Summary: A compendium of Willow Park Civics weekly news summaries for 2023. The week in a glance; the year in a list. "The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty." James Madison, 4th US President, Founding Father
Latest Update: Friday, 29 December 2023
Archive of Willow Park Civics Weekly News Summary
"The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty." James Madison, 4th US President, Founding Father
"Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better person." Benjamin Franklin
Reminder Monday for January 2024
"A good conscience is a continual Christmas." Benjamin Franklin
Be prepared for the cold shoulder from our Texas Energy Provider, ERCOT. Their Plan: Hope.
Comanche Peak nuclear power plant, 50 miles south of Willow Park, virtual public meeting 21 December
Williams Weekly: Monday, 18 December 2023
Willow Park Christmas Tree lighting, The Community News, 14 December 2023
US Senator Cruz News, 15 December 2023
WPC News Summary, 15 December 2023
"Our republic and its press will rise and fall together." Joseph Pulitzer, Hungarian-American politician and newspaper publisher
Santa's Mail Box in Willow Park
Disaster Declaration for December 2023, including Parker Co.
Sam Bass Road Drainage Issues. Needed Changes brought to City Council by Willow Park Citizens.
New Landscaping for New City Hall
Willow Park City Hall Index
US Senator Cruz News, 08 December 2023
Willow Park rejects class action lawsuit on "forever chemicals" in our water - well and Fort Worth
Williams Weekly: Monday, 11 December 2023
12 December 2023 Council Meeting
Haney Development Index
WPC News Summary, 08 December 2023
Updated blogs.
Blog 12 December 2023 Council Meeting
Added The Community News Council Review
Blog 28 November 2023 Council Meeting
Added article Council meeting Review, The Community News, 01 December 2023
Blog Willow Park Events for Fall 2023, November, December
Added photos of City Hall Christmas tree, before and after.
Blog Kelly Ranch is bringing luxury development, 10 miles south of Willow Park
Added article, Fort Worth-based national golf club operator building $100M North Texas course, its first local links, Fort Worth Report, 10 December 2023
“If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools." Plato
12 December 2023 Council Meeting
11 December 2023 Board of Adjustments Meeting
Williams Weekly: 04 December 2023
Former Willow Park Fire Department Chief Robert Farnham passes.
Country Hollow's Planned Development Agreement approved.
Kelly Ranch is a bringing luxury development, 10 miles south of Willow Park.
A new Christmas movie is filming in Granbury
City of Willow Park Newsletter, November 2023
UPDATE: Special Session 4, 88th TX Legislative Session
Williams Weekly: Monday, 04 December 2023
Reminder Monday for December 2023
WPC News Summary, 01 December 2023
Update existing blogs.
Blog Foster Care in Parker County
Article, Judge considers holding state in contempt a third time over foster care conditions, The Texas Tribune, 04 December 2023.
Article Fulfilling a Foster Child’s Christmas Wish
The Christmas Wish Project in North Texas, The Texan, 07 December 2023
Blog Willow Park Events for Fall 2023, November, December
Added Facebook video of event.
"Stand for something or you will fall for anything." Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist, ” the first lady of civil rights"
Reminder Monday for December 2023
Your real Texas Christmas tree boosts Texas and Parker County economy. Think Christmas. Buy local.
US Senator Cruz News, 01 December 2023
US Senator Cruz News, 17 November 2023
Williams Weekly: 20 November 2023
Willow Park Population. Declaring and preparing for City growth.
Willow Park HOT Funds to Hot Idea: City Billboard.
Standard Services Restaurant has started building toward Summer 2025.
28 November 2023 Council Meeting
Update existing blogs.
Blog Willow Park Events for Fall 2023, November, December. • Added reminder Facebook post from Willow Park City website • Added rescheduled Facebook post from Willow Park City website.
Blog 14 November 2023 Council Meeting. • Added Minutes, including Public Comments by two Citizens on draining problems around Sam Bass.
Added 3 Willow Park Civics Blogs
Wastewater Treatment Plant, posted 15 November 2023
Haney Development, south of Bankhead, is bringing its new commercial growth to Willow Park. posted 14 November 2023
Santa should bring mountain bikes for Christmas! Paperwork's done for the new WP bike/hike trails. posted 16 November
Week of Friday, 24 November 2023, Willow Park Civics was counting our blessing during Thanksgiving, so there were no blogs or summary.
