Where Texas stands with ‘falling back’

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed legislation in June 2025 that would make daylight saving time permanent year-round in the Lone Star State – but only if Congress gives its permission first.  House Bill 1393, which Abbott signed into law, would eliminate the twice-yearly clock changes Texans currently observe and keep the state on daylight savings time throughout the entire year.

Under the new law, the official time would be called “Texas Time” and would apply to both the central and mountain time zones used in different parts of the state.  The measure represents the lone success among several daylight savings time proposals Texas lawmakers introduced in recent legislative sessions.

However, the law includes a critical condition:  It only takes effect if the U.S. Congress passes legislation authorizing Texas to observe daylight savings time year-round.  Without congressional approval, the law has no effect.  H.B. 1393 represents the finalized legislation now awaiting federal clearance.

Arizona and Hawaii are the only two states that don’t observe daylight savings time and don’t change their clocks.