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Fall back one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday
At 2 a.m. on Nov. 5 most of the country will set their clocks back one hour saying good-bye to Daylight Saving Time, but many also thought the time change was going to become permanent after a bill was introduced in 2022.
The Sunshine Protection Act would permanently extend daylight saving time from just eight months to the full year. The bill was first introduced in January 2021 by Rep. Vern Buchanan and then re-introduced by Sen. Marco Rubio and seven other bipartisan members of Congress in March 2022. To become law it would have to be passed by the House and signed into law by President Joe Biden. The bill was “held at the desk,” which means they never voted on it according to congress.gov.
On March 1, 2023 Rubio’s bill was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. An identical bill by Buchanan was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day, then went to subcommittee on March 10.
The delay in passage stems from debate on which time should be permanent. The bill makes daylight saving time permanent eliminating the need to change clocks twice a year. Those arguing again DST insist standard time is the safer option.
The Standard Time Act of 1918 was the first law to implement standard and daylight saving times at the federal level. It was seen as a way to add another hour of daylight to the evenings. There also are arguments it helps farmers and saves energy.
The U.S. Department of Transportation oversees the observance of daylight saving time as well as U.S. time zones. Arizona and Hawaii do not recognize daylight saving time.
More than 70 countries in the world observe daylight saving time, however the start and end dates may differ. Less than 40% of countries across the globe still observe daylight saving time changes, despite more than 140 countries implementing them previously according to statista.com.
With the time period still in place remember to change your clocks before going to bed Saturday night so you won’t be late on Sunday.
A major crash on East Wise in front of the Second Monday parking on July 11 shut down traffic for several hours in the morning and sent two people to the Bowie emergency room.
The accident occurred at 9:53 a.m. Thursday at 1616 E. Wise involving a large sign installation truck and an SUV.
Briana Rollison, Bowie, was driving a 2001 Ford Expedition east in the 1600 block of E. Wise and the large truck from Turner Signs System of Richland Hills was traveling west on East Wise driven by Joshua Thompson.
The preliminary accident report states Thompson lost control of the vehicle crossing the double yellow line striking the SUV in front of the Parker Properties and Farm Services Building. The SUV was knocked into the ditch and later made it back on the roadway.
The truck rolled on the passenger side and slid about 50-100 feet west of the incident location. Skid marks from the truck were observed to start approximately 300-350 feet east of the crash location.
See the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
By BARBARA GREEN
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Bowie City Councilors this week got their first look at the 2024-25 proposed budget seeing a balanced plan with a total operational budget of $23,296,885 in expenses, which is a little more than $1.4 million above the previous year’s budget.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris said Monday night the budget looks “eerily familiar” to last year, despite adding a few equipment purchases. City Manager Bert Cunningham said he had already slashed more than $300,000 from the department requests in order to get a balanced budget.
The utility fund is balanced with expenses of $12,595,995 and revenues projected at $12,601,000. In the general fund revenues are projected at $10,705,568 with expenses at $10,700,890. Total budget expenses are $23,296,885 and overall revenue projected at $23,306,568. Cunningham said it leaves a small margin to set forth a balanced budget.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
Top photo: New chip and seal was laid on Elba and Lamb this week repairing well-worn roads near the Nelson/Mill drainage project. (Photo by Barbara Green)
By BARBARA GREEN
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Few additional details have been released in connection with the Tuesday theft arrest of 97th District Attorney Casey Hall, and in a statement to the media the DA called the allegations “unfounded.”
The Montague County Grand Jury issued an indictment for Hall following the presentation of evidence in the case Monday by Assistant Attorney General Matthew Shawhan. The indictment is the result of an investigation initiated by county officials.
The indictment is for theft of property $2,500-$30,000 in value. Sheriff Marshall Thomas served the arrest warrant Tuesday afternoon. Justice of the Peace Two Jack Pigg arraigned Hall at the jail after her arrest at 2:33 p.m. She was released on $5,000 bond, which was set by retired District Judge Jack McGaughey on Monday.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
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