Summary: This week's updates include the following:Chapter 313 helps petrochemical companies and hurts public schools; a statewide vote on commercial casinos and sports wagering.

Summary: The purpose of the Board of Adjustments is "to make special exceptions to the terms of the zoning ordinance." This BOA Meeting will consider a landscape exception for Parker County Brewery on I20 Service Road.

Summary: "Waiting until storms are on your doorstep is not the time to start thinking about severe weather preparedness. By participating in this training session, you will gain a better understanding of Texas' severe weather threats."

Summary: 06 February 2023 Newsletter from Roger Williams, the US House Rep. for Texas District 25, which includes Willow Park. This week includes a report on recent storm damage and "Biden Administration Distracts from Small Business Failures" and "Opposing Biden's Burdensome WOTUS Rule."

Summary:"Because the Texas Senate's four-year terms do not fit neatly into the decennial redistricting period, after districts are redrawn, senators must draw to see who must run again in 2024." Willow Park TX Senator Springer, who won a four-year term in 2022, must run again in 2024.

Summary: About half of your Willow Park personal property taxes are paid to the Aledo Independent School District or Weatherford ISD, so what happens in these ISDs directly affects your family finances, whether you have a student in public schools or not.

Summary: Cruz introduced a dozen bills to the US Senate this week, including Term Limits, The Energy Freedom Act, The Federal Permitting Modernization Act (FAST Act) and The 90-day Review Act, seven bills on COVID-based restrictions.

Summary: Willow Park is at the center of an exciting project for a new East Parker County Trail (EPCoT) system that is planned to reach from Weatherford to Aledo, and someday from Mineral Wells to Dallas.

Summary: An archive of Willow Park Civics weekly news summaries, emailed to WPC Blog subscribers. Latest Update: Friday, 03 February 2023 Archive of Willow Park Civics Weekly News Summary Week of Friday, 03 February 2023 in .pdf and in .html "You can't be for big government, big taxes, and big bureaucracy and still be for the little guy."

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