Representative Lyle Larson, of San Antonio, says it’s time (no pun intended) for Texas voters to decide the fate of daylight saving time. In a 133 to 9 vote, the Texas House gave the okay to a proposed constitutional amendment which is required to place the question of time on the November 5 election ballot. As a result, House Joint Resolution 117 will now go to the Senate. It proposes that Texans could determine whether the state should be exempt from daylight saving time altogether or observe it permanently.

Based on this most recent move, Texas voters would be asked to make a decision per the following language: “The constitutional amendment authorizing the state to conduct a statewide referendum to allow the voters to choose between exempting the state from daylight saving time year-round and authorizing the legislature to enact legislation that gives effect to the option preferred by a majority of the voters voting in the statewide referendum.”