Was it just a Texas thing to work 8-5?
No...A lot of places in different states work 8 to 5 with an hour for lunch...Some places work 2 shifts, some work 3 shifts...
There was a place in Tennessee that worked 4 12 hour shifts...Shift 1 worked 6am to 6pm Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday= 36 hrs...Shift 2 worked 6pm to 6am Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday=36 hrs...Shift 3 worked 6am to 6pm Thursday, Friday, and Saturday= 36 hrs...Shift 4 worked 6pm to 6am Thursday, Friday, and Saturday= 36hrs...Everyone was paid for 40 hrs...