MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers are reviving efforts to eliminate the decades-long practice of changing the clocks twice a year.
Several members of the Texas House and Senate have filed legislation meant to put an end to the seasonal tradition of losing an hour of sleep in the spring due to the start of daylight saving time, only to gain the hour back in the fall when clocks revert back to standard time.
What You Need To Know
- Texas lawmakers have filed legislation meant to put an end to losing an hour of sleep in the spring due to the start of daylight saving time
- Texas is on standard time right now and will begin observing daylight savings on March 9
- Most of the bills filed aim to adopt daylight saving time year-round, but one would adopt standard time year-round in Texas
- The Uniform Time Act allows states to exempt themselves from daylight saving time and stay on standard time the entire year
Texas is on standard time right now and will begin observing daylight savings on March 9…