Originally published October 21, 2026. Times, weather and references to “today” reflect the original date.
MORNING NEWS BRIEF
Golf finale today • City board seats • $16,000 for shelter
October 21st, 2026AD
TODAY’S HEADLINES
- Golf finale at Halbert
- City seeks board members
- Corvette show aids shelter
- Old Granbury Rd. bridge work
- Early voting sets records
- Unclaimed homestead savings
- Debate plans disputed
WEATHER
CURRENT: 52° and clear at Granbury Regional Airport at 5:15 a.m., with calm wind, according to the National Weather Service.
TODAY: Sunny, high near 82°. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
TONIGHT: Mostly clear, low around 57°. East-southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
NEXT 12 HOURS: 7–10 a.m. sunny, 51° to 65° • 10 a.m.–1 p.m. sunny, 65° to 78° • 1–4 p.m. sunny, 78° to 82° • 4–7 p.m. sunny to mostly clear, 82° to 77°
HAZARDS: An NWS Air Quality Alert covers Hood County today for a TCEQ Ozone Action Day in Dallas-Fort Worth. Hood County is not under a burn ban.
3-DAY OUTLOOK
Thursday: sunny, 84°/57°
Friday: mostly sunny, 84°/58°
Saturday: mostly sunny, 82°/59°
TRAFFIC
Tonight: portions of Jones, Rucker, Crossland and Pearl streets will close from 5:30 to 7:15 p.m. for the Granbury High School Homecoming Parade, the city said.
Bridge and Crockett streets on the Square will close from 12:01 a.m. Friday, Oct. 23, through 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26, for an event, the city said.
Old Granbury Road remains closed at Walnut Creek. Use Industrial Boulevard and US 377.
LOCAL LEAD
FINAL ROUND TODAY AT HALBERT NATIONAL
Texas A&M's men and Oregon's women head into today's final round of the Abilene Christian Intercollegiate with team leads at Halbert National in Granbury.
After two rounds, A&M is 15 under, seven shots ahead of Arizona at 8 under, the official scoreboard shows. Oregon is 19 under, 10 ahead of Tennessee at 9 under.
A&M's Aaron Pounds leads the men at 7 under, one shot ahead of teammate Kris Kuvaas. Arizona's Kinsley Ni leads the women at 11 under, one ahead of Oregon's Tong An.
The college tournament runs Oct. 19-21. Abilene Christian says Golf Channel carries the action live from 3 to 6 p.m. today.
CIVIC WATCH
GRANBURY SEEKS BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS
Granbury is seeking residents and qualified community members to serve on city boards and commissions, according to an Oct. 20 city notice.
Openings include parks, planning and zoning, historic preservation, cultural arts, the airport, capital improvements, ethics and building-related boards.
Some seats have residency, professional or other eligibility requirements. Applications are available at granbury.org/Boards. The notice gives no application deadline.
LOCAL PRIDE
CORVETTE SHOW HELPS RAISE $16,000 FOR SHELTER
The Oct. 10 Brazos River Corvette Show helped push this year's total raised for the Hood County Animal Shelter to $16,000, Hood County News reported.
Show chairs Theresa and Bob Halford credited an additional contribution from Elite Asphalt owner Harry Gallagher, on behalf of the Brazos River Corvette Club, with reaching that total.
Gary Walden's 1971 Silver Coupe C3 won Best of Show in the C1-C4 group. Chris Welch's 2017 C7 Black Rose Z06 took the C5-C8 award, the newspaper reported.
INFRASTRUCTURE WATCH
OLD GRANBURY ROAD BRIDGE WORK CONTINUES
Old Granbury Road remains closed at Walnut Creek for bridge construction through spring 2027, weather permitting, the City of Granbury said, citing TxDOT.
Traffic is detoured to Industrial Boulevard and US 377.
NEWS FROM AROUND TEXAS
COUNTIES REPORT FIRST-DAY EARLY VOTING RECORDS
Several Texas counties reported record opening-day early voting, The Texas Tribune reported Tuesday.
Harris County set a first-day midterm record, while Dallas County saw its highest number of Day 1 early votes ever. Montgomery, Ellis, Bell and McLennan counties also reported midterm records.
Campaign consultants from both parties cautioned against drawing conclusions from one day of voting in the U.S. Senate race between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico.
HOMEOWNERS MAY BE MISSING HOMESTEAD SAVINGS
Hundreds of thousands of potentially eligible Texas homeowners are not claiming a homestead exemption, The Texas Tribune reported.
The exemption takes at least $140,000 off the value that school districts tax.
Homeowners do not receive the break automatically. They must fill out an application and prove they own the home and live there as their primary residence, among other requirements.
FRENCH DISPUTES RAILROAD COMMISSION DEBATE PLANS
Republican Railroad Commission candidate Bo French says he never agreed to debate Democratic state Rep. Jon Rosenthal, The Texas Tribune reported.
The Dallas Press Club says it engaged both candidates to settle on Oct. 22. French disputes that account.
The club now plans a podcast recording with Rosenthal instead. Rosenthal says he will still be in Dallas on Thursday.
BOTTOM LINE
College golf's final round is today at Halbert National.
Homecoming parade street closures begin at 5:30 p.m.
Granbury is taking applications for city boards.
Homestead exemptions require an application.
