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Title: Texas House passes resolution for statewide vote between standard time, daylight saving year-round
Post by: Elderberry on April 25, 2019, 02:03:30 am
Fox4News 4/24/2019

The Texas House passed a resolution Tuesday that would allow Texans to choose between keeping standard time or observing daylight saving time year-round.

House Joint Resolution 117 will now head to the Senate after passing by a vote of 133-9.

More: http://www.fox4news.com/news/texas/tx-house-passes-resolution-for-statewide-vote-between-standard-time-daylight-saving-year-round (http://www.fox4news.com/news/texas/tx-house-passes-resolution-for-statewide-vote-between-standard-time-daylight-saving-year-round)
Title: Re: Texas House passes resolution for statewide vote between standard time, daylight saving year-rou
Post by: InHeavenThereIsNoBeer on April 25, 2019, 02:14:49 am
This will be blocked by a federal judge in HI if they ditch DST.
Title: Re: Texas House passes resolution for statewide vote between standard time, daylight saving year-rou
Post by: 240B on April 25, 2019, 02:15:35 am
This will be blocked by a federal judge in HI if they ditch DST.
It's unconstitutional!
Title: Re: Texas House passes resolution for statewide vote between standard time, daylight saving year-rou
Post by: Sanguine on April 25, 2019, 04:36:27 am
Pass it!
Title: Re: Texas House passes resolution for statewide vote between standard time, daylight saving year-rou
Post by: thackney on April 25, 2019, 12:05:47 pm
This will be blocked by a federal judge in HI if they ditch DST.

Already done in Arizona & Hawaii.
Title: Re: Texas House passes resolution for statewide vote between standard time, daylight saving year-rou
Post by: Night Hides Not on April 25, 2019, 01:47:23 pm
It's hot enough in the summer, we don't need to wait until 9 PM for the sun to set.
Title: Re: Texas House passes resolution for statewide vote between standard time, daylight saving year-rou
Post by: thackney on April 25, 2019, 01:48:27 pm
It's hot enough in the summer, we don't need to wait until 9 PM for the sun to set.

I want DST year round.  I HATE getting home in the dark and trying to get stuff done.
Title: Re: Texas House passes resolution for statewide vote between standard time, daylight saving year-rou
Post by: rustynail on April 25, 2019, 02:13:47 pm
Vote for Island Time.
Title: Re: Texas House passes resolution for statewide vote between standard time, daylight saving year-rou
Post by: Bigun on April 25, 2019, 02:15:42 pm
Set the clocks somewhere and leave them the hell alone! I'll adjust!
Title: Re: Texas House passes resolution for statewide vote between standard time, daylight saving year-rou
Post by: Cyber Liberty on April 25, 2019, 02:22:56 pm
As the story goes, an old Indian Chief once said, "Only a white man thinks he can make a blanket longer by cutting off material from the bottom and sewing it to the top."

It's hot enough in the summer, we don't need to wait until 9 PM for the sun to set.

Same for AZ.  As it is, it's >100 degrees at 10 PM most summer days.
Title: Re: Texas House passes resolution for statewide vote between standard time, daylight saving year-rou
Post by: Idiot on April 25, 2019, 03:53:34 pm
I want DST year round.  I HATE getting home in the dark and trying to get stuff done.
AMEN Brother!  Especially in the winter time.  The sun goes down around 5 pm which leaves little to no time to do anything outside with the sun shining.
Title: Re: Texas House passes resolution for statewide vote between standard time, daylight saving year-rou
Post by: Wingnut on April 25, 2019, 03:53:46 pm
As the story goes, an old Indian Chief once said, "Only a white man thinks he can make a blanket longer by cutting off material from the bottom and sewing it to the top."

Same for AZ.  As it is, it's >100 degrees at 10 PM most summer days.

More evidence of Man Made global warming.  It was never this hot in AZ before. We need a green deal not DLST! 
/sarc
Title: Re: Texas House passes resolution for statewide vote between standard time, daylight saving year-rou
Post by: Cyber Liberty on April 25, 2019, 03:56:56 pm
More evidence of Man Made global warming.  It was never this hot in AZ before. We need a green deal not DLST! 
/sarc

@The Ghost

I want to mount some rockets to the Earth to correct the tip that causes seasons.  If I can't have them, nobody can.  Only a little /sarc.
Title: Re: Texas House passes resolution for statewide vote between standard time, daylight saving year-rou
Post by: GrouchoTex on April 25, 2019, 05:36:28 pm
I want DST year round.  I HATE getting home in the dark and trying to get stuff done.

I agree, 1/2 of every year I go to work in the dark and come home in the dark.
(I'm generally known to be in the dark, anyway.....)
Title: Re: Texas House passes resolution for statewide vote between standard time, daylight saving year-rou
Post by: Wingnut on April 25, 2019, 05:55:31 pm
I agree, 1/2 of every year I go to work in the dark and come home in the dark.
(I'm generally known to be in the dark, anyway.....)

Just as long as you are out standing in a field you will be just fine.
Title: Re: Texas House passes resolution for statewide vote between standard time, daylight saving year-rou
Post by: GrouchoTex on April 25, 2019, 06:04:00 pm
Just as long as you are out standing in a field you will be just fine.

Be alert

We need more lerts.