“It’s not what we say about our blessings but how we use them is the true measure of our Thanksgiving.” Westlake Taylor Purkiser (1910–1992) American preacher, scholar, and author
The First Thanksgiving Celebration was in Texas. The Texas Legislature declared it.
Santa should bring mountain bikes for Christmas! Paperwork's done for the new WP bike/hike trails.
Update to Wastewater Treatment Plant
Haney Development, south of Bankhead, is bringing its new commercial growth to Willow Park.
Williams Weekly: 13 November 2023
US Senator Cruz News, 10 November 2023
WPC News Summary, 10 November 2023
Update existing blogs.
Blog 14 November 2023 Council Meeting. Added Council Meeting Review, The Community News; Added Blog Haney Development, south of Bankhead, is bringing its new commercial growth to Willow Park and Blog Update to Wastewater Treatment Plant
Blog Fort Worth-Dallas high-speed rail along I30 back on fast track. Added article Federal budget cuts could derail Amtrak’s big plan for Fort Worth passenger rail
"All great change in America begins at the dinner table." Ronald Reagan, 40th USA President
14 November 2023 Council Meeting
Special Session 4, 88th TX Legislative Session
US Senator Cruz News, 10 November 2023
Results from the 07 November 2023 Texas Election updated as they are released.
Reminder Monday for November 2023. VOTE TODAY! plus more
Today! A Willow Park Writer is Calling All Writers
The Passing of a Generational Memory. Six Flags Over Texas has merged, changed its name and its headquarters... sans Texas.
WPC News Summary, 03 November 2023
Update existing blogs.
Foster Care in Parker County. Added article “Sex trafficking, drugs and assault: Texas foster kids and caseworkers face chaos in rental houses and hotels”
“Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote...that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in human society for which he is accountable to God and his country.” Samuel Adams, statesman, political philosopher, US Founding Father
Voting, Tuesday 07 November 2023 Election Day. Do it.
Trouble Voting? Voting, 07 Nov. 2023 Election. Get Ready.
Fun Fort Worth water trash collection, even Willow Park's trash.
A Willow Park Writer is Calling All Writers
US Senator Cruz News, 27 October 2023
Williams Weekly: 30 October 2023
Country Hollow Ready to Build Early 2024
Bright Lights of Broadway... Broadway Business Parks in Willow Park
New Border Laws passed by Special Session 3, 88th TX Legislative Session
WPC News Summary, 27 October 2023
“Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote...that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in human society for which he is accountable to God and his country.” Samuel Adams, statesman, political philosopher, US Founding Father
Last Week of Early Voting, Monday, 30 October. Do it. 07 Nov. 2023 Election.
Weaponizing Blind Catfish. It's all about our drinking water.
Street Improvement Projects, Sam Bass Road, West
Williams Weekly: 23 October 2023
Nope, you didn't flush more in September. Increase in Willow Park Wastewater Sewer Rates.
Proposition 8 Broadband on Ballot of 07 Nov. 2023 Election.
24 October 2023 Council Meeting
WPC News Summary, 20 October 2023
Update existing blogs.
24 October 2023 Council Meeting. Added FB video link and The Community News Council Review
17 October 2023 P&Z Commission and Capital Improvement Advisory Meeting. Added Willow Park Civics audio of meeting, Willow Park Civics meeting notes
“Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote...that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in human society for which he is accountable to God and his country.” Samuel Adams, statesman, political philosopher, US Founding Father
24 October 2023 Council Meeting
Early voting starts Monday, 23 October. Do it.
Williams Weekly: 16 October 2023
Parker Co. Ice House Slow Meltdown and Closing
Ready to Ride. WP Trail Amendment Master Plan Approved.
Voting, 07 Nov. 2023 Election. Get Ready. It’s your citizen right and your civic responsibility.
Ballot: 07 Nov. 2023 Election. Get Ready. It’s your citizen right and your civic responsibility.
WPC News Summary, 13 October 2023
Update existing blogs.
16 August 2022, Capital Improvement Advisory Committee* / P&Z Comm. Added minutes
Ready to Ride. WP Trail Amendment Master Plan Approved. Added article Council approves trail plan amendment, The Community News, 11 October 2023
Willow Park > City Services > Wastewater. Added notice of wastewater rate increase, Willow Park Website, 20 September 2023
10 October 2023 Council Meeting. Added Willow Park Civics Blog > New Kids Mountain Bike Skills Area and Trails at Kings Gate Park
“We cannot sustain a democratic republic with a citizenry that is completely uninformed about, and basically estranged from, our Constitution and our institutions.” Douglas H. Ginsburg, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
17 October 2023 P&Z Commission and Capital Improvement Advisory Meeting
Who Has the Worst Weather in Texas?
