Standard time begins Sunday; roll back clocks one hour. (1:29 p.m.)
Absentee ballot request count in Texas County: 1,272 going into Monday. (12:41 p.m.)
CONTEST: Post your Halloween pictures.
In Houston today: justice center ribbon-cutting ceremony, hospice fund-raiser at fairgrounds and chamber to host demolition derby. (9:31 a.m.)
Courthouse open today until noon for absentee voting; sample ballot and plain English explanation on ballot issues in this week’s Herald. (9:31 a.m.)
Houston football team defeats Cuba 62-22 to earn playoff berth. (10:57 p.m.)
Secretary of State Carnahan: Unofficial reports show 40 percent increase in absentee ballots over 2004.
Houston City Council to meet Monday night.
VIDEO: Houston Elementary School’s mock election.
SLIDE SHOW: Houston volleyball vs. Cabool.
COSTUME CONTEST: Upload your cutie’s Halloween costume photo beginning today in the American Family Insurance Halloween Costume Contest.