Originally reported October 27, 2026. Counts and weather are historical observations from the original publication.
Midday headlines
Early voting: approximately 4.5 million Texans through the first seven days.
Ned Tipton marks 65 years of service with the Lipan Volunteer Fire Department.
Midday weather
Current: 75°F and overcast at Granbury airport at 11:15 a.m., with south wind near 13 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
This afternoon: mostly sunny, high near 84°F. South wind 5 to 10 mph, gusting as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: mostly clear, low around 61°F, with temperatures rising to around 63°F overnight; south-southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Next 12 hours: noon–3 p.m. mostly sunny to sunny, 77° to 82°; 3–6 p.m. sunny, 84°; 6–9 p.m. mostly clear, 82° to 76°; 9 p.m.–midnight mostly clear, 72° to 67°.
Hazards: No active NWS alerts for Hood County. Hood County was not under a burn ban.
Rain ahead
Friday has a 70% chance of rain showers. NWS Fort Worth expects fairly widespread beneficial rain Friday into Saturday, with isolated storms.
Timing remained uncertain in the October 27 forecast, but Halloween festivities could be largely unaffected if rain winds down during the daytime Saturday.
Three-day outlook: Wednesday sunny, 84°/64°; Thursday mostly cloudy, 81°/61°; Friday rain showers likely, 72°/58°.
Traffic
FM 4 near FM 1189 has one-way signal control for bridge replacement, causing delays and a posted detour, according to DriveTexas.
Midday lead: 4.5 million Texans vote in first week
Nearly 4.5 million Texans cast a ballot in the first seven days of early voting, The Texas Tribune reported.
Through Sunday, 23.4% of registered Texas voters had cast a ballot or voted by mail, according to Texas Secretary of State data. That is slightly behind the 24.3% recorded over the same stretch in 2018.
Derek Ryan, a Republican consultant and data analyst, expects the pace to pick up this week.
“We could see anywhere between maybe 20 to 30% of the votes that get cast in this election get cast on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week,” he told the Tribune.
In Hood County, early voting runs 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Annex 1, 1410 West Pearl St., Granbury, through Friday, October 30, the last day of in-person early voting. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3.
Local pride: Ned Tipton marks 65 years with Lipan Fire Department
Ned Tipton is being recognized for 65 years of service with the Lipan Volunteer Fire Department. Hood County Express congratulates him on more than six decades of answering the call for his community.
Bottom line
Early voting runs until 7 p.m. today at Annex 1, and Friday is the last day.
Rain is likely Friday, with a 70% chance in Granbury.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3.