“Risks of Flash Flooding" Meeting, 18 October 2023
Update of Street Improvement Projects. 10 October 2023 Council Meeting
Biden’s Border Crisis, US House Rep D25 Roger Williams
Street Improvement Projects, Sam Bass Road, West
New Kids Mountain Bike Skills Area and Trails at Kings Gate Park
Schools. Special Session 3, 88th TX Legislative Session
Special Session 3, 88th TX Legislative Session
10 October 2023 Council Meeting (Added meeting notes, The Community News council review article.)
WPC News Summary, Week ending 06 October 2023
Update existing blogs.
12 September 2023 Council Meeting. Added meeting minutes.
"A sacred respect for the constitutional law is the vital principle, the sustaining energy of a free government." Alexander Hamilton, Founding Father, American military officer, statesman, first secretary of the treasury from during George Washington's presidency
10 October 2023 Council Meeting
Register: 07 Nov. 2023 Election. Get Ready. It’s your citizen right and your civic responsibility.
Williams Weekly: 02 October 2023
US Senator Cruz Newsletter, 29 September 2023
Calendar: 07 Nov. 2023 Election. Get Ready. It’s your citizen right and your civic responsibility.
With 5K new homes, 1K acres commercial, just 10 miles east, the Veale Ranch is moving forward.
Wed. 04 Oct 2023, 1:20P CMT, FEMA and FCC Plan Nationwide Emergency Alert Test
TX House Rep. Rogers: One Town Hall and One OpEd
Reminder Monday for October 2023
WPC News Summary, Week of Friday, 29 September 2023
Update existing blogs.
Willow Park Civics Blog > Film Industry in Texas gets big boost from TX 88th Legislature. Added article Texas Film, Video Game Industries in the Spotlight, State Fuels Incentive Engine to Compete for Productions and Jobs, Fiscal Notes Texas Comptroller, August 2023
Willow Park Civics Blog > Fort Worth will welcome millions for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, largest sporting event ever. Added article Arlington, regional officials consider local funds to pay for World Cup improvements, Fort Worth Report, 27 September 2023
"The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted." – James Madison, 4th US President and Founding Father
Willow Park Events for Fall 2023, October. Next Tuesday, 03 October 2023 is National Night Out in Willow Park.
Williams Weekly: 25 September 2023
US Senator Cruz Newsletter, 22 September 2023
Cancelled: 26 September 2023 Council Meeting
Parker Co in Today's History. On 25 Sept 1867, Oliver Loving of the Goodnight - Loving Trail died.
WPC News Summary, Week of Friday, 22 September 2023
Update existing blogs.
"Wherever you may wander, wherever you may roam… Native Texans keep Texas home." WPC Blog with article "Staying Put," Dr. M. Ray Perryman, 20 September 2023
"Foster Care in Parker County" WPC Blog with article with article "One-third of Texas foster care caseworkers left their jobs last year as the agency continued putting kids in hotels." The Texas Tribune, 26 September 2023
"If you are guided by opinion polls, you are not practicing leadership, you are practicing followership." Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of UK
Lights Out, Texas! from 05 Sept to 20 Oct 2023 for Fall bird migration.
Update: Country Hollow, new builder and new start for Willow Park housing development.
Updated: 12 September 2023 Council Meeting
US Senator Cruz Newsletter, 15 September 2023
Freedom Matters. Celebrate Freedom Week, Constitution Week, and Constitution Day
Williams Weekly: 18 September 2023
“Save Me With a Seat" week. Half of child car seats are installed incorrectly. WP Police can help.
WPC News Summary, Week of Friday,15 September 2023
Update existing blogs.
"Parker County Transportation Bond and Willow Park Streets" WPC Blog with The Community News article "Trustees receive transportation, construction updates"
"There are people who think that plunder loses all its immorality as soon as it becomes legal." Frédéric Bastiat, French economist, advocate of classical and Adam Smith economics
Film Industry in Texas gets big boost from TX 88th Legislature.
Williams Weekly: 11 September 2023
Juvenile curfew repealed. Willow Park repeals City juvenile curfew based on new TX state law.
TX Senator Springer Newsletter, September 2023
Willow Park utility bill increases, on the heals of the City's (celebrated) tax decrease.
