Originally reported October 25, 2026 at 11:56 a.m. CDT. Early-voting totals cover October 19–23; the posted polling hours and weather conditions reflect the original report.
9,236 early voters Oct. 19-23 • Tarleton 8-0 • High 82°
MIDDAY HEADLINES
- 9,236 early voters Oct. 19-23
- Tarleton 49-6, now 8-0
MIDDAY WEATHER
CURRENT: 73° and clear at the Granbury airport at 11:15 a.m., with a south-southeast wind near 7 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly cloudy, high near 82°. South-southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy, low around 56°. Southeast wind up to 10 mph.
NEXT 12 HOURS: noon–3 p.m. partly sunny to mostly cloudy, 78° to 82° • 3–6 p.m. mostly cloudy, 82° to 80° • 6–9 p.m. cloudy, 80° to 70° • 9 p.m.–midnight cloudy to mostly cloudy, 70° to 66°
HAZARDS: No active NWS alerts for Hood County. Hood County is not under a burn ban.
3-DAY OUTLOOK
Monday: mostly sunny, 81°/61°
Tuesday: partly sunny, 81°/60°
Wednesday: mostly sunny, 83°/63°
TRAFFIC
Bridge and Crockett streets on the Square stay closed through 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26, the city says.
Expect a brief delay on the Pearl Street Bridge at 6:30 a.m. Monday for banner removal, the city says.
FM 4 near FM 1189 has one-way signal control for a bridge replacement, with delays and a posted detour, DriveTexas shows.
MIDDAY LEAD
9,236 VOTE EARLY IN FIVE DAYS
UPDATE: Hood County's daily voter history files list 9,236 voters during five days of early voting, Oct. 19-23, according to an HCE count of the files posted by Hood County Elections Administration.
Monday, Oct. 19, was the busiest day, with 1,928 voters.
Early voting is open today from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Annex 1 meeting room, 1410 West Pearl St. in Granbury. Hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, through Friday, Oct. 30, the last day of in-person early voting.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.
SCHOOLS + SPORTS
NO. 1 TARLETON ROUTS WEST GEORGIA 49-6
Tarleton State won its first game as the No. 1 team in the FCS, defeating West Georgia 49-6 on Saturday at University Stadium, Tarleton's athletics department reported.
The Texans (8-0, 3-0 UAC) scored 42 unanswered points. Quarterback Kaden Anderson scored five touchdowns, four passing and one rushing, and threw for 296 yards.
Tarleton hosts Eastern Kentucky at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at Memorial Stadium for Military Appreciation.
BOTTOM LINE
Early voting runs until 3 p.m. today at Annex 1.
Tarleton hosts Eastern Kentucky Saturday at 6 p.m.
Hood County Express — Est’d 1/26
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