High Plains Blogger is aiming this message directly at two members of the Texas Legislature, both of whom represent the author of this blog in that august body of lawmakers.

Listen up, state Sen. Angela Paxton and state Rep. Candy Noble! I am going to ask you to please work to get your colleagues to hammer out a deal that gives us a permanent measure of our time. I dislike changing the clocks back and forth twice a year. It’s not a huge deal for me, but it is becoming a bit of an annoyance.

We’re going to “spring forward” tomorrow when we go from Standard Time to Daylight Saving Time.

Two legislative sessions failed to cobble together an acceptable agreement. The 2023 Legislature sought to put a measure to a vote, asking Texans their preference: permanent Standard Time, permanent DST or keep the current practice of switching back and forth? After some soul-searching and personal introspection, I decided I prefer to keep the clocks set to Daylight Saving Time.

DST keeps the sun in the sky a little longer in the evening, enabling folks such as me to do chores around the yard during the growing season.

I get the arguments in favor of DST, that it saves electricity. That’s a noble reason all by itself. Therefore, I am all for it.

The Legislature seemingly couldn’t get its act together in time to finish work on the resolution it intended for Texans to settle. The 2027 Legislature will be upon us in due course. I will just ask Sen. Paxton and Rep. Noble to get their stuff together quickly and persuade their colleagues to get with the program.

Let’s put this matter to a vote.  Let us also hope we can keep Daylight Saving Time a permanent fixture on our calendar.