WPC News Summary, 08 September 2023
"A leader is someone who helps improve the lives of other people or improve the system they live under." Sam Houston, general in Texas Revolution; 1st and 3rd President of the Republic of Texas; 7th Governor of Texas
12 September 2023 Council Meeting
Willow Park Events for Fall 2023
Wherever you may wander, wherever you may roam… Native Texans keep Texas home.
Cruz: US Senator Cruz Newsletter, 08 September 2023
Williams Weekly: 04 September 2023
Reminder Monday for September 2023
WPC News Summary, Week of Friday 01 September 2023
"One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than by their results." Milton Friedman, American economist and statistician, 1976 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
Fort Worth-Dallas high-speed rail along I30 back on fast track.
Ace Hardware in Willow Park, new owner and new life
Cancelled: 31 August 2023 Special Council Meeting
Willow Park Municipal Court, 3Q 2023 Report
Tommy's Boats is weighing anchor.
WPC News Summary, Week of Friday 25 August 2023
"No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave." Calvin Coolidge, 30th US President
Flea problems rising in Fort Worth. And what happens in Fort Worth does not stay in Fort Worth.
New Property Tax State Laws and how they affect Willow Park residents, Q&A by Phil King
Williams Weekly: 21 August 2023
Country Hollow, new builder and new start for Willow Park housing development.
WPC News Summary, Week of Friday 18 August 2023
"Govern wisely and as little as possible!" Sam Houston, general in Texas Revolution; 1st and 3rd President of the Republic of Texas; 7th Governor of Texas
22 August 2023 Council Meeting
Water: August is National Water Quality Month
Parker County Transportation Bond and Willow Park Streets.
Drink. Drive. Go To Jail. Enforcement Wave - Labor Day, 18 August to 04 September, 2023
Willow Park Parks and Trails Index
Willow Park Trails (and EPCoT) Master Plan, Fantastic Brochure, August 2023 Update
WPC News Summary, Week of Friday 11 August 2023
“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives." James Madison, 4th US President and Founding Father
15 August 2023 P&Z Commission Meeting
Three Kinds of Drought, Texas Water Development Board
Willow Park Property Tax for 2023 and the Devil in the Details
Williams Weekly: 07 August 2023
New Ready-made Kings Gate Park. It's Official.
Update: Street Improvement Projects, Ranch House Road (Vista and Crown)
Results for Operation Slow Down, WP Police Enforcement Wave, 14 July to 30 July 2023
WPC News Summary, Week of Friday 04 August 2023
"Everybody can be great... because everybody can serve.” Martin Luther King, Jr., Minister and the most prominent leader in the civil rights movement
08 August 2023 Council Meeting
Fort Worth is primed for a real estate boom - and its coming this way.
Willow Park citizen Ever Gomez steps up to support Communication Board
Wastewater Project: Bankhead Highway Sewer Line
Wastewater Project: Bankhead I20
Street Improvement Projects, Update of Phase One, July 2023
Williams Weekly: 31 July 2023
WPC News Summary, Week of Friday, 28 July 2023
01 August 2023 Parks Board Meeting, added meeting WPC audio file
18 July 2023 Special Council Meeting, added minutes
17 July 2023 P&Z Meeting, added WPC audio file
”Those who won our independence believed liberty to be the secret of happiness." Louis D. Brandeis, Justice of the US Supreme Court, 1916 to 1939
Reminder Monday for August 2023
01 August 2023 Parks Board Meeting
Summer water advice from the Texas Water Development Board
Council votes to sue designer of Fort Worth Water Project
Air Quality in Willow Park and Parker County from surrounding growth.
Williams Weekly: 24 July 2023
Before Peaches, Watermelons Ruled in Parker County
WPC News Summary, Week of Friday 21 July 2023
Added to past WPC blog or WPC webpage
UPDATE: Property Tax, 88th TX Legislative Session: Update: 14 July 2023, Gov. Greg Abbott has signed an $18 billion tax cut for Texas property owners, sending the proposals to voters for their approval later this year. Two articles.
"Good intentions will always be pleaded for every assumption of authority. It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters." Daniel Webster, statesman, lawyer, congressman, and one of the greatest orators and most influential statesmen in the United States in the early 19th century.
Tarrant County leads state in Alzheimer’s case numbers.
"The District at Willow Park" is calling all musicians.
