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Statesman LogoHearst Newspapers LogoSkip to main contentNewsWhen does Daylight Saving Time end? It's almost time to 'fall back' in TexasBy USA TODAY Network StaffSep 9, 2021

Get ready to "fall back" and get an extra hour of sleep.

The end of daylight saving time is soon approaching, when most people nationwide will have to reset their clocks one hour back. The time change will happen at 2 a.m. Sunday. That's when 2 a.m. local time instantly becomes 1 a.m. and people "gain" an extra hour of time.

Though it comes up twice every year without fail, the concept of Daylight Saving Time leads to confusion and conversation every year — and we have Benjamin Franklin to thank for that.

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And no it's not Daylight "Savings" Time, despite how we may say it in everyday conversation.

A 1966 federal law signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson specifies that daylight time applies from 2 a.m. on the second Sunday of March until 2 a.m. on the first Sunday of November in areas that do not specifically exempt themselves to stay on standard time, according to the Associated Press.

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Two states have opted out: Arizona and Hawaii.

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In the past four years, 19 states have passed legislation or resolutions seeking to make Daylight Saving Time the standard time in their states, if Congress takes action, according to the National Conference of State Legislators.

Those states include:

Alabama, Georgia, Minnesota, Mississippi and Montana in 2021.
Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Ohio, South Carolina, Utah and Wyoming in 2020.
Arkansas, Delaware, Maine, Oregon, Tennessee and Washington in 2019.
Florida in 2018. California voters also authorized a change, but legislative action is pending.

Federal law does not currently allow for full-time DST, but the Sunshine Protection Act of 2021 seeks to change that in Congress.

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Like virtually every other state, Texas lawmakers have for years debated whether to end the time change in the state, but so far it has remained in effect.

Most phones and computers automatically adjust for the time change, though manual clocks will need to be reset. It's also a good time to change the batteries in your smoke alarm.

Of course, the practice only changes our daily schedules — not when the sun actually rises or sets.

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The Indianapolis Star contributed to this report.

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