<“States, right now, are kind of handcuffed on what they can do,” said Dr. Pat Flavin, Professor of Political Science at ...

A stock photo shows the Texas state flag at River Oaks Country Club in Houston on April 5, 2024. Aaron M. Sprecher/GETTY What Time Zones Does Texas Have?

With Gov. Greg Abbott signing House Bill 1393 into law, Daylight Saving Time is now a possibility in Texas. He’s calling it ...

Texas has two time zones, central and mountain, with the vast majority of the state on central. The two westernmost counties of El Paso and Hudspeth are in the mountain time zone.

Politics & Policy If Texas Ended Daylight Saving Time, We’d Still Get Cranky Twice a Year As Sid Miller lamented, the twice-annual time switch is annoying.

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.