This week's new bills in the TX 88th Legislative Session included backyard chickens (yep, you read that right), teacher raises, parental rights, parent notification of student emotional changes, prohibiting 'sexually explicit material,' Texas Association of School Boards and transgender, reigning in rogue DA's which includes first post-Roe legislative discussion, new TX Border Czar, how to use the budget surplus.

The Willow Park Parks Board Meeting on Tuesday, 07 February 2023 will include presentations and discussions on the Willow Park Parks & Trails Master Plan; Cross Timbers Playground; future park and trail improvements with 5-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP); The meeting is at 6p at the El Chico City Hall.

Willow Bark is back! We can't wait to see lots of four-legged faces at our second annual dog festival. Please join us for the dog costume contest, weenie dog races, live music, food trucks, kids activities, and more!" Saturday, 15 April, 2023, 11 a.m / Willow Park Civics will update as the city does.

This week Gov.Abbott appointed a TX Border Security Czar, backed a proposal to create 'Texas Title 42' expulsion policy for illegal immigrants, and sent a letter to Biden referencing Biden's visit to the border on Jan. 8 as "$20 billion too little and two years too late."

Now we know. The chicken crossed the isle to get into legislation during the TX 88th Legislative Session; three bills have been introduced to support "backyard chickens in a residential area" and "food production allowed on single-family residential lot." This legislation will definitely draw the support of many of our Willow Park neighbors.

"Texas taxpayers have an opportunity to voice their concerns on how lawmakers intend to spend their [the people's] money over the next two fiscal years as a part of the state budget." / "The state is expecting a record $188 billion in revenue estimated for 2024-25 biennium and $32.7 billion surplus.

Although most of the Columbia Shuttle debris was found in east Texas and southern Louisiana, debris recovery teams searched an area from the north west town of Littlefield, across the Parker County area. Today, 01 February 2023 marks the twentieth anniversary of the Columbia Shuttle tragedy.

This current weather is reminding Willow Park neighbors of the 13 - 17 February 2021 Storm URI. Discover resources for weather alerts and updates and read articles about the current state of our electrical grid.

30 January 2023 Newsletter from Roger Williams, the US House Rep. for Texas District 25, which includes Willow Park. This week includes, "Small businesses are hurting under the Biden Administration; House Republicans voted to prevent any further abuse of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; Texas Republicans sent a letter to President Biden demanding he reimburse Texas for the costs the state has been forced to spend on border security."

Willow Park Healthcare Campus is getting ready to open in 2023 and 2024 with medical clinics, surgical facilities, medical offices, and more. You see the construction as you travel west of the Texas Health Willow Park. Willow Park Civics first reported on the Willow Park Healthcare Campus in an April 2022 Blog.

Gov. Greg Abbott said that he'll leave his COVID-19 emergency declarations intact until the Texas Legislature [88th Legislative Session] bans mask and vaccine mandates. Dropping his pandemic order "would allow local governments to once again enforce occupancy limits, mask mandates and vaccine mandates." "Gov.

26 January 2023 Newsletter from Roger Williams, the US House Rep. for Texas District 25, which includes Willow Park. "For over two years, President Biden has waged war on American energy and has refused to invest in oil and gas production on U.S. soil...

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