Street Improvement Projects, Old Ford Rd, Crested Butte Ct, Pleasant Ct, and Ridge Haven Ct
Williams Weekly: 17 July 2023
18 July 2023 Special Council Meeting
Operation Slow Down, Willow Park Police Enforcement Wave, 14 July to 30 July 2023
WPC News Summary, 14 July 2023
”I humble myself before God, and there the list ends." Sam Houston, general in Texas Revolution; 1st and 3rd President of the Republic of Texas; 7th Governor of Texas
Electricity Warning / 16 July to 18 July 2023 / ERCOT TXANS Alert
18 July 2023 P&Z Commission Meeting
18 July 2023 Special Council Meeting
Operation Slow Down, Willow Park Police Enforcement Wave, 14 July to 30 July 2023
Fort Worth, Weatherford in high stakes competition for cutting horse business
"The District" restaurants, entertainment, and retail to open September 2023
UPDATE: Property Tax, 88th TX Legislative Session
Williams Weekly: 10 July 2023
Drainage Improvement Project, Phase Two
WPC News Summary, 07 July 2023
Added to past blogs
UPDATE: Property Tax, 88th TX Legislative Session
Abbott praises legislature for passing historic tax cuts bills, vows to sign them into law
Texas economist: Property tax relief package 2nd largest in state history
Texas Senate unanimously passes $18 billion in property tax relief
Electricity, Energy, ERCOT
“Texas Must Upgrade Its Energy Grid To Accommodate New Renewable Power”
”Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one." Thomas Paine, Founding Father, political activist, philosopher, political theorist
11 July 2023 Council Meeting
Fort Worth will welcome millions for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, largest sporting event ever.
Electricity, Energy, ERCOT
Reminder Monday for July 2023
Williams Weekly: 03 July 2023
No means NO Fireworks in Willow Park.
WPC News Summary, 30 June 2023
"I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may be trusted to govern themselves without a master." Thomas Jefferson, 3rd US President and Founding Father
No means NO Fireworks in Willow Park.
Rural Population Dynamics ‑ Texas Style
Williams Weekly, 26 June 2023
Property Tax, 88th TX Legislative Session
Drink. Drive. Go To Jail. Enforcement Wave - Independence Day, 23 June to 09 July, 2023
27 June 2023 Council Meeting
WPC News Summary, 23 June 2023
"How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words!" Samuel Adams, statesman, political philosopher, US Founding Father
27 June 2023 Council Meeting
Electricity Warning #2 in two weeks, 25 June to 30 June 2023
Texas has the fifth-highest percentage of water pipes made of lead. How about your home?
Drainage Improvement Project, Phase One
Gone! TX Vehicle Safety Inspections... but not quite for Parker Co.
Williams Weekly: 19 June 2023
UPDATE: Voluntary Conservation Notice from Electric Weather Watch from 15 June to 21 June, 2023! > Electricity Weather Watch from 15 June to 21 June 21, 2023!
WPC News Summary, 16 June 2023
“Tomorrow will be better as long as America keeps alive the ideals of freedom and a better life." Walt Disney, American animator, film producer and entrepreneur
Growth from the North, Interesting WP Property for Sale
Growth from the East, The Community News article
Welcome Police Chief Franklin -- again.
New City Hall: Debt Done
Williams Weekly: 12 June 2023
13 June 2023 Council Meeting
WPC News Summary, 09 June 2023
“Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility.” Eleanor Roosevelt, American political figure, diplomat, pacifist and activist President Harry S. Truman called her the "First Lady of the World" in tribute to her human rights achievements
13 June 2023 Council Meeting
"Texas is the headquarters of headquarters" with the Most Fortune 500 HQs
New Port-to-Plains Interstate, Growth from the West, Update
Drink. Drive. Go To Jail. Enforcement Wave > Independence Day, 23 June to 09 July, 2023,
Street Improvement Projects, Kings Gate Road
Street Improvement Projects, Phase One
Street Improvement Projects, Comprehensive
Reminder Monday for June 2023
WPC News Summary, 02 June 2023
"It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority." Benjamin Franklin, US Founding Father and America Polymath
Reminder Monday for June 2023
Street Improvement Projects, Kings Gate Road
Not this session, Update on Cross Timbers Regional Utility Authority
Street Improvement Projects, Comprehensive
Happy Trails to You, Willow Park Trails Master Plan Update
Williams Weekly: 29 May 2023
Kings Gate Park, WP’s New Ready-made Playground and Trails
Memorial Day: Willow Park resident honors a brother who died in service.
Memorial Day: Willow Park's Pfc. Paul Balint Jr.
