, unchanged since Wednesday
Source: City of Weatherford Granicus archive, checked Thursday
Commissioners Court: no written outcomes from the Oct. 26 meeting, unchanged since Wednesday
Source: Parker County Swagit portal, checked Thursday
Coming up
Municipal Utility Board, noon, 303 Palo Pinto St.; volleyball playoff vs. V.R. Eaton, 6:30 p.m.; "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812" opens at Weatherford College's Alkek Fine Arts Center, 7 p.m., free
Source: City of Weatherford calendar; MaxPreps; Parker County Chamber listing
Last day of early voting, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; WISD student holiday; Bowie at Weatherford, 7 p.m.; the musical, 7 p.m.
Source: Parker County Elections; Weatherford ISD; MaxPreps; Chamber listing
The musical's last shows, Saturday 7 p.m. and Sunday 2 p.m.
Source: Parker County Chamber listing
Weatherford ISD staff work day; no school for students
Source: Weatherford ISD
Election Day, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Source: Parker County Elections
Kangaroos football at Arlington, 7 p.m.
Source: MaxPreps
Author signing with Ralph Carlile, Weatherford Public Library, 1014 Charles St., 1 p.m.
Source: City calendar
City Council Tue Nov. 10, 6 p.m.; city offices closed Wed Nov. 11 for Veterans Day, while the calendar also lists Planning and Zoning at 2:30 p.m. that day; Parker County Chamber Veterans Day membership luncheon Wed Nov. 11, 11:30 a.m., New River Fellowship, Hudson Oaks; library fall book sale Nov. 12-14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Source: City of Weatherford calendar; Parker County Chamber calendar
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