📰 MIDDAY NEWS BRIEF 📰
Cold front • Senate rules • Schools 👇
📆 November 5th, 2026AD
🔥 MIDDAY HEADLINES
1. 🌬️ Cold front arrives tonight
2. 🏛️ Senate rules could change
3. 🎒 School-policy proposals
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🌤️ MIDDAY WEATHER
🌡️ CURRENT: 75° and clear at the Granbury airport at 11:15 a.m., with a south wind around 14 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
☀️ THIS AFTERNOON: Sunny, with a high near 80°, according to the National Weather Service’s Granbury forecast.
🌙 TONIGHT: A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51°. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts up to 25 mph.
⏱️ NEXT 12 HOURS: Noon–3 p.m. sunny, 77–80° • 3–6 p.m. sunny to mostly sunny, 80–74° • 6–9 p.m. slight chance of showers, then mostly clear, 74–62° • 9 p.m.–midnight mostly clear to partly cloudy, 62–56°.
⚠️ HAZARDS: No National Weather Service alerts were listed for Hood County as of 11:38 a.m. CST. Hood County was not under a burn ban at the 10:44 a.m. check of the county Fire Marshal’s page.
📅 3-DAY OUTLOOK
Friday: slight chance rain showers then mostly cloudy, 69°/48°
Saturday: mostly cloudy then slight chance rain showers, 65°/48°
Sunday: partly sunny, 68°/45°
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🚗 TRAFFIC
🚧 LOOP 567: Lane closures run until 6 p.m. today between FM 4 and Highway 377 near Granbury Regional Airport, according to the city. Both directions then close until 6 a.m. Friday.
🚧 FRIDAY: Single-lane closures run 7 a.m.–6 p.m., followed by another full closure until 6 a.m. Saturday for film production.
🚧 WEEKEND: Saturday’s single-lane closures run 7 a.m.–7 p.m. From Sunday through Tuesday, Nov. 8–10, restoration work may bring traffic stops of up to 10 minutes.
📍 SQUARE: Crockett and Bridge streets close Friday at 12:01 a.m. through Sunday at 10 p.m. for events, the city says.
🛣️ Corridors to watch: Loop 567 and the Historic Square approaches. Check your route before leaving.
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🏛️ MIDDAY LEAD
🌬️ COLD FRONT ARRIVES TONIGHT
A cold front is expected to sweep through North Texas this evening and tonight, according to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth.
For Granbury, the hourly forecast drops from 74° at 6 p.m. to 65° at 8 p.m. and 62° at 9 p.m., with northwest winds around 15 mph by 8 p.m. There is a slight chance of showers early this evening.
Bring a layer for outdoor plans tonight. Friday is forecast to be mostly cloudy, with a high near 69° and north wind gusts up to 25 mph.
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NEWS FROM AROUND TEXAS
🏛️ SENATE RULES COULD CHANGE
Texas Senate Republicans could change chamber rules that give the lieutenant governor much of the office’s influence, The Texas Tribune reports.
Republicans will hold 19 seats to Democrats’ 12 next session. A simple majority can change the rules, potentially limiting the lieutenant governor’s power.
The Tribune describes a possibility, not an announced rule change.
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🎒 HINOJOSA’S SCHOOL PROPOSALS
Democrat Gina Hinojosa has pledged to replace Texas Education Agency chief Mike Morath on her first day and end the $1 billion school voucher program, The Texas Tribune reports.
She cannot make all those changes alone: several policies are written into state law.
These proposals concern statewide policy, not Granbury ISD decisions.
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✅ BOTTOM LINE
🌬️ Plan for a cooler, breezier evening as the cold front arrives.
🚧 Allow for Loop 567 restrictions tonight and through the weekend.
🏛️ Senate rules and school-policy proposals are possible changes, not decisions already in effect.
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Hood County Express — Est’d 1/26 🚂
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