WPC News Summary, 26 May 2023
“No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.” General Douglas MacArthur, US General of the Army, WW2
Memorial Day: Willow Park's Pfc. Paul Balint Jr.
Memorial Day: Willow Park resident honors a brother who died in service.
Fort Worth gained the highest number of new residents of any city in the country
Adding Communication Boards to WP Playgrounds, Parks, and Trails
Garbage! New trash and recycling plan (and fees) for Willow Park, UPDATE
Williams Weekly: 22 May 2023
Click It or Ticket, WP Police Enforcement Wave May 22 – June 4, 2023
23 May 2023 Council Meeting
WPC News Summary, 19 May 2023
"Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God?" Thomas Jefferson, 3rd US President and Founding Father
Click It or Ticket, WP Police Enforcement Wave May 22 – June 4, 2023
23 May 2023 Council Meeting
Parker County in History: 19 May 1836
Six new parks coming to Texas, one just an hour west.
Wastewater Project: Effluent Line
Williams Weekly: 15 May 2023
Cross Timbers Regional Utility Authority, update on concerns
Street Improvement Projects, Ranch House Road (Vista and Crown)
SeeClickFix, new digital portal to WP Public Utilities
WPC News Summary, 12 May 2023
"Nations do not die from invasion; they die from internal rottenness." Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President
Electricity and ERCOT, Summer Overload
Willow Park is developing: Update April 2023
Street Improvement Projects, Crown Road
Williams Weekly: 08 May 2023
All door-to-door sales working in Willow Park must have city-issued permit and lanyard.
WPC News Summary, 05 May 2023
"Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them." Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the US
09 May 2023 Council Meeting
New Water Management for Parker County - Cross Timbers Regional Utility Authority
Williams Weekly: 01 May 2023
TxDOT I20 Project through Willow Park, starts May 2023
Cruz: US Senator Cruz Newsletter, 21 April 2023
06 May 2023 Election for Willow Park: When, How, Why
Reminder Monday for May 2023
WPC News Summary, 28 April 2023
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor from 161 to 180 AD and a Stoic philosopher. He was the last of the rulers known as the Five Good Emperors and the last emperor of the Pax Romana, an age of relative peace, calmness and stability for the Roman Empire lasting from 27 BC to 180 AD.
Reminder Monday for May 2023
06 May 2023 Election for Willow Park: When, How, Why
02 May 2023 Parks Board Meeting
Bills That Affect You, 88th TX Legislative Session
Foster Care in Parker County
Water for Willow Park, A New Beginning
Street Improvement Projects, Kings Gate Road Bridge
Street Improvement Projects, Update 24 April 2023
WPC News Summary, 21 April 2023
"There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country. One is by the sword. The other is by debt." John Adams, 2nd US President and Founding Father
Schools, Students, and Education, 88th TX Legislative Session
25 April 2023 Council Meeting
Canvas, New WPNorth Townhomes for Lease - Update
"New" Fire Marshal Dept. in Willow Park
Garbage! New trash and recycling plan (and fees) for Willow Park
Williams Weekly: 17 April 2023
Willow Park Police Academy
Wastewater Treatment Plant
WPC News Summary, 14 April 2023
"When the people are afraid of the government, that's tyranny. But when the government is afraid of the people, that's liberty." Thomas Jefferson, 3rd US President and Founding Father
Budget and Surplus, 88th TX Legislative Session
18 April 2023 P&Z Comm. Meeting
Hundreds of acres could trade between Weatherford and Willow Park ETJ
New Child Safety Zones ordinance enforcing sex offender laws in Willow Park.
Click It or Ticket and Operation Slow Down, WP Police cruising for trouble.
Willow Bark is back, 15 April 2023
Street Improvement Projects, Update 06 April 2023
11 April 2023 Council Meeting
WPC News Summary, 07 April 2023
“We are an Easter People and Alleluia is our song!” Pope John Paul II, Angelus, Adelaide, Australia Sunday, 30 November 1986
Schools, Students, and Education, 88th TX Legislative Session
11 April 2023 Council Meeting
Texas leads U.S. with fastest economic expansion
New City Hall: Update - Debt
06 May 2023 Election for Willow Park: When, How, Why
Williams Weekly: 03 April 2023
WP Emergency Warning Systems
03 April 2023 Special Council Meeting
WPC News Summary, 31 March 2023
“For all its enormous range of space, climate, and physical appearance, and for all the internal squabbles, contentions, and strivings, Texas has a tight cohesiveness perhaps stronger than any other section of America.” John Steinbeck, American writer and the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature winner
WP Emergency Warning Systems
03 April 2023 Special Council Meeting
TX State Gambling, 88th TX Legislative Session
Current Willow Park Financial Audit
Cruz: US Senator Cruz Newsletter, 24 March 2023
Texas 'will be short thousands of skilled workers by 2030
City Buying a New City Hall This Thursday?
