Originally published October 28, 2026. Voting totals, weather and event details reflect the original reporting time.
EVENING NEWS BRIEF
14,890 early ballots • Loop 567 closures • Rain Thursday
October 28th, 2026AD
TONIGHT’S HEADLINES
1. 14,890 early ballots cast
2. Square trick-or-treat Thursday
3. Veterans Day Breakfast Nov. 11
4. Loop 567 film closures
5. Texas early vote tops 2022
6. Governor's race money reports
7. Vance rally in Weatherford
WEATHER
CURRENT: 79° with a few clouds at the Granbury airport at 5:55 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64, according to the National Weather Service. Thursday's high is forecast near 79.
HAZARDS: No active NWS alerts for Hood County this evening, and no burn ban for the county, according to state burn ban data.
RAIN CHANCES: The NWS in Fort Worth calls for showers and thunderstorms likely Thursday after 10 a.m., with a 60% chance of rain.
Rain showers are likely Friday, and showers and thunderstorms remain possible Saturday, according to the NWS.
3-DAY OUTLOOK
Thursday: showers and storms likely, 79°/63°
Friday: rain showers likely, 73°/59°
Saturday: chance of storms, 76°/59°
TRAFFIC
Loop 567 (FM 4 to Highway 377): film-production traffic stops up to 10 minutes, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. through Nov. 3; full overnight closures Nov. 5 and 6 (City of Granbury).
FM 4 bridge replacement: one-way signal, expect delays, posted detour through Dec. 31 (DriveTexas).
LOCAL LEAD
EARLY VOTING PASSES 14,890 BALLOTS
Hood County recorded 14,890 early ballots through Tuesday, Oct. 27, according to Texas Secretary of State daily reports compiled by TexPolls. That represents 27.5% of registered voters.
The reported total includes 14,864 in-person ballots and 26 by mail. Tuesday was the ninth day of the 12-day early-voting period; the counts can be revised.
In-person voting was 22% ahead of the same day of early voting in the 2022 midterm, according to TexPolls.
Early voting continues in person through Friday, Oct. 30, at Annex 1, 1410 W. Pearl St. in Granbury. Hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., according to the county elections office.
LOCAL PRIDE
TRICK-OR-TREAT AROUND THE SQUARE THURSDAY
Trick-or-Treat Around the Square is Thursday, Oct. 29, from 3 to 5 p.m., according to the City of Granbury. Square merchants will open their doors and fill candy buckets for trick-or-treaters.
It is not a City event, and the City does not set the date or time. The NWS forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms likely after 10 a.m. Thursday, so plan for wet weather.
VETERANS DAY BREAKFAST SET FOR NOV. 11
Pecan Plantation Country Club is hosting a Veterans Day Breakfast Wednesday, Nov. 11, from 7:30 to 11 a.m. in the PPCC Ballroom, 8650 Westover Court in Granbury. The cost is $20, all inclusive.
For reservations and more information, call the Pecan Plantation clubhouse at 817-573-2641, according to HCE's report.
INFRASTRUCTURE WATCH
LOOP 567 FILM CLOSURES, NOV. 5-6 OVERNIGHT
A film production will bring traffic delays, lane closures and overnight closures to Loop 567 between FM 4 and Highway 377, near Granbury Regional Airport, according to the City of Granbury.
Granbury police will assist with traffic control.
Through Tuesday, Nov. 3, expect traffic stops of up to 10 minutes from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Loop 567 will fully close in both directions from 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, to 6 a.m. Friday, and again from 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, to 6 a.m. Saturday.
The City advises motorists to follow posted signs and consider alternate routes, especially during the overnight closures. Nearby residents may hear loud noises.
NEWS FROM AROUND TEXAS
TEXAS EARLY VOTE TOPS ALL OF 2022
TexPolls counts 5,670,557 Texans who voted early through Oct. 27, including Harris County's own report. That is more early ballots than all of early voting in 2022, which totaled 5,497,027, according to TexPolls.
The Secretary of State's report shows 5,630,099 so far. TexPolls notes that the state's count for five counties looks low, so the total may rise.
Statewide, 29.8% of 19,041,684 registered voters have voted early. Hood County ranks 30th among 53 counties on the site.
GOVERNOR'S RACE POSTS BIG MONEY MONTH
Gov. Greg Abbott raised $26 million from Sept. 25 through Oct. 24, his highest total of any reporting period this cycle, according to Houston Public Media and The Texas Tribune. He spent $35.8 million in the same span.
Democrat Gina Hinojosa raised $17.5 million and spent $19.1 million. They were the final reports due before Election Day.
VANCE RALLY IN WEATHERFORD THURSDAY
Vice President J.D. Vance is scheduled to headline a Texas GOP rally Thursday, Oct. 29, in Weatherford, according to FOX 4 and the event announcement.
The venue is JRJ Construction, 1140 SW Ric Williamson Memorial Highway.
Doors open at 10 a.m.; the program begins at 12:15 p.m. Vance is expected to speak at 1:50 p.m. Allow extra travel time around the venue.
BOTTOM LINE
Early voting runs through Friday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Loop 567 closes overnight Nov. 5 and 6.
Trick-or-Treat Around the Square Thursday, 3 to 5 p.m.
Rain likely Thursday and Friday.
