88R2259 MCK-D     By: Schofield H.B. No. 417       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to daylight saving time.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 312.016, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:          (d)  This state shall observe daylight saving time   year-round.  This subsection applies to both the portion of this   state using central standard time as the official standard time and   the portion of this state using mountain standard time as the   official standard time.          SECTION 2.  If a court finds that the State of Texas is not   authorized by federal law to implement Section 312.016(d),   Government Code, as added by this Act, Section 312.016(d),   Government Code, as added by this Act, has full force and effect on   the date the United States Congress enacts legislation that becomes   law that authorizes the State of Texas to observe daylight saving   time year-round.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.