Originally published October 20, 2026. References to current conditions or upcoming events reflect the information available on that date.
EVENING NEWS BRIEF
Golf leaders • Local books and honey • Water repair
October 20th, 2026AD
TONIGHT’S HEADLINES
- A&M, Oregon lead college golf
- Bookstore plans author fair
- Beekeeper grows to 400 hives
- Williamsburg Court water shutoff
- Texas eyes Space Academy
- Texas fights child welfare suit
- Abbott: No Boca Chica vote soon
WEATHER
CURRENT: 79° and clear at Granbury Regional Airport at 4:55 p.m., with an east-southeast wind at 7 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
TONIGHT: Clear skies. Expect a low around 53, according to the National Weather Service.
HAZARDS: An NWS Air Quality Alert includes Hood County for Wednesday, Oct. 21. TCEQ has designated it an Ozone Action Day for Dallas-Fort Worth. Hood County is not under a burn ban.
3-DAY OUTLOOK
Wednesday: Sunny, high near 80.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, high near 82.
Friday: Mostly sunny, high near 84.
TRAFFIC
Old Granbury Road is closed at Walnut Creek for bridge construction through spring 2027, weather permitting, according to the city.
Several streets close Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 5:30 to 7:15 p.m. for the Granbury High School Homecoming Parade, the city says.
Bridge and Crockett streets on the Square close for an event from 12:01 a.m. Friday, Oct. 23, through 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26, according to the city.
Corridors to watch: Old Granbury Road, the homecoming parade route and the Square.
LOCAL LEAD
TEXAS A&M, OREGON LEAD IN GRANBURY
Texas A&M led the men's team standings at 13 under and Oregon led the women's at 22 under in the Abilene Christian Intercollegiate college golf tournament at Halbert National in Granbury.
Those were the official scoreboard's standings at 4:15 p.m. Central, with Round 2 still in progress.
Texas A&M's Aaron Pounds topped the men's individual standings at 7 under, while Oregon's Tong An led the women at 11 under at that same checkpoint.
The Oct. 19-21 tournament concludes Wednesday, Oct. 21. Golf Channel airs the final round live from 3 to 6 p.m. CDT.
LOCAL PRIDE
ARTS AND LETTERS PLANS AUTHOR FAIR
Dakhota Rodgers and Megan Cline took over Arts and Letters on the courthouse square in January after its previous owner retired, Hood County News reports.
Four book clubs are associated with the store, which hosts a monthly Book Nerd Night. Its selection is mostly new books, with used books also on the shelves.
The bookstore plans a local author fair Dec. 12, with 14 authors signed up so far, according to the newspaper.
LOCAL BEEKEEPER GROWS TO 400 HIVES
Jake Staley's beekeeping hobby has become a full-time business with 400 hives on property off Mambrino Highway, according to Hood County News.
He began working with bees full time in September 2025. The newspaper reports production of about 220 gallons of honey.
Staley and his wife, Rileigh, sell their honey at farmers markets at Hewlett Park and on the courthouse square.
INFRASTRUCTURE WATCH
WILLIAMSBURG COURT WATER SHUTOFF
The City of Granbury scheduled a water shutoff on Williamsburg Court from 2:30 to 8:30 p.m. today, Tuesday, Oct. 20, while crews repair a leak.
A Stage 1 voluntary water conservation notice also remains posted for City of Granbury water customers.
Its schedule lists Sundays and Thursdays for even-numbered addresses, Wednesdays and Saturdays for odd-numbered addresses.
On those days, the listed watering hours are midnight to 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. to midnight.
NEWS FROM AROUND TEXAS
TEXAS WEIGHS SPACE ACADEMY INCENTIVE
Texas is competing to host the new U.S. Space Academy. Board members of the Texas Space Commission discussed up to $100 million in state money as an incentive, Houston Public Media reports.
That discussion was non-binding, not an approved spending commitment. States' proposals are due Nov. 16, with recommendations to the president due by Dec. 26.
TEXAS SEEKS END TO CHILD WELFARE SUIT
A multi-day Houston hearing on Texas' request to dismiss a long-running child welfare lawsuit was scheduled to begin Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Randy Crane, The Texas Tribune reports.
The case, filed in 2011, concerns oversight of a $4.9 billion system serving about 6,800 children. It is the lawsuit's first public hearing in two years, according to the Tribune.
State attorneys argue court monitoring should end. An attorney for the children opposes ending the remedies now, warning children would suffer, the report says.
ABBOTT SAYS NO BOCA CHICA VOTE SOON
Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday, Oct. 19, that a possible sale of Boca Chica State Park land to SpaceX would not come up for a vote soon, The Texas Tribune reports.
A Parks and Wildlife spokesperson said the commission is not considering the sale at its November meeting. Texas Monthly had reported plans to discuss selling 1,300 acres in Cameron County.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa opposed the potential sale, saying, "Texas is not for sale."
BOTTOM LINE
Granbury's college golf tournament finishes Wednesday, Oct. 21, with live Golf Channel coverage from 3 to 6 p.m. CDT.
Williamsburg Court's water shutoff is scheduled through 8:30 p.m. tonight for a leak repair.
Hood County is included in Wednesday's Ozone Action Day notice.
