Reminders for January 2024: Emergency Warning System test first Wednesday (03 January 2024); register for emergency alert notifications via email, text and app; current road construction; Willow Park water bill senior discount; city meetings; city events.

"A good conscience is a continual Christmas." Benjamin Franklin

Summary: Publicly, ERCOT is "expecting" to be able to meet electricity needs this Winter. However, as ERCOT hopes for the best, we should plan for the worst. A failed Fall attempt for more reliable energy online, and predictions for a colder January and February should send Willow Park residents into preparation mode.

Summary: Fifty miles south of Willow Park, Comanche Peak -- the two-reactor nuclear plant in Glen Rose that serves as baseload power for the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex -- is applying to renew its federal license.

Newsletter from Roger Williams, the US House Rep. for Texas District 25, which includes Willow Park.

The City of Willow Park celebrated its Christmas tree lighting for the first time at its new city hall location on Tuesday, Dec. 5. Santa Claus made an appearance to the delight of youngsters, and the tree was an immediate hit for family photos once lit.

Summary: Ted Cruz is one of two senators who represent the state of Texas in the US Senate. Read his latest newsletter. Topics include the following: voted in favor of the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act including funding for military construction projects in Texas; blatant antisemitism at Harvard Univ.; Senate Commerce Committee future of commercial space flight; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorization bill extension to keep the flying public safe.

A compendium of Willow Park Civics weekly news summaries, emailed to WPC Blog subscribers. The week in a glance; the year in a list. "Our republic and its press will rise and fall together." Joseph Pulitzer, Hungarian-American politician and newspaper publisher

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