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USA Today
3 days ago
- Climate
- USA Today
Here's when to fall back in 2025; When is daylight saving time? Is daylight saving ending?
While three months remain until the end of daylight saving time for 2025, the days are already getting shorter and the time to change the clocks will be here before you know it. Although the movement to get rid of the clock change has grown in recent years, daylight saving time is still happening across most of the U.S., as the twice-a-year movement of clocks either backward or forward accounts for more daylight in the mornings or evenings for millions of Americans. In November, when daylight saving time ends for 2025, clocks will "fall back," meaning those affected will gain an extra hour of sleep, but for some regions of the country, the time change will also mean an earlier sunset and more hours in the dark of night. Here is what you need to know about this year's time change. What is daylight saving time? Daylight saving time is the time between March and November when most Americans adjust their clocks ahead by one hour. We gain an hour in November (as opposed to losing an hour in the spring) to make for more daylight in the winter mornings. When we "spring forward" in March, it's to add more daylight in the evenings. And in the autumn, we "fall back." When does daylight saving time end in 2025? Daylight saving time will end for the year at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, Nov. 2. Next year, it will begin again on Sunday, March 8, 2026. Does every state observe daylight saving time? Not all states and U.S. territories participate in daylight saving time. Hawaii and most of Arizona do not observe daylight saving time. Because of its desert climate, Arizona doesn't follow daylight saving time (with the exception of the Navajo Nation). After most of the U.S. adopted the Uniform Time Act, the state figured that there wasn't a good reason to adjust clocks to make sunset occur an hour later during the hottest months of the year. There are also five other U.S. territories that do not participate: The Navajo Nation, located in parts of Arizona, Utah and New Mexico, does follow daylight saving time. Hawaii is the other state that does not observe daylight saving time. Because of its proximity to the equator, there is not a lot of variance between hours of daylight during the year. Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at and follow him on X @fern_cerv_.
USA Today
5 days ago
- Climate
- USA Today
When is daylight saving time? Here's when to 'fall back' in 2025
While three months remain until the end of daylight saving time for 2025, the days are already getting shorter and the time to change the clocks will be here before you know it. Although the movement to get rid of the clock change has grown in recent years, daylight saving time is still happening across most of the U.S., as the twice-a-year movement of clocks either backward or forward accounts for more daylight in the mornings or evenings for millions of Americans. In November, when daylight saving time ends for 2025, clocks will "fall back," meaning those affected will gain an extra hour of sleep, but for some regions of the country, the time change will also mean an earlier sunset and more hours in the dark of night. Here is what you need to know about this year's time change. What is daylight saving time? Daylight saving time is the time between March and November when most Americans adjust their clocks ahead by one hour. We gain an hour in November (as opposed to losing an hour in the spring) to make for more daylight in the winter mornings. When we "spring forward" in March, it's to add more daylight in the evenings. And in the autumn, we "fall back." When does daylight saving time end in 2025? Daylight saving time will end for the year at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, Nov. 2. Next year, it will begin again on Sunday, March 8, 2025. Does every state observe daylight saving time? Not all states and U.S. territories participate in daylight saving time. Hawaii and most of Arizona do not observe daylight saving time. Because of its desert climate, Arizona doesn't follow daylight saving time (with the exception of the Navajo Nation). After most of the U.S. adopted the Uniform Time Act, the state figured that there wasn't a good reason to adjust clocks to make sunset occur an hour later during the hottest months of the year. There are also five other U.S. territories that do not participate: The Navajo Nation, located in parts of Arizona, Utah and New Mexico, does follow daylight saving time. Hawaii is the other state that does not observe daylight saving time. Because of its proximity to the equator, there is not a lot of variance between hours of daylight during the year. Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at and follow him on X @fern_cerv_.
