Happy Wednesday folks,

In case you missed it, the House voted to end daylight saving time last week, issuing a 308-117 vote in favor of passing The Sunshine Protection Act. The long days/short nights thing we have goin’ on would be permanent, but the measure will undoubtedly face a battle in the Senate—and it won’t simply be the left versus the right.

Votes show the measure is more popular in the South and a concern for northern and midwestern states. The main argument is that sunrise would be late during the winter months for many. States like Pennsylvania wouldn’t see the sun until 8:30 a.m., and it’d be more like 9 a.m. for Indiana. North Texas would get a 7:30 sunrise. The biggest naysayer is Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, who said an 8 or 8:30 a.m. sunrise would make school and work commutes dangerous for his constituents.

If you’re like me and don’t get how Pennsylvania and Arkansas could have the same sunrise, it’s all about the sun path, a combination of longitude, latitude, time zones, and altitude. There have been no great solutions proposed to make most of the states happy—unless we just all go rogue like Arizona and Hawaii.

And this is why passing legislation to end DST has failed for more than 50 years. A brief trial period in the ’70s proved this issue was far more complicated than folks realized, and public outcry forced the law to be repealed in less than a year.

I’ll keep you updated on how this plays out in 2026. In the meantime, check out our sunny, triple-digit forecast for the rest of the week.

Joi Louviere

Senior Newsletter Editor, Courier DFW

Meet the North Texan vowing to fight corruption as Texas attorney general

Nathan Johnson has served as a state senator since 2019. (Courtesy of Nathan Johnson campaign)

By Katie Serrano

Nathan Johnson, a Democratic state Senator in Dallas, said he decided to run for attorney general after participating in Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial.

“ I was a juror, and I listened to a couple weeks of testimony, and it really shocked me and appalled me how the political process corrupted what should have been the just result for the people of Texas, and to help people have faith in government in Texas, which would’ve been a conviction,” Johnson told Courier Texas in an interview.

Democrat Nathan Johnson said he is running for Texas attorney general to “right the ship” and get Texas “back on the right course” after 11 years under Paxton’s leadership.

🎖️ A teen’s sacrifice: A US soldier, who was recently killed in Jordan by Iranian attacks, was identified on Monday as Carrollton-native Pvt. Isabella Gonzales. Learn more about the 19-year-old here. (CBS)

🚪 Safety first: The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services has broken ties with the foster care provider under investigation for two infant deaths. Foster care services for Dallas, Collin, Ellis, Kaufman, and five other counties will transition to two new providers over the coming months. (KERA)

🪡 The need to basketweave: Needlepoint is back, thanks to the “grandma hobbies” trend schooling Gen Zers and millennials about the simple pleasures of the past. If you’re already obsessed, or want to try a new hobby, here are six area needlepoint shops you’ll want to visit. (D Magazine)

🐭 Coming soon: If your kids or grandkids love Chuck E. Cheese, you’ll want to keep up with the development of its multi-story indoor playground park slated to open in Plano in December. (WFAA)