📰 MORNING NEWS BRIEF 📰
Fog and showers possible. P&Z tonight. Veterans Day Wednesday. 👇
📆 November 9th, 2026AD
🔥 TODAY’S HEADLINES
1. 🌫️ Patchy fog on the commute
2. 🏛️ P&Z meets tonight
3. 🇺🇸 Veterans Day Wednesday
4. 🚧 Loop 567 stops continue
5. ⚖️ DOJ to join Medicaid suit
6. 🏫 School takeover managers brace
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🌦️ WEATHER
🌡️ CURRENT: 57° and mist with 2 1/2-mile visibility at the Granbury airport at 5:15 a.m., calm wind, according to Aviation Weather Center METAR data.
☀️ TODAY: Showers possible, with patchy fog from 7 to 10 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71°, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight's low is around 55°, with a 20% chance of showers.
⏱️ NEXT 12 HOURS: 6–9 a.m. chance of showers 54–60° • 9 a.m.–noon patchy fog then partly sunny 60–68° • noon–3 p.m. mostly cloudy 68–70° • 3–6 p.m. cloudy 70–68°
⚠️ TODAY'S HAZARDS: No active National Weather Service alerts for Hood County were listed at 5:36 a.m. CT.
☀️ 3-DAY OUTLOOK
Tuesday: patchy fog then chance rain showers, 77°/56°
Wednesday: sunny, 80°/51°
Thursday: sunny, 73°/45°
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🚗 TRAFFIC
🌫️ FOG: Granbury Regional Airport reported 2 1/2-mile visibility in mist at 5:15 a.m. CT. The National Weather Service forecasts patchy fog from 7 to 10 a.m.
🚧 UPCOMING: Temporary traffic stops of up to 10 minutes may occur on Loop 567 between FM 4 and Highway 377, near Granbury Regional Airport, today and Tuesday, Nov. 9-10, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., the city says.
The stops are tied to film crews' restoration work. No other active closures were confirmed for this brief.
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🏛️ LOCAL LEAD
🌫️ PATCHY FOG, SHOWERS POSSIBLE ON THE MONDAY COMMUTE
The National Weather Service forecasts a chance of showers before 7 a.m. today, Monday, Nov. 9, then showers and patchy fog from 7 to 10 a.m. Skies stay mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Granbury Regional Airport reported 2 1/2-mile visibility in mist at 5:15 a.m. CT. No National Weather Service alerts for Hood County were listed at 5:36 a.m. CT.
On the morning drive, use low-beam headlights in fog and allow extra following distance between your vehicle and the one ahead.
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🏛️ CIVIC WATCH
🏛️ P&Z MEETS TONIGHT
Granbury's Planning & Zoning Commission meets tonight, Monday, Nov. 9, according to the city agenda.
🕒 6 p.m.
📍 City Council Chambers, 116 W. Bridge St.
A public hearing concerns a request for a specific use permit for daily outdoor display at 4123 E US Hwy 377 (SUP-26-10).
Watch live through the City of Granbury website.
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🤝 LOCAL PRIDE
🇺🇸 VETERANS DAY CEREMONY WEDNESDAY
Granbury's Veterans Day Ceremony is Wednesday, Nov. 11, the city says. The community is invited to honor those who have served.
🕒 11 a.m.
📍 Memorial Lane and Jim Burks Memorial Park, 561 N. Travis St.
Most City of Granbury facilities will be closed Wednesday for Veterans Day. Visit Granbury is the exception.
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🏗️ INFRASTRUCTURE WATCH
🚧 LOOP 567 STOPS CONTINUE
Film-production crews are restoring the Loop 567 area near Granbury Regional Airport today and Tuesday, Nov. 9-10, according to the City of Granbury.
Temporary traffic stops of up to 10 minutes may occur between FM 4 and Highway 377 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Granbury Police Department officers will assist with traffic control.
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NEWS FROM AROUND TEXAS
⚖️ JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO JOIN MEDICAID SUIT
The U.S. Justice Department told a federal court it will intervene in a lawsuit Texas joined against Planned Parenthood over $10 million in Medicaid payments, The Texas Tribune reports.
Texas also seeks more than $1.8 billion in reimbursement, penalties and fees, the Tribune reports. Planned Parenthood calls the suit "meritless" and says it will keep fighting, according to the Tribune.
Both sides have proposed an April 2027 trial before U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk. Attorney General-elect Nathan Johnson says he is reviewing the action, the Tribune reports.
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🏫 STATE-APPOINTED SCHOOL MANAGERS BRACE FOR CHANGE
Appointed board managers in Texas school districts under state takeover say they are preparing to be out of a job as soon as January, The Texas Tribune reports.
Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa campaigned on ending state takeovers. Board of managers presidents in Houston and Fort Worth ISD say they are already making plans, the Tribune reports.
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✅ BOTTOM LINE
🌫️ Patchy fog and a chance of showers are forecast this morning. Use low beams and extra following distance.
🏛️ Granbury P&Z meets tonight at 6 p.m. in City Council Chambers.
⚖️ The Justice Department plans to join the Medicaid suit against Planned Parenthood, The Texas Tribune reports.
💧 Granbury's Stage 1 voluntary water conservation remains listed by the city.
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