COMMISSIONERS COURT APPROVES FIRST EVER STOP ANNEXATION PETITION; ORDERS ELECTION

  Parker County became the first county in Texas to order a vote allowing residents a voice on whether or not county residents can be involuntarily annexed into a municipality.

 County Judge Mark Riley and the Commissioners Court accepted...

APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH

Parker County Commissioners Court has recognized April as Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month.

Pinwheels and banners recognizing victims of child abuse and the local organizations who are working to protect the children of Parker County are being displa...

PARKER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO HOLD NEW CERT CLASSES

 Looking for an opportunity to receive free training that can make a difference in an emergency?

  Parker County’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) classes for the spring of 2018 have been set. The Spring CERT 317 course is a free...

SUMMARY OF COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING MARCH 26, 2018

• Approved Proclamation 18-03 supporting the dedication and opening of the new Parker County Veterans Memorial at 9 a.m. on June 2, 2018.
• Approved participation in the regional floodplain study of Mary’s Creek.
• Approved all plat items.
• Authorized advertising f...

DISTRICT CLERK ADVISES OF PHONE SCAM

Sharena Gilliland, Parker County District Clerk, is warning the public about a phone scam being perpetrated by callers impersonating court personnel.  The scammers say they are trying to deliver divorce papers and need an address.  They ...

SHERIFF AND COUNTY JUDGE WORK FOR ADDITIONAL SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS

Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler and County Judge Mark Riley have been in discussion with Parker County school superintendents regarding additional school resource officers to cover campus security.

“We are always evaluating and addressing the needs of o...

I-20 FM 5 FRONTAGE ROADS CONVERTING TO ONE-WAY

Update

February 13, 2018

Converting the frontage roads from two-way to one-way was dependent on the new traffic signals at US 180 and Hudson Oaks Dive being operational. The contractor on that job will need to do some more work before the signals are operat...

PARKER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT APPOINTS RAY JONES TO FILL PRECINCT 1 CONSTABLE VACANCY

  Parker County’s Commissioners Court filled the vacancy for Constable Precinct 1 Tuesday morning, selecting current Precinct 2 Deputy Constable Ray Jones in a special meeting of the court.

   Jones was selected with a 3-2 vote a...

COMMISSIONERS COURT SUMMARY 12-26-17

   Commissioners Court interviewed three candidates for the vacant Precinct 1 Constable office at Tuesday’s regular meeting.

   Candidates interviewed were George McNutt, Steve Decento and Ray Jones.

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COUNTY LEVERAGES MILLIONS OF TRANSPORTATION DOLLARS

   Parker County has secured an additional $17.2 million from the region to go with the 2016 voter approved $76.2 million in transportation bond funds after a vote of the Regional Transportation Council (RTC) last month.

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PROTECTING HERITAGE WHILE REPLACING ROOF

   Protecting the confederate statue at the historical Parker County Courthouse is paramount as work begins to replace the courthouse roof.

   Parker County Judge Mark Riley and Commissioner Larry Walden stressed the imp...

RIBBON CUT FOR NEW ROAD HIGHLIGHTING PARTNERSHIP WITH ALEDO ISD

   Parents dropping off children at Aledo ISD’s Coder Elementary have seen a 50% reduction in drop off and pick up times from 22 minutes to 11 minutes thanks to a new road.

   Credit for that fact goes to Parke...

COURTHOUSE READIES FOR NEW ROOF AND WORKING CLOCK

   Contractors will begin staging for work to replace the Historic Parker County Courthouse’s roof, and to fix the clocks on the clock tower beginning the week of Sept. 18.

   Commissioners awarded the contract...

PARKER COUNTY COMMENDED FOR CLEAN AUDIT

   Parker County received a clean financial audit for fiscalyear 2016 at Monday’s Commissioners Court meeting, showing emergency reserves
of over $14 million in the general fund.

  Jackie Gonzalez with the f...

SUMMARY OF COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING - JULY 24, 2017

·        Commissioners reduced auto registration fees on Parker County residents by $6 per vehicle on a motion by County Judge Mark Riley and a unanimous vote by Commissio...

PARKER COUNTY FEATURED IN TEXAS COUNTY PROGRESS MAGAZINE

Parker County’s successful transportation bond program is
once again receiving attention.

Featured in the July issue of the statewide publication known as County Progress is Parker County along with two other counties for their efforts t...

SUMMARY OF COMMISSIONERS COURT - JULY 10, 2017

·        Commissioners approved a contract with the City of Weatherford for a fiber network connection at the Parker County Downtown Annex, located at 101 N. Main. The for...

PARKER COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION RECOGNIZED BY STATE AND COUNTY

  Commissioners Court recognized the Parker County HistoricalCommission (PCHC) at Monday’s regular court meeting, for receiving the 2016 Distinguished
Service Award from the Texas Historical Commission.

  The award i...

AUDITORS OFFICE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR ROLE IN BOND RATING UPGRADE

Parker County Commissioners Court recognized and congratulated the Parker County Auditor's Office for their role in the county's recent bond rating upgrade to a AA . The rating upgrade was due to the county's excellent economic management and conservativ...

COSS FAMILY ADOPTS COUNTY ROAD

Parker County Precinct 2 Commissioner Craig Peacock gratefully stands with members of the Coss Family who have adopted a 2.3 mile section of county roadway beginning at Murray Road and FM 51 to 1051 Carter Road for the next two years. The Coss Family memb...Read on...