Parker County Texas
There are so many benefits to country living in Parker County, Texas, especially if you want the best of the beautiful countryside right outside your door. People who buy homes or ranches in the area love the lush, wooded areas, the green, rolling hills, and the outdoor life. Land for sale in the county is […]
Weatherford, TX
WEATHERFORD, TEXAS. Weatherford, the county seat of Parker County, is at the intersection of U.S. highways 180 and 80, thirty miles west of Fort Worth in the center of the county. Interstate 20 passes the southern edge of the city, and Farm roads 920, 2421, 51, 1884, and State Highway 171 serve it too. Parker […]
Best Places to Live – Weatherford
Like Fort Worth, Weatherford became the county seat through election, beating out two other sites for the honor. It’s named for the state senator who coauthored the bill that established Parker County — Jefferson Weatherford. It’s an old city by local standards, being incorporated in 1859. The Handbook of Texas Online says that during its […]
Best Places to Live – Aledo
Thoughts of Aledo conjure visions of bucolic country life. This small city just west of Fort Worth is growing rapidly, and so is the area around it that falls into the Aledo ZIP code and the Aledo Independent School District. “Aledo has an estimated build-out population of 13,000 plus,” says Mayor Kit Marshall. “Aledo has […]
25 Best Places to Retire
Weatherford, Texas Population: 25,200 % over 50: 31% Median home price: $150,000 Top state income tax: None Cost of living index: 87 As the Dallas/Fort Worth metro area expanded over the past couple of decades, many communities were overtaken by McMansions, shopping centers, and congestion. But Weatherford, 33 miles from Fort Worth, has maintained its own identity — which is […]
Medical facilities planned for Walsh Ranch development
Fort Worth-based Cook Children’s Medical Center plans a medical office building and surgery center in the Walsh Ranch development that straddles Tarrant and Parker counties. The facilities will be among the first commercial uses in the 7,275-acre development that’s expected to transform the sprawling historic cattle ranch into a community of luxury homes, an extensive […]
Weatherford center
Weatherford will be the new home for a $15 million, 74,450-square-foot entertainment complex to be known as The Strand 8 Movie-Bowl-Grill, Dennis Clayton, executive director of the Weatherford Economic Development Authority, told the city’s Rotary Club last week. The center will be built on an 8-acre lot at Interstate-20 and Texas 171 on what was […]