Originally published October 28, 2026. Schedules, voter counts and weather conditions reflect that reporting date.
MIDDAY NEWS BRIEF
Texas turnout ahead • Friday rain 60% • Vote through Friday
October 28th, 2026AD
MIDDAY HEADLINES
1. Texas turnout tops 2018, 2022
MIDDAY WEATHER
CURRENT: 75° and mostly sunny at the Granbury airport at 11:15 a.m., with a south-southwest wind near 12 mph and gusts to 18 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly cloudy, high near 83°. South-southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy, low around 64°, with temperatures rising to around 66° overnight.
NEXT 12 HOURS: noon–3 p.m. mostly cloudy to partly sunny, 78° to 82° • 3–6 p.m. partly sunny to mostly cloudy, 82° to 83° • 6–9 p.m. mostly cloudy, 81° to 77° • 9 p.m.–midnight mostly cloudy, 72° to 70°
HAZARDS: No active NWS alerts for Hood County. Hood County is not under a burn ban.
RAIN AHEAD: Friday has a 60% chance of rain showers and Thursday 30%, the NWS forecast shows.
The NWS in Fort Worth says overall rain chances and expected amounts have decreased slightly as the system tracks farther north and northwest, with activity trending down by Saturday evening.
After a likely rain-free Sunday, a much stronger storm system could bring a cold front Monday or early Tuesday, the weather service says.
3-DAY OUTLOOK
Thursday: mostly cloudy then chance showers and thunderstorms, 82°/63°
Friday: rain showers likely, 73°/58°
Saturday: chance rain showers, 76°/58°
TRAFFIC
FM 4 bridge replacement: DriveTexas lists one-way signal control, expected delays and a posted detour. The work is listed through Dec. 31.
MIDDAY LEAD
TEXAS TURNOUT AHEAD OF PAST TWO MIDTERMS
UPDATE: Texas is voting at a faster pace than in the past two midterm elections, KERA News/KUT reports via KWBU, citing Texas secretary of state data.
About 26% of the state's record 19 million registered voters had voted in person or by mail, nearly 5 million ballots, according to the latest state data.
That compares with roughly 21% in 2022 and 24% in 2018 at the same point, the report says. Tarrant County was around 32%.
In Hood County, early voting continues 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Friday, Oct. 30, at Annex 1, 1410 W. Pearl St. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.
BOTTOM LINE
Early voting at Annex 1 runs until 7 p.m. today and continues through Friday.
Rain remains in the late-week forecast, with Friday's Granbury chance at 60%.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.
