📰 NEWS AROUND TEXAS 📰
AG policy shift • House flip • Loop 567 👇
📅 November 5th, 2026AD
⭐ TEXAS’ DAILY FRONT PAGE — THE STORIES MOVING THE LONE STAR STATE ⭐
📋 TODAY’S TOP 5
1. ⚖️ AG-elect shifts abortion suits
2. 🏛️ Hinojosa holds first presser
3. 🗳️ Democrats flip Texas House
4. 🚧 Loop 567 closes overnight
5. 🏁 Grand Prix returns this weekend
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⚖️ AG-ELECT WON'T SUE OUT-OF-STATE ABORTION-PILL DOCTORS
Attorney General-elect Nathan Johnson said he will not continue Ken Paxton's practice of suing doctors in other states who mail abortion medication to patients in Texas, KERA and The Texas Tribune report.
"I will not pursue the judicially absurd position that Texas law has extra territorial effect. I can honor other states' shield laws," Johnson told The Texas Tribune.
Texas law still bans most abortions, and Democrats are not positioned to repeal the ban soon because Republicans retain the state Senate, the reports say.
📍🕒 KERA published the interviews Nov. 5 after Tuesday's statewide Democratic sweep.
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🏛️ HINOJOSA SETS FIRST GOVERNOR-ELECT PRESS CONFERENCE
Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa is holding her first press conference as governor-elect at 2 p.m. Thursday to discuss next steps after defeating Gov. Greg Abbott, The Texas Tribune reports.
The Tribune says she will take questions after "successful initial conversations" with Abbott as Democrats prepare to take several statewide offices in January.
On the campaign trail she pledged $1,500 to every Texas household from state savings, an end to school takeovers, a voucher rollback and Medicaid expansion.
📝 Republicans retained the Texas Senate, so many agenda items will still need legislative deals.
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🗳️ DEMOCRATS SEIZE CONTROL OF THE TEXAS HOUSE
Democrats seized control of the Texas House for the first time in more than two decades, The Texas Tribune and Axios report, while Republicans kept the state Senate.
Axios cites an Associated Press projection that Democrats rose from 62 seats to at least 76 in the 150-member chamber, with more races still unresolved Wednesday.
The Tribune says if late leads hold, Democrats could enter January with about 83 seats to Republicans' 67. Houston Rep. Senfronia Thompson has announced a bid for speaker.
📊 Recounts and provisional or mail ballots could still change individual races.
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🚧 LOOP 567 FULL OVERNIGHT CLOSURES BEGIN TONIGHT
Film production near Granbury Regional Airport brings a full overnight closure of Loop 567 between FM 4 and Highway 377 from 6 p.m. Thursday through 6 a.m. Friday, the City of Granbury said.
Lane closures also run 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday. Another full overnight closure is set 6 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Saturday, with single-lane daytime work Friday and Saturday.
Granbury police will help with traffic control. Residents near the airport may hear loud production noise.
📍 Use alternate routes tonight and check signs through the Nov. 10 restoration end date.
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🏁 GRANBURY GRAND PRIX RETURNS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
The Granbury Grand Prix returns Saturday, Nov. 7, and Sunday, Nov. 8, with racing around the Historic Courthouse Square, Hood County News reports.
Spectator admission is free. Gates open at 9 a.m., pre-race is at 11 a.m. and racing starts at noon. The event was rescheduled from August because of extreme heat.
Categories include electric karts, off-road bikes, scooters, e-mountain bikes and unicycles. Entry is $50 per race for ages 18 and younger and $75 for adults, the paper says.
📅 Expect Square street closures for the weekend events; confirm routes before heading downtown.
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🌤️ HOOD COUNTY WEATHER WATCH
🌡️ CURRENT: Observed 2:15 p.m., Granbury airport (KGDJ): clear, 81°F
☀️ Forecast (NWS Fort Worth): Sunny this afternoon, high near 80°.
🌙 Tonight: Partly cloudy, low around 53°. A cold front arrives this evening with northwest winds.
📅 3-DAY OUTLOOK
Friday: partly sunny, 70°/50°
Saturday: partly sunny, 67°/48°
Sunday: partly sunny, 68°/47°
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