📰 MORNING NEWS BRIEF 📰
Grand Prix today. Cleanup this morning. Loop 567 lane closures. 👇
📆 November 7th, 2026AD
🔥 TODAY’S HEADLINES
1. 🏁 Grand Prix starts today
2. 🧹 Cleanup and shredding today
3. 🏈 Tarleton hosts Abilene Christian
4. 🚧 Loop 567 lane closures
5. 🏛️ Thompson claims speaker votes
6. 🎒 TEA chief interviews underway
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🌦️ WEATHER
🌡️ CURRENT: 50° and scattered clouds at the Granbury airport at 5:15 a.m., NW wind 5 mph, according to Aviation Weather Center METAR data.
☀️ TODAY: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66°, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight brings a 30% chance of rain.
⚠️ TODAY'S HAZARDS: No National Weather Service alerts for Hood County were listed at 5:35 a.m. CT.
☀️ 3-DAY OUTLOOK
Sunday: mostly cloudy, 69°/52°
Monday: partly sunny then slight chance light rain, 70°/54°
Tuesday: mostly sunny, 75°/56°
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🚗 TRAFFIC
🚧 ACTIVE: Crockett and Bridge streets on Historic Granbury Square are closed for events. The city lists the closure from 12:01 a.m. Nov. 6 through 10 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8.
Use alternate routes and take extra care around pedestrians.
🚧 UPCOMING: The city schedules single-lane closures on Loop 567 between FM 4 and Highway 377, near Granbury Regional Airport, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today for film production.
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🏛️ LOCAL LEAD
🏁 GRAND PRIX STARTS ON THE SQUARE
The Granbury Grand Prix opens today, Nov. 7, on a temporary race circuit around Historic Granbury Square. Visit Granbury lists free spectator admission for the two-day event, which continues Sunday, Nov. 8.
Karts, off-road bikes, scooters, mountain bikes and unicycles are on the event's lineup. Visitors can also find the Vendor Village and Expo Zone, along with the Pit Stop Food Zone.
The event FAQs put racing at noon to 7 p.m. each day. Spectators can attend either day without an admission charge.
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🤝 LOCAL PRIDE
🧹 CLEANUP, SHREDDING AND BULK TRASH
The City of Granbury and Keep Granbury Beautiful host the Great Granbury Cleanup this morning. Bulk trash must be at the curb by 7 a.m., the city says.
📍 Cleanup: 8:30 a.m. at City Hall, 116 W. Bridge St.
📍 Shred It Instead: 9-11:30 a.m. at American Town Hall, 220 N. Travis St., or until the truck is full.
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🏈 TARLETON PLAYS AT HOME TONIGHT
Tarleton State hosts No. 23 Abilene Christian for Senior Day today, Nov. 7, according to Tarleton Athletics. The Tarleton Alumni Association is the game sponsor.
🕒 Kickoff: 6 p.m.
📍 Memorial Stadium, Stephenville
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🏗️ INFRASTRUCTURE WATCH
🚧 FILM PRODUCTION BRINGS LANE CLOSURES
Film production is behind today's scheduled single-lane closures on Loop 567 near Granbury Regional Airport, according to the city. Granbury police will assist with traffic control.
The overnight full closure was scheduled to end at 6 a.m. today. Reopening has not been confirmed.
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NEWS FROM AROUND TEXAS
🏛️ THOMPSON SAYS SHE HAS SPEAKER VOTES
Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, said Friday she has enough support to become Texas House speaker, CBS Texas reports. Its report puts the next House at a projected 83 Democrats and 67 Republicans.
Thompson would be the first woman and first Black speaker. House members will formally elect their speaker Jan. 12. She has not been elected to the post.
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🎒 HINOJOSA INTERVIEWS TEA CANDIDATES
Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa says her team is actively interviewing candidates to replace Texas Education Agency chief Mike Morath, according to CBS Austin.
Some appointed school board managers in districts under state takeover are preparing for possible departures as soon as January, the Texas Tribune reports.
A new commissioner could replace any or all of those managers, according to the report.
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✅ BOTTOM LINE
🏁 Grand Prix racing runs noon to 7 p.m. today and Sunday.
🧹 Cleanup starts at 8:30 a.m.; bulk trash belongs at the curb by 7 a.m.
🚧 Loop 567 single-lane closures are scheduled from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
🏛️ Thompson says she has the votes; the speaker election is Jan. 12.
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Hood County Express — Est’d 1/26 🚂
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