Weldon W. Hurt

Weldon Hurt

Mayor

All City Council Members serve the City of Abilene at large.

Goals for Abilene

  • Build a comprehensive plan to improve our road conditions
  • Continue to build strong relationships with Dyess Air Force Base
  • Encourage conservation efforts to better utilize and protect our water resources
  • Keep great relationships with committees and organizations that promote tourism
  • Promote residential infill and redevelopment of core of city
  • Promote and build Abilene with an entrepreneurial attitude of marketing for a job and financial growth

Profession

  • President of Pest Patrol - Locally owned and operated for 25 years

Education

  • Associates Degree, Western Texas College, Snyder, Texas

Community Activities:

  • Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau, current board member
  • Ben Richie Boys Ranch, former board member
  • Big Country Apartment Association, former board member
  • Big Country Home Builders Association, former board member
  • Frontier Texas!, former board member
  • West Texas Rehabilitation, former board member
  • Taylor County Expo, former board member

Hobbies & Interests

  • Spending time with my wife
  • Working on our land in southwest Taylor County

Personal

  • 2 children: Bryson and wife Samantha, and Branson and wife Keeli
  • 4 grandchildren: Brody, Adalyn, Brooks, and Brigham
  • Spouse: Debbie