Newsweek
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Newsweek
'Texas Time' Moves a Step Closer
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. On Thursday the Texas Legislature approved House Bill 1393, which would make daylight saving time permanent across the state abolishing the current requirement for biannual clock changes. The bill will now go before Governor Greg Abbott who can sign it into state law, though even if this happens the change wouldn't actually take effect without changes to superseding federal legislation. Newsweek contacted Governor Abbott for comment via email on Friday outside of regular office hours. Why It Matters The current twice-yearly clock changes across the U.S. are controversial and in April President Trump gave his support to a bill that would have introduced year-round daylight-saving time. The U.S. did introduce year-round daylight saving in the early 1970s following an energy crisis but this was swiftly abandoned amid public anger at going to work, and sending children to school, in the dark. What To Know Texas House Bill 1393 was passed by the Texas Senate on Thursday with 27 votes in favor and four against according to Dallas News reporter Phil Jankowski. The bill would introduce a new statewide "Texas time," making daylight saving permanent across Texas, but only "if the United States Congress enacts legislation that becomes law that authorizes the State of Texas to observe daylight saving time year-round." This would apply across the state, both to the vast majority of Texas which currently falls under the Central Time Zone and the far western section which is part of the Mountain Time Zone. Texas Senator Ted Cruz called for biannual time changes to be ended in April during a committee appearance. A stock photo shows the Texas state flag at River Oaks Country Club in Houston on April 5, 2024. A stock photo shows the Texas state flag at River Oaks Country Club in Houston on April 5, 2024. Aaron M. Sprecher/GETTY Currently 20 states have passed laws that would abolish clock changes if they are given permission to do so by the federal government. Clock changes became a standard feature across the U.S. with the passage of the Uniform Time Act in 1966, though Hawaii and most of Arizona are exempt from observing daylight saving time. In 2022 the Senate passed the Sunshine Protection Act, which would have made daylight saving time permanent, but this stalled in the House. In a post on his Truth Social website in December 2024 then-president elect Trump said: "The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn't! Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation." What Time Zones Does Texas Have? Most of Texas, including the major cities of Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio, are currently part of the Central Time Zone. However the western counties of El Paso and Hudspeth form part of the Mountain Time Zone. What People Are Saying Texas House Bill 1393 says: "This state, acting as authorized under federal law, shall observe daylight saving time year-round. This subsection applies to both the portion of this state using central standard time as the official standard time and the portion of this state using mountain standard time as the official standard time." Senator Paul Bettencourt, a Republican who sponsored the bill, said according to The Texas Tribune: "This is effectively a trigger bill waiting for change with the federal government." What Happens Next It remains to be seen whether Governor Abbott will sign House Bill 1393 into Texas law. Even if he does, its provisions won't take effect without changes to federal legislation.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Could Texas have daylight saving time year-round?
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Last month, the Texas House passed a bill that would keep daylight saving time year-round in Texas. With the bill on its way to the Senate floor, it has a real chance of becoming law. Even if passed, however, the bill has a caveat. It will only go into effect if the United States Congress enacts legislation that allows the state to observe daylight saving year-round. If no legislation is passed, the bill will not go into effect. This comes as part of the Uniform Time Act, a federal law that establishes uniform daylight saving time throughout the nation. States have the option to opt-out of daylight saving time and remain on standard time year-round, which is what Arizona and Hawaii established. But the act prevents states from establishing permanent daylight saving or changing their time zones without federal approval. HB 1393 is a repeat of last session's push by the bill's author Rep. Will Metcalf, R-Conroe, to observe daylight saving time year-round. While it failed last session, it may have a better chance with proponent President Donald Trump in office. Senators introduce measure making daylight saving time permanent year-round 'The House and Senate should push hard for more Daylight at the end of a day,' Trump posted on Truth Social in April. 'Very popular and, most importantly, no more changing of the clocks, a big inconvenience and, for our government, A VERY COSTLY EVENT!!!' Metcalf responded on X, 'Thank you President @realDonaldTrump I couldn't agree more! I'm proud to share that my HB 1393 to make DST permanent has passed the TX House. It's on its way to the TX Senate now!' A previous KXAN Facebook poll found that over 90% showed preference to staying on one time year-round. The question was which time to choose. While some like to have more light later in the day, others want it brighter in the morning when they, say, take their children to school. This bill would have Texans vote on the future of daylight saving time Some lawmakers believe the decision should be left up to the voters. Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, and Rep. Vikki Goodwin, D–Austin, proposed an amendment that would eliminate the time change and ask Texas voters to choose between observing standard time year-round and observing daylight saving time year-round in a statewide referendum. This proposal has not yet advanced as far in the legislature as HB 1393. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Senate holds hearing on daylight saving time — will the US ‘lock the clocks?'
