Many buildings on the square are now registered historic landmarks, including the Granbury Opera House, which still hosts "Broadway" productions.

On May 15, 2013, a tornado with a preliminary rating of EF4 struck Granbury, leaving six confirmed deaths and at least 100 homes damaged.

In July 2024, Time magazine published an investigation into numerous noise and health complaints by Granbury residents, many of whom attributed their ailments to a Bitcoin mining facility located in Granbury owned by Marathon Digital Holdings.

[8] Granbury is located along US Route 377 approximately 30 miles southwest of Fort Worth.

The Brazos River flows past the east side of the city within Lake Granbury.

[citation needed] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

Granbury and Hood County are part of the Dallas/Fort Worth television media market in North Central Texas.

Local news media outlets are KDFW-TV, KXAS-TV, WFAA-TV, KTVT-TV, KERA-TV, KTXA-TV, KDFI-TV, KDAF-TV, KFWD-TV, and KDTX-TV.

Granbury is also served by Tarleton State University's National Public Radio affiliate, KTRL 90.5 FM.