Commissioner Jacob Holt

10/01/2026

10/1 STORM

Comment here for trees down in Precinct 2.

09/30/2026

We will have crews ready to go in the event we need to close a road due to flooding or if we need to get trees out of the road!

⛈️ STORM PREPAREDNESS NOTICE – PARKER COUNTY PRECINCT 2 ⛈️

With severe weather expected tonight, Parker County Precinct 2 crews will be on high alert and prepared to respond throughout the night. Our employees will be monitoring and working county roads as conditions require, addressing downed trees, flooding and other storm-related hazards as safely and quickly as possible.

Our office phones will be forwarded to Precinct 2 personnel after normal business hours, so residents may call us at (817) 594-4022 at any time during the night to report hazardous road conditions or storm-related concerns. You may also email us at [email protected] or [email protected].

Please remember that conditions can change quickly during severe weather. Turn around, don’t drown. Please use caution and avoid unnecessary travel when conditions become dangerous.

The safety of our Precinct 2 residents is our priority, and our crews will be working diligently throughout the storm to help keep our county roads as safe and passable as possible.

Stay weather-aware, stay safe, and God bless Parker County!🙌🏼💙

09/30/2026

Folks, it's looking like we're in for some heavy rain over the next few days. Some reports are calling for as much as 10 inches in parts of the county, so flooding is a real possibility.

Praise God for the rain; we need it!!

If you live in a spot that tends to flood and you'd like some sandbags, we've got you covered. We have several hundred empty bags and plenty of sand on hand at the Precinct 2 barn, and any Parker County resident is welcome to come fill them up. There's no charge.

Our barn is open until 4:30pm.

A couple of things I'd ask:
1. Please stop by the front office and sign in first.
2. If bags are still in good condition after the rain has passed, please bring them back to the Precinct 2 barn.

One caveat: our crews are working hard to wrap up the projects we've got going right now, so we don't have the staff to fill bags for folks. It's a self-serve deal, so bring a shovel and maybe a helper.

If you're elderly or disabled and can't fill bags yourself, give our office a call and we'll try to work out a way to help you.

📍 Precinct 2 Barn: 3033 FM 1885, Weatherford, TX

Stay safe out there, and please don't drive through water over the road. Turn around, don't drown.

I'll put a separate post up where folks can report localized flooding, water over the road, trees in the road, etc.

09/14/2026

LOCATION CHANGE! The meeting is now at Peaster High School, not the intermediate!

❗️The County is updating our Thoroughfare Plan, and we want to hear from you!❗️

We've got three Town Hall meetings coming up:
📆 Monday, September 21, 6:00p, at Peaster Intermediate Cafeteria
📆 Tuesday, September 22, 6:00p, at Weatherford HS Cafeteria
📆 Tuesday, September 29, 6:00p, at Aledo 9th Grade Cafeteria

Come on out, hear about the plan, and tell us what you think.

🔹WHAT’S A THOROUGHFARE PLAN? 🔹
A Thoroughfare Plan is a long-range planning document we use to figure out where and how we should invest in the county's transportation needs (i.e. better public safety and less traffic!).

We're putting it together with input from folks all over the county, including ISDs, ESDs, cities, and the public/you.

🔹PUT THE PITCHFORK DOWN (for now....) 🔹
When you look at the plan, you might see a road near you (maybe even the one you live on!), marked as a road that could be widened someday.

That does not mean we're expanding your road any time soon. Because of the expense of adding lanes (material, labor, right of way, etc.), we generally can't add lanes to a road unless it's done through a bond. So if you see your road highlighted, please don't assume something's about to change. Most likely nothing happens until another bond passes, and if that day comes, we'll announce well ahead of time exactly which projects are a part of that bond.

🔹 ONLINE COMMENTS & INTERACTIVE MAP 🔹
If you can't make a townhall or you think of a question later, you'll still get to weigh in through an online survey and an interactive map. I'll share the website link as soon as we launch it (we're shooting for September 21st!).

And as always, if you've got questions or comments, holler below or shoot me an email at [email protected]!

08/29/2026

Good news for folks in western Parker County who’ve been worried about our groundwater!

🔹 NEW RULES PASSED UNANIMOUSLY 🔹
Last night the Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District board voted unanimously to change the well rules for the district (which includes Parker County). These changes are going to help protect our water rights for decades to come. The UTGCD board has 8 voting members; 2 each from Parker, Hood, Wise, and Montague counties.

🔹 5 ACRE MINIMUM FOR THE WEST 🔹
The biggest change is going from a 2 acre minimum lot size up to 5 acres in the western part of the county, effective for new plats submitted on or after 1/1/2027. This change applies where the aquifer is 60 feet thick or less (the area shaded red on the map). There’s also a website link below if you want to zoom in on the map.

🔹 OTHER CHANGES 🔹
The board made a number of other changes too, including rules on high volume wells and the groundwater study process. However, the acreage change is the big one and should go a long way toward preserving our groundwater for years to come.

🔹 THANK YOU TO THE BOARD 🔹
I want to thank the UTGCD board for the careful, thoughtful work they put into this. I also want to give them credit for holding firm in spite of criticism from folks who evidently want to keep the minimum at 2 acres.

This is a BIG step in the right direction!