(NEXSTAR) — The U.S. has had a back-and-forth relationship with daylight saving time, and another chapter unfolded on Thursday. The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing on Thursday — titled 'If I Could Turn Back Time: Should We Lock The Clock?' — to 'examine the various issues around whether the country should continue 'springing forward' and 'falling back' each year with time.' 'Congress has the authority to end this outdated and harmful practice. This hearing is an excellent opportunity to examine a thoughtful and rational approach to how we manage time. Whether we lock the clock on standard time year-round or daylight saving time, let's put our health, the economy, and well-being first and embrace a sensible approach to time management,' committee chairman Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said in his opening remarks. Daylight saving time 2025: These states are trying to 'lock the clocks' Witnesses who appeared during the hearing included representatives from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the National Golf Course Owners Association, and the Lock the Clock Movement — all of which have previously expressed interest in the changing of the clocks. You can watch the majority of Thursday's hearing in the video player at the top of this story. Companion bills to make daylight saving time permanent have been introduced in Congress, including one bill referred to Cruz's committee, while another bill would give states the power to observe daylight saving year-round — more on that in a moment. The U.S.'s back-and-forth relationship with daylight saving time has been ongoing for over a century. It started as a wartime measure in 1918, only to be rolled back after a year. It returned in 1942 during World War II but was vastly more chaotic than it is today. Seasonal clock changes were enacted in 1966, but seven years later, the U.S. again observed year-round daylight saving time due to a national energy crisis. What would change if daylight saving time became permanent? Americans broadly supported the practice at first, until dark winter mornings prompted safety concerns, especially among parents. The nation returned to twice-a-year clock changes in 1974 and has largely stayed on the same schedule. Over the last several years, there have been efforts to put the U.S. back on permanent daylight saving time, a move with which many health experts disagree. They instead recommend permanent standard time, which would provide us more sunlight in the mornings — a factor that can positively impact our sleep and circadian rhythm, which have further been connected to other health outcomes. States that have proposed or enacted legislation targeting the changing of the clocks have generally split between locking them on permanent standard time or daylight saving time. Only two states observe year-round standard time, an option afforded them by Congress' 1966 Uniform Time Act. States cannot opt for permanent daylight saving time. In most cases, the states standing on that side of the clock have introduced or passed measures calling on Congress to enact permanent daylight saving time or outlining conditions in which the state would observe daylight saving time permanently (typically based on actions by Congress or neighboring states). A House bill to give states the power to observe daylight saving time all year has been introduced and referred to committee. What if we didn't 'spring forward' when daylight saving time begins? Multiple other states, however, have seen legislation introduced during their current legislative session to put the state on permanent standard time or exempt it from daylight saving time. None have passed as of early April. Any current widespread action regarding daylight saving time would depend on Congress taking action. President Donald Trump previously expressed support for ending daylight saving time but signaled in March that he would not push for it, calling it 'a 50/50 issue.' 'It's a 50/50 issue, and if something is a 50/50 issue, it's hard to get excited about it,' Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. 'It's something I can do, but a lot of people like it one way. A lot of people like it the other way. It's very even. And usually, I find when that's the case, what else do we have to do?' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
