Summary: School choice is the political battleground this week in the 88th Texas Legislature. The Senate voted for school choice, the House voted against. / State civics is an integral part of Willow Park civics and of Willow Park Civics. Willow Park Civics is providing a blog of articles on specific legislative topics, during the 88th Texas Legislative Session.

Agenda items: Joint Solid Waste Agreement with neighboring cities with Republic Waste Services; STEP grants - Click It or Ticket and Operation Slow Down; ordinance for Fire Marshal and Fire Department; sex offenders registry for Willow Park; appoint Fire Marshal John Schneider to the Police Department Committee; dispose or donate surplus office items and equipment; Executive Session - contracts for the purchase of 120 El Chico along with adjoining unimproved property Location and Time: El Chico

Summary: "Texas continues to lead the U.S. with the fastest economic expansion, according to new data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. As measured by Texas' gross domestic product, the value of all goods and services it produces, the Texas economy expanded at an annual rate of 7% - nearly triple the national GDP rate of 2.6%" Latest Update: Monday, 03 April, 2023 Select #Tags for additional articles: #Finance Texas leads U.S.

Summary: No longer the interim lease of a suite, the City of Willow Park is purchasing the entire building at 120 El Chico Trail. Currently the city is working on funding of $8,500,000* for the purchase. The new El Chico City Hall will be over six (6) times larger than the old Ranch House Road City Hall and will house all city departments.

Current deadline: Registration deadline is Thursday, 06 April 2023. / When, how, where and why vote in the Saturday, 06 May 2023 election. Your property tax will increase if the Aledo ISD bond proposal passes during the 06 May 2023 election. Got your attention?

This week's Williams Weekly includes Lower Energy Costs Act; Career and Technical Education; Tax, Economic Growth, and Capital Access Subcommittee hearing; Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains Subcommittee; Financial Services Committee; Boots to Business training event on base to hear from transitioning veterans; TV and podcast shows.

Summary: Wednesday, 05 April, 2023, and on the first Wednesday of every month, the Willow Park Fire Department conducts a full test of the Willow Park outdoor siren warning system. At 1 p.m. you may hear about three (3) minutes of siren noise during the test.

Agenda items: purchase of new city hall building with debt (CO) of about $8.5M; sale of Public Safety Building Location and Time: El Chico City Hall, 120 El Chico Trail, Suite A, Willow Park, TX 76087, 6PM Meeting Page (agenda packet, minutes, video) / Video Facebook *Minutes approved during the next city council meeting.

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