It’s almost that time again, folks. When clocks fall back at 2 a.m. Sunday, November 1, it will be 1 a.m. again — a sweet surprise for Texans celebrating Halloween late into the night.
For those unfamiliar, Daylight Saving Time is the seasonal practice of setting clocks one hour ahead in the Spring to shift more daylight into the evening, then moving them back one hour in the fall. It doesn’t create more daylight. It just changes how daylight lines up with the clock.
Daylight Savings Time ends this year at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 1.
No, the time change is not over in Texas yet. Although some Texas politicians have tried to end the practice, Texans still need to change their clocks this fall. Texas passed a 2025 law that would keep the state on daylight saving time year-round, but it only takes effect if Congress authorizes states to do that. Texas isn’t alone, as 19 states have passed similar legislation.
Although the U.S. House passed the federal Sunshine Protection Act (H.R. 139), the bill remains stalled in the U.S. Senate with no scheduled vote.
So Texas’ seasonal clock change is still on. Get that extra hour of sleep on November 1.