Daylight Saving Time – some of us love it, some of us can’t stand it. What I think we can all agree on is how unnecessary it is. Most of our country isn’t working in the fields or on the railroads all day, so there’s really no need to maximize the length of our days. Texas has come to realize this and is toying with the idea of doing away with Daylight Saving Time. This might be our last year adhering to the practice.
A Senate bill that might opt Texas out of Daylight Saving is on the table for 2017. We wouldn’t be the first state to do so - Arizona doesn’t practice the age-old tradition either.
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So if you’re tired of darkness at 5 pm during the winter …
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…and sunlight when you’re trying to fall asleep during the summer, you just might be in luck.
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Last year, a similar bill was shot down in the House. Its proposal was that mothers shouldn’t have to take their children to the bus stop in the dark and put them to sleep when it’s still light outside, but evidently pathos wasn’t an effective strategy.
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For those of us who’d like the time to remain the same year-round, we can only hope Senate Bill 238 will pass next year. I know I’ll be crossing my fingers.
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Will you be excited if the bill passes, or do you like Daylight Saving Time?
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