🔹 IMPORTANT LINKS 🔹
UTGCD: https://uppertrinitygcd.com
New map: https://uppertrinitygcd.com/maps/
The rule changes in writing:https://uppertrinitygcd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Proposed-UTGCD-Rules-Amendments-for-August-27-2026-Public-Hearing.pdf
Audio from the meetings (this one should be posted next week): https://uppertrinitygcd.com/meetings/

Please holler with any questions or comments.

08/25/2026

‼️ DONATION INFORMATION FOR FIREFIGHTERS ‼️

A Message from ESD1 Fire Chief Stephen Watson:

With the Palo Pinto fire spreading to more than 50,000 acres, firefighters are in need of bottled water and Gatorade.

If members of the community would like to help, please consider donating a case of bottled water and/or Gatorade to one of your local fire departments.

Please do not deliver pallets of water or Gatorade, as fire departments have limited storage space.

Thank you for supporting our firefighters as they work to protect our communities.

Parker County ESD 1 Station 34
991 Bailey Ranch Rd, Aledo, TX 76008
Aledo, TX · (817) 523-7598

Parker County ESD Admin Office
Address: 315 Morrow Rd, Springtown, TX 76082
Phone: (817) 523-7598

Parker County ESD 3
Address: 150 N Oakridge Dr, Hudson Oaks, TX 76087
Phone: (817) 599-0576

Parker County ESD 6
Address: 6300 Granbury Hwy, Weatherford, TX 76087
Phone: (817) 594-5500

Parker County ESD 8
Address: Central Community Station, 4101 Old Agnes Road, Weatherford, Tx 76088
Phone: 817-599-0818

08/11/2026

♦️ EDIT ON 8/17 - BURN BAN EXTENDED INDEFINITELY

🔥 PARKER COUNTY BURN BAN EFFECTIVE TODAY 🔥

Judge Deen has issued a county-wide burn ban effective today, 8/11/26. The Burn Ban is temporary and will last for 7 days.

Commissioners Court will meet next Monday, August 17th, and will likely extend the Burn Ban at that point.

For the full details of the Burn Ban, please read the attached release from the Judge's office.

Holler with any questions or concerns!

07/31/2026

‼️ CENTRAL ROAD NOW OPEN ‼️

This project is now complete and Central Road is open. 👍

❗️ To our Neighbors that drive on Central Road ❗️

We closed Central Road this week to replace the old bridge.

Here are the highlights:

🔹TIMELINE 🔹
We’re looking at 45 to 60 days of work. We’re confident it’ll be back open in August before school starts.

🔹 PROJECT SCOPE 🔹
The old bridge is being replaced with concrete box culverts — better water flow, and built to last for decades.

🔹PROJECT CONTRACTOR 🔹
Ed Bell Construction. The County can’t do the project because these box culverts are extremely large and heavy; we don’t have the equipment to safely transport / lift / install these culverts. Ed Bell has done a good bit of work for the county before and they’ve been some of the best regarding keeping to a schedule… they actually got to this project a week faster than I thought they would!

🔹APOLOGY 🔹
I owe y’all an apology for the late notice. My daughter just graduated high school, life got a little busy, and honestly this project jumped to the front of the line faster than I expected. That’s on me.

🔹NEED FOR PROJECT 🔹
We’ve known for a few years this bridge was going to need replacing. Our crews have patched it up more than once and while it was still safe, those repairs were just buying time. When Ed Bell Construction (the same contractor handling the RWMH widening on the west end of the loop) had a bridge crew open up, the timing was right and we jumped on it so that it could be done before school starts back up.

I’ll keep you posted as things move along. As always, reach out if you’ve got questions. 👍

07/31/2026

‼️ Poolville ISD Traffic Plan Update ‼️

Howdy folks!

Over the past few months, we've been working closely with Poolville ISD and our engineering consultant to make pickup and dropoff safer and smoother for students, parents, and staff.

You may have already noticed our crews as they have widened and repaved most the roads around the school. We are also widening the intersection of W. Baggett Avenue at FM 920.

Striping crews start their part tonight and should have it wrapped up by tomorrow (Friday 7/31).

There are two big changes:

🔹 The roads around the school are repaved, and you'll see new striping and signage. This should help traffic move better, keep driveways from getting blocked, and (most important!) make things safer for kids and staff during pickup and dropoff.

🔹 W. Baggett Avenue and Holland Avenue will now be *eastbound only* all the time, instead of switching back and forth during the day like before.

The 'one way only' portion was not a quick decision, and I know it might not be popular with everyone right off the bat. But this part of the county keeps growing, and what's worked in the past isn't always going to keep working going forward.

The reason for the change comes down to one thing: student safety. Our traffic experts were clear that going eastbound-only at all times cuts down on folks accidentally heading the wrong way, especially once folks get used to it.

If you've got questions or concerns, please holler. You can comment here, shoot me an email at [email protected], or call the office at 817-594-4022.

Thanks! 👍

06/22/2026

On Tuesday, June 30th, we will hold a Special Session for the Parker County Commissioners Court to discuss data centers.

We are holding this Special Session in the evening to accommodate those folks who could not attend the morning session on June 9th.

This event will be held at the Weatherford ISD 9th Grade Center in the Auditorium.

Please holler with any questions!