Posted on 04/11/2023 11:10:54 PM PDT by McGruff
The Texas House has taken sides in one of America’s most polarizing debates — whether to continue changing clocks twice a year, ditch daylight saving time altogether or stick with later daylight permanently.
The representatives’ overwhelming verdict: Stay on daylight saving time moving forward.
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The idea is far from becoming reality. Once the bill gets a final House vote, it still has to clear the Senate. And even if signed to law by Gov. Greg Abbott, the measure would still require an OK from Congress.
Federal law lets states exempt themselves from observing daylight saving time — meaning they remain on standard time year-round — if they pass state laws doing so. But states do not have the power to permanently observe daylight saving time, like the Texas House wants, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
(Excerpt) Read more at texastribune.org ...
“And even if signed to law by Gov. Greg Abbott, the measure would still require an OK from Congress.”
Screw congress.
If 'con' is the opposite of 'pro', then what is the opposite of 'progress'?
Am all for DST in summer, etc—late
sunsets but...
If year round—pitch black in
morning as kids go to school [it’s
said]
It was mentioned DST not much of a
difference as you get near equator.
In winter; 4:30 pm game Patriots vs Dolphins
Game in Foxboro MA: dark
Game in Miami: still light out
FL also a bit further west.
Even in same time zone there can be
variances. I live near Boston but when I
visit Pittsburgh & Akron in summer,
sunset seems about 45 min later
I prefer permanent correct time.
It amazes me that nobody ever though of just changing the hours of operation.
I’m the exact opposite - let’s stay on “STANDARD” time, not anything not-standard (aka SAVINGS, that doesn’t save anything).
My body works better on CST rather than CDT.
Likewise here, where sundown in mid Dec. is 3:30Pm.
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