30 March 2023 Special Council Meeting
Sr. Discount for WP Water Bill. Tell all your senior neighbors!
WPC News Summary, 24 March 2023
"It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue." Samuel Adams, American statesman, a US Founding Father
Bills That Affect You, 88th TX Legislative Session
Paxton Shut Down Texas Robocallers that Made Billions of Illegal Calls
Cruz: US Senator Cruz Newsletter, 10 March 2023
Make a difference in your water supply -- and your water bill.
Parker County Days in 88th TX Legislative Session, 28 & 29 March
Reception honoring Police Chief Ellis
Williams Weekly: 10 March 2023
Communicate with your elected officials; 88th TX Legislative Session
Willow Park will have a May 2023 election ballot, with a decision that will effect property taxes.
Palo Pinto/Parker water authority partnership -- or maybe not
WPC News Summary, 17 March 2023
Only on What's Happening, Willow Park
Planets and Moon Set to Align to Form ‘Planet Parade’ Late March —Here’s What You Need to Know.
Updated Blogs and Issues
14 March 2023 Council Meeting
"A nation of well-informed men who have been taught to know and prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved. It is in the region of ignorance that tyranny begins." Benjamin Franklin, US Founding Father and America Polymath
"Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me." Primary Catholic Patron Saint of Ireland, St Patrick’s Feast, 17 March
88th TX Legislature News Summary, 17 March 2023
WP Council names interim police chief
Willow Park represented in the US House of Representatives
ONCOR Electricity, Willow Park storm damage and prevention
Goodbye Willow Park Fire and Rescue
Willow Park election cancelled -- again.
14 March 2023 Council Meeting
WPC News Summary, 10 March 2023
Updated Blogs and Issues
Willow Park Civics Blog > New Willow Park Police Station
Willow Park Civics Blog > Standard Services Restaurant is taking shape and WOW.
Willow Park Civics Blog > 14 March 2023 Council Meeting
Willow Park Civics Blog > Election Results: Voters approve ESD1 annexing fire department. Props A&B
Willow Park Civics > Issues > Fire Department ESD1
“I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!” Patrick Henry, 12 March 1775, American attorney, politician, orator, first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia
88th TX Legislature News Summary, 10 March 2023
14 March 2023 Council Meeting
Property Tax, 88th TX Legislative Session
One-of-a-kind Universal Theme Park is coming to Frisco.
Street Improvement Projects, Update 06 March 2023
Vehicle Safety Recalls Week, 06 March
Rogers: Mothers and Fathers of Texas Education
Finance: Willow Park Sales Tax
Williams Weekly: 03 March 2023
Willow Park is developing: Updates
Remember the Alamo. And remember freedom is not free.
WPC News Summary, 03 March 2023
Only on What's Happening, Willow Park
Gardening For Monarch Butterflies
“Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.” George Washington, Founding Father and 1st US President
88th TX Legislature News Summary, 03 March 2023
New Willow Park Police Station
Texas Rangers’ Bicentennial, Sens. Cruz, Cornyn introduce bill.
Willow Park Police Chief resigns.
Williams Weekly: 24 February 2023
WP Emergency Warning Systems
28 February 2023 Council Meeting
WPC News Summary, 24 February 2023
“Devotion to the truth is the hallmark of morality; there is no greater, nobler, more heroic form of devotion than the act of a man who assumes the responsibility of thinking.” Ayn Rand, Russian-born American writer and philosopher, author of Atlas Shrugged
88th TX Legislature News Summary, 24 February 2023
28 February 2023 Council Meeting
Election Integrity, 88th TX Legislative Session
New (Interim) City Hall: Update Cost
Gov. Abbott's Legislative Priorities for the 88th Legislative Session
Our Texas State Legislators receive committee assignments, 88th Legislative Session
Standard Services Restaurant is taking shape and WOW.
Last week’s ice storm stirred the taxpayer-funded renewable energy debate.
