NEWS
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.
Members of the Bowie City Council will face a brief agenda when they meet at 6 p.m. on Oct. 13 in the council chambers.
Following routine reports and consent agenda items, the council will consider a resolution authorizing submission of the city’s 2027/2028 Texas Community Development Block Grant application to the Texas Department of Agriculture.
Then council members will consider approving Bob Blackburn for appointment as a reserve police officer with the Bowie Police Department.
Following an executive session, the council will discuss and potentially take action regarding the annual employment evaluations and duties of both the City Secretary and the Municipal Court Judge.
After nearly three months of no rain, Mother Nature brought the showers this past week.
Downtown Bowie rain reports varied from 7 to 8 inches, while the Saint Jo area reported a 10-inch total. The city water plant in Bowie reported 5.55 inches on Sept. 30 with 1.6 Oct. 1-3.
Nocona saw a total of 6.31 inches of rain across Sept. 26 to Oct. 3.
On Oct. 6, Lake Amon G. Carter saw a level of 917.39 mean sea level rising to 81.31% full. Just one week earlier the lake was 73.6% full, while one year ago it was 94.01%. The lake is full at 920msl.
Lake Nocona was 73.7% full at 823.02 on Oct 6. One week earlier it was 70.41% full and one year ago it was 92.41%. The lake is full at 827.5 msl.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
One Montague County City has joined the battle against any data centers being built in this county and there is a petition drive underway to urge the commissioner’s court to keep data centers out of Montague County.
At a Sept. 28 called meeting of the Saint Jo City Council, officials unanimously approved a resolution stating its opposition to the “siting, permitting, construction or operation of data centers and similar hyperscale computing facilities within the city limits or the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.”
City Secretary Debbie Dennis said several citizens approached Councilor Jack Dunn about their data center concerns and he helped prepare a resolution. The council gave unanimous support.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
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