Summary: This week's updates include the following: federal penalty for illegal voting - again; replacing Harris County election officials; banning college campus polling locations; still hot topic school choice and education accounts; 'Save Women's Sports Act' for collegiate athletics; protecting Texas educators who refuse to participate in LGBT inclusion training CDC; fixing teacher shortages; Abbott support for casino gambling; softening proposed ban on Chinese purchases of TX land; targeting

Summary: A new committee of Willow Park city elected officials and staff will be planning for a new Willow Park Police Station. Plans are being negotiated to sell the current Willow Park Safety Building to Parker County Emergency Services District 1 (ESD1), as a part of the ESD1's annexation of the Willow Park Fire and Rescue Department.

Summary: Happy Texas Independence Day, 02 March 1836. "In 1821, Stephen F. Austin, known as the 'Father of Texas,' made a contract to bring 300 families to the Spanish province, which now is Texas. There was no regular army to protect them, so Austin called the citizens together and organized a group to provide the needed protection.

Summary: Willow Park Police Chief Ellis, aka Chief West, who married without fanfare a few months ago, has officially submitted her retirement as of the end of March. Six years ago Carrie West came to Willow Park, making history as Parker County's first female chief of police.

Summary: "This week, I was proud to lead the Small Business Committee in an oversight effort of the Biden Administration's regulatory agenda; tour the UT Arlington Aerodynamics Research Center; attend a listening session with members of the Glen Rose and Somervell County communities; meet with the Burleson ISD leadership and hear about their new school safety protocols and share more on my bipartisan school security bill that would bolster the physical security of our schools."

Summary: Wednesday, 01 March, 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.

Summary: Agenda items include the following: final plat for Country Hollow residential subdivision; increased sales tax; un-budgeted [El Chico City Hall] expenses; appoint members to a newly formed Police Station Committee; amend the Police Department Budget for overtime; cancellation of the May 2023 General Election.

Summary: A compendium of Willow Park Civics weekly news summaries, emailed to WPC Blog subscribers. The week in a glance; the year in a list. Latest Update: Friday, 24 February 2023 Archive of Willow Park Civics Weekly News Summary Week of Friday, 24 February 2023 in .pdf and in .html “Devotion to t…

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