Cruz: US Senator Cruz Newsletter, 17 February 2023
Williams: High Inflation Continues to Hurt Working Americans
Country Hollow, a new Willow Park housing development
21 February 2023 P&Z Comm. Meeting
WPC News Summary, 17 February 2023
"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." John Adams, Second US President and Founding Father
88th TX Legislature News Summary, 17 February 2023
21 February 2022 P&Z Comm. Meeting
Go east, young man: The Ranch Development East of Willow Park
Texas Republicans tapped to chair four committees in U.S. House - including WP's Rep.
Q&A Redux, Happy Trails to You
Rogers: The Texans’ House
Lt. Gov. Patrick's official list of TX Senate legislative priorities, 88th TX Legislative Session
Williams: Republicans Mark an End to the COVID-19 Pandemic
WP's PC Brewing Co. is moving - but not far.
Where Did All the Press-Friendly Texas Politicians Go?
14 February 2023 Council Meeting
WPC News Summary 2023, 10 February 2023
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of freedoms of the people by gradual and silent encroachment of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." James Madison, Fourth US President and Founding Father
88th TX Legislature News Summary, 10 February 2023
13 February 2023 Board of Adjustments Meeting
Read the sky, SKYWARN Spotter Training
Williams: Williams' Weekly, 06 February 2023
TX Senator Springer drew the short straw in re-election
Aledo ISD: your property taxes and ISD tax rates
Cruz: US Senator Cruz Newsletter, 04 February 2023
Happy Trails to you, Willow Park
WPC News Summary 2023, 03 February 2023
"You can’t be for big government, big taxes, and big bureaucracy and still be for the little guy." Ronald Reagan, 40th US President
88th TX Legislature News Summary, 03 February 2023
07 February 2023 Parks Board Meeting
Willow Bark is back.
"Invasion" on the Border, Parker Co. included
Backyard chickens now part of TX 88th Legislative Session
Budget and Surplus, 88th TX Legislative Session
Falling Across Texas, Remembering the Columbia Shuttle
This week's weather and the electrical grid
Williams: Williams' Weekly, 30 January 2023
New Medical Campus in Willow Park
Gov. Abbott reveals why Covid19 emergency declarations are still intact
Williams: President Biden Drains U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve
WPC News Summary 2023, 27 January 2023
"God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless." Chester Nimitz, Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet, and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, commanding Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War
88th TX Legislature News Summary, 27 January 2023
WP Emergency Warning Systems
Bills that affect you, 88th TX Legislative Session
Schools, Students, and Education, 88th TX Legislative Session
Water for Willow Park
TX lawmakers highlight state's fragile water systems, including WP's Tx House Rep D60 Glenn Rogers
Willow Park Baptist Church opens new campus!
Willow Park North Exciting Updates in Maps
Ted Cruz To Reintroduce Bill Reinstating Military Members Who Refused COVID-19 Vaccine
24 Jan. 2023 Council Meeting
WPC News Summary 2023 for 20 January 2023
“I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." Thomas Jefferson, Third President and Founding Father of the U.S.
88th TX Legislature News Summary
Your Phone Bill, Texas Connectivity Fund, 88th TX Legislative Session
Williams: Williams' Weekly
Texas now home to 30 million people / Wilks Development Map
TX Senator Cornyn visits border
TX State Gambling, 88th TX Legislative Session
Texas gas prices continue to rise at faster rate than overall U.S. prices
Electricity and ERCOT
Rogers: Who is keeping score?
New (Interim) City Hall
WPC News Summary 2023 Week of Friday 13 January 2023
"No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session." Gideon Tucker, 1826 - 1899, American lawyer, newspaper editor and politician
88th TX Legislature News Summary
Aledo ISD Growth Committee Data Dig
New (Interim) City Hall - Updated
Minority Party House Committee Chairs, 88th TX Legislative Session
Rogers: Defending our local schools
Glamper Camper Pampers your RV, Boat, and Classic Car
Glen Rose Nuclear Power Plant to renew License
Williams: Sworn in to WP's TX-25
WPC News Summary 2023 Week of Friday 06 January 2023
“A nation can only be free, happy, and great in proportion to the virtue and intelligence of the people." Stephen F. Austin, "Father of Texas,” 4th Secretary of State of Texas
Texas laws that took effect 01 January 2023
Automated McDonald's in White Settlement, First in US
"Invasion" on the Border, Parker Co. included
New (Interim) City Hall
Corporate subsidies come to Aledo ISD in Chapter 313 Project Redeemer
Corporate Welfare/Subsidies, 88th TX Legislative Session
General Legislative Info. 88th TX Legislative Session
WPC News Summary 2022
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