MICROPLEX NEWS
Storms tonight, Election Day tomorrow
November 2nd, 2026AD
The top 10 stories everyone around the Hood County Microplex is talking about right now.
TODAY’S TOP 10
1. Storms likely tonight
2. Election Day is Tuesday
3. Cleburne bond vote tomorrow
4. Cooler Election Day forecast
5. Loop 567 overnight closures
6. Cleburne business registrations
7. Tarleton hosts Senior Day
8. Cleburne gallery opens Saturday
9. Burleson lane closures continue
10. Russell Farm plans Sunday hours
STORMS LIKELY TONIGHT
The National Weather Service’s Granbury area forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms tonight, including between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m.
Rain chances are 80%, with a quarter to half an inch of rain possible.
South-southwest winds could gust to 35 mph. That is the forecast wind gust, not a prediction of severe-storm intensity. The 80% figure is a rain chance, not a severe-weather probability.
CURRENT: 66° and clear at the Granbury airport at 7:55 a.m., south wind 6 mph
ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY
Election Day is tomorrow, Nov. 3. Check your polling place and accepted identification before heading out.
Texas generally requires mail ballots by 7 p.m. Election Day.
Qualifying domestic ballots with carrier envelopes postmarked by that deadline may arrive by 5 p.m. Nov. 4.
Separate overseas and military deadlines apply, according to the Texas Secretary of State.
Hood County’s 17,965 early-vote count covers voting through Oct. 29, not the final early-voting total.
CLEBURNE BOND VOTE IS TOMORROW
Cleburne voters decide Proposition A, the public safety facility bond proposal, in Tuesday’s Nov. 3 election, according to the city.
The city has project details, frequently asked questions, design materials and tax-impact information available online.
Review those materials before voting on the proposal. Tuesday’s ballot asks voters to decide the bond proposal. Check your polling location separately from the project information.
SUNNY, COOLER ELECTION DAY EXPECTED
After tonight’s storm chances, the National Weather Service’s Granbury area forecast calls for a sunny Tuesday with a high near 73 degrees. Northwest winds of 10 to 15 mph could gust to 30 mph.
Tuesday night is expected to be mostly clear, with a low around 50. Check the updated forecast before making outdoor plans; these are forecast conditions, not current observations.
3-DAY OUTLOOK
Tuesday: sunny, 73°/50°
Wednesday: sunny, 76°/52°
Thursday: sunny, 78°/50°
LOOP 567 CLOSES OVERNIGHT TWICE
Loop 567 is scheduled to close in both directions between FM 4 and Highway 377 near Granbury Regional Airport on two nights this week, according to the city notice.
Thursday’s closure runs from 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, to 6 a.m. Friday.
Friday’s closure runs from 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, to 6 a.m. Saturday. Plan another route during those overnight windows.
TWO CLEBURNE BUSINESSES REGISTER
A T-Mobile electronics store and a car dealer appear in Cleburne’s latest business registrations, Cleburne Wire reports, citing Texas Comptroller sales-tax permits.
The listings identify T-Mobile Financial LLC - 211e at 1502 W. Henderson St., Unit B, and Swint Enterprises, a car dealer, at 608 W. Industrial Blvd.
A sales-tax permit means a business registered to sell. It does not establish that either location has opened to customers.
TARLETON HOSTS SENIOR DAY SATURDAY
Tarleton hosts Abilene Christian on Saturday, Nov. 7, with a 6 p.m. kickoff at Memorial Stadium in Stephenville, according to the university’s athletics schedule.
Saturday’s home game is listed as Senior Day and a United Athletic Conference matchup.
Fans planning to attend can check Tarleton Athletics for game-day information before traveling. Confirm ticket and stadium-entry arrangements before leaving for the evening kickoff.
CLEBURNE GALLERY SHOW OPENS SATURDAY
The Cleburne Photography Society’s inaugural gallery show opens Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Cleburne Public Library and runs through Nov. 28, the Cleburne Times-Review reports.
Admission is free, according to the newspaper.
Visitors have a three-week span to see the society’s first gallery show.
Check the library’s hours before planning a visit; the exhibition dates do not mean the building is open every day.
BURLESON LANE CLOSURES CONTINUE
Drivers using Wilshire Boulevard in Burleson should plan for ongoing lane closures tied to the SH 174 widening project, according to the city.
The project began Oct. 12.
Its initial construction calls for around-the-clock lane closures at Wilshire Boulevard and Hulen Street.
Check posted traffic controls and allow extra time through the work area, especially when this intersection is part of your usual commute.
RUSSELL FARM PLANS SUNDAY HOURS
Russell Farm Art Center in Burleson plans to add Sunday hours under a new operating schedule beginning Jan. 2, according to the city’s announcement.
The change is a future schedule update, not an announcement that Sunday hours have begun this weekend.
Check the city’s full operating schedule before planning a visit, especially if you usually go on a different day of the week.
THE BOTTOM LINE
Watch tonight’s storm forecast and plan for gusty winds.
Election Day is Tuesday; check your polling place and ballot-return requirements.
Plan around Loop 567’s two overnight closures and Burleson’s ongoing lane closures.
Six counties. One region. Plenty happening.
Hood County Express — Est’d 1/26
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