Originally reported Monday evening, October 26, 2026. Weather and traffic observations reflect that evening.
Tonight’s headlines
City answers recall lawsuit • Burgers & Badges Tuesday • FM 4 bridge work • Final week of early voting • Dickies Arena renamed Ariat Arena.
Weather
Current: 73°F and overcast at the Granbury airport at 5:35 p.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
Tonight: mostly cloudy, low around 59°F, according to the NWS.
Hazards: no active NWS alerts for Hood County that evening. NWS Fort Worth said warm weather would continue through the workweek, with rain chances rising Friday and Saturday.
Halloween: CBS Texas said it was too early to say whether Halloween would be a washout.
Three-day outlook: Tuesday mostly sunny, 80°/60°; Wednesday mostly sunny, 82°/63°; Thursday mostly cloudy, 80°/61°.
Traffic
FM 4 bridge replacement: one-way traffic signal, expected delays and posted detour through December 31, according to DriveTexas.
Hood County was not under a burn ban, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.
City answers officials’ recall lawsuit
Granbury filed its original answer Monday, October 26, in the lawsuit brought by three city officials over recall petitions against them, according to the court’s online register.
The officials sued the city October 6 in the 355th Judicial District Court.
In its answer, the city makes a general denial and asserts an immunity defense, Hood County Express reported. The city asks that the officials take nothing by the suit and that the court enter a final judgment of dismissal with prejudice.
This filing is not a ruling, and no judge has decided the case.
Burgers & Badges Tuesday at Grumps
Granbury police officers will greet guests and deliver food at Grumps, 3503 E. Highway 377, Tuesday, October 27, from 5 to 9 p.m.
The annual fundraiser benefits the Granbury Citizens Police Academy Alumni. Dine-in and call-in orders are welcome, and children are welcome. Plans can change; check with the organizer.
FM 4 bridge work: one-way signal
A bridge replacement project on FM 4 in Hood County has traffic controlled by a one-way signal. Drivers should expect delays and use the posted detour, according to TxDOT’s DriveTexas map.
The work is listed through December 31.
Final week of early voting
Early voting for the November 3 general election runs 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Friday, October 30, the last day of in-person early voting, in the Annex 1 meeting room at 1410 W. Pearl St., Granbury, according to Hood County Elections.
HCE’s count of the county’s daily voter history files shows 11,402 Hood County voters for October 19–25.
Tarrant County counted 323,544 in-person early voters through Sunday, October 25, including 24,798 on Sunday, Tarrant County Elections reported.
Dickies Arena is now Ariat Arena
Fort Worth’s Dickies Arena, home of the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, is now Ariat Arena, Trail Drive Management Group announced Monday, CBS Texas reported.
The arena sits next to the Will Rogers Memorial Center campus and also hosts concerts, sports and community events. The arena’s website already carries the Ariat name.
Bottom line
The city filed its answer in the recall suit.
Early voting runs through Friday.
Burgers & Badges is Tuesday, October 27, from 5 to 9 p.m.
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