By November 1995, after ruling out remaining an unincorporated area or being annexed to the neighboring municipalities of Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, or Sunrise (all four of which received Requests for Proposals on the matter from the Board of Supervisors), it was concluded by both the Board of Supervisors and the Steering Committee that the best option was for Weston to incorporate itself as a city.

[6][11][12] On May 6, 1996, the State Legislature approved the Local Bill, and a vote on the matter was subsequently scheduled for that summer.

[11] On April 1, 1997, by a nearly two-to-one margin, the voters residing in the Bonaventure area voted in favor of becoming part of the City of Weston.

[12][13] Weston is bordered by Sunrise to the northeast, Davie to the east, Southwest Ranches to the south, and the Everglades to the north and west.

ENSO effects on South Florida are rather minimal during the summer months, with the exception of tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic Basin.

[15]Companies with large operations in Weston include UKG, DHL, Marriott International, Abbott Laboratories, Flex Seal, Mondelez, Cleveland Clinic, Royal Caribbean, Rockwell Automation, and American Express.

[21] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 68,107 people, 21,297 households, and 18,843 families residing in the city.

[38] As of January 2022, the Mayor of Weston is Margaret "Peggy" Brown and the city commissioners are Chris Eddy, Byron L. Jaffe, Henry Mead, and Mary Molina-Macfie.

[40] The mayor of Weston has drawn attention for her support of Donald Trump and criticism of the Black Lives Matter movement.

[41][43][44] As of January 2022, Weston is represented in the United States Congress by Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D–Weston).

[41][45][46] Like the rest of Florida, Weston is represented in the United States Senate as of January 2022 by Marco Rubio (R–Miami) and Rick Scott (R–Naples).

[48] The alliance is formed by six charter organizations: baseball/softball/t-ball, basketball, football, soccer, lacrosse and rugby, with roughly 9,000 participants annually.

[55][56] Weston is served by the following federal highways:[5][57] Additionally, Interstate 595's western terminus is at the Weston–Sunrise–Davie tripoint.

However, small portions of the city are zoned to Western High School, located in adjacent Davie.

[61] Additionally, the American InterContinental University South Florida Campus was located in Weston until closing in 2015.

[66] Apart from boutique and dining, this center of town has a bell tower, the Weston Town Center Park (a 1.2-mile (1.9 km) park hugging the lake), and an outdoor amphitheater to host city events.