Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – (San Antonio, Texas) – Texas State Senator José Menéndez and Representative Lyle Larson have introduced legislation in the upcoming 87th legislative session that would allow voters to decide between observing standard time or observing daylight savings time year round.
The issue of daylight savings time has been the topic of conversation for over 100 years. Both daylight savings time and standard time impact the well-being of our fellow Texans. The elimination of any unnecessary time switch provides a commonsense solution to help prevent these problems, and allows the voters of Texas to make the decision about what is best for them.
Senator José Menéndez released the following statement:
“The practice of moving our clocks back and forth twice a year is something that needs to end. Since repeatedly changing our clocks impacts the safety and health of our constituents; we believe that the people of Texas need to vote and make the ultimate decision to address this. This bill will allow Texans to pick a time they feel is best for them."
Representative Lyle Larson released the following statement:
“The practice of changing our clocks is nonsensical and has significant drawbacks. We want to give Texans an opportunity to vote on ending this practice by choosing between standard time year-round or daylight saving time year-round.”
