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Nearly everyone who participated in KSAT’s survey about time change said they do not like to switch back and forth between standard time and daylight saving time.

More than 94% of people who participated in the survey would prefer to stick to the same time year-round.

Earlier this week, the U.S. Senate voted unanimously to pass the Sunshine Protection Act. That proposal would make daylight saving time year-round permanently across the United States in 2023.

The measure still needs to be approved by the U.S. House of Representatives and signed by President Joe Biden before becoming law, but it definitely has people talking about the implications.

We wanted to know what KSAT readers thought about the proposal? Do you like the daylight to start a little earlier like it does with standard time or do you prefer it to be lighter later in the evening with daylight saving time?

As of Friday morning, the survey had more than 700 respondents.

Nearly 54% of those respondents said they would prefer to have year-round daylight saving time. About 41% said they’d prefer year-round standard time. Only 5% said they like to switch between standard and daylight saving time.

Here’s why some of the respondents said they would like to stick with year-round daylight saving time:

“I work and I like daylight when I get off work so I can do outdoor things like yard work. That way I don’t have to spend all weekend doing that kind of stuff.”“Because we can be outside longer rather than be inside when it gets dark around 6pm. I’m an outdoors person along with my kiddos.”“It’s best for what I do farming and ranching.”“I prefer daylight savings time because I don’t like when it gets dark early. It causes seasonal depression.”

Here’s why some of the respondents said about why they would prefer year-round standard time:

“Research shows this is better for our health.”“Kids aren’t standing in the dark waiting for a school bus. Can’t enjoy the night skies until way after10:00 in the summer in the Hill Country.”“There will be sunlight in the morning for my child that has to walk to school.”“I’m a morning person so I want my daylight early. Light at night makes no sense to me.”“I hate when it stays bright outside until 9:00pm. We live in Texas it’s hot in the summer, I would rather go outside when the sun goes down and it cools down. Also it makes no sense to have kids walking to school or standing at the bus stop when it’s pitch black and freezing in the winter. You have the most traffic on the roads in the mornings, so why would you want less visibility at that time? Just leave it on standard all year around.”

Here’s what a few said about their preference to continue changing back and forth between standard and daylight saving time:

“20 years ago they tried this experiment for one year and it failed because there were children that were killed going to school in the dark. The senators who passed this obviously gave NO thought of the safety of children going to school in the morning. The time change was created to insure that children didn’t walk to school in the dark OR have to wait for buses in the dark.”“I think the sun rising at 8:00 or 8:30 am would mess some people up worse than just changing the clocks. Also at christmas time you can see all the lights earlier than 8:00 pm.”“It’s been like that for a long time. Why change it now? I like it the way it is.”“Daylight in summer evenings and winter mornings.”

Also on KSAT:

Survey results: More than half of KSAT readers changing spending habits due to high gas pricesHere’s what permanent daylight saving time would mean for San Antonio and South Central TexasYour time change stories: Here’s what you had to say about daylight saving time messing with your schedule

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San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller has granted Catholics in the archdiocese a dispensation from abstaining from eating meat today.

According to a letter, the archbishop said he is granting the dispensation due to the date falling in between two important Catholic feast days — St. Patrick’s Day and the Solemnity of St. Joseph.

“Since the observance of these feast days are observed near a Friday, the celebrations may include events and celebratory gatherings on Friday, March 18. Therefore, in response to the faithful who have asked for a dispensation from the Friday Lenten abstinence, I hereby dispense Catholics in the Archdiocese of San Antonio from the obligation of abstinence on Friday, March 18, 2022. I happily do so,” Garcia-Siller said.

Catholics during Lent are obligated to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and Fridays, including Good Friday.

The archbishop said that Catholics should consider making a donation to a food pantry in light of people around the world who are hungry or don’t have enough to eat.

You can read the archbishop’s letter below:

San Antonio archbishop’s letter of dispensation by David Ibanez on Scribd

A San Antonio architecture and design firm is spearheading work on a proposed park that would straddle the U.S.-Mexico border and create a River Walk-style attraction. Overland Partners recently secured a nearly $190,000 contract from the City of Laredo to come up with a fleshed-out concept and architectural renderings for the binational park. As envisioned now, the 6.2-mile park would parallel the border of the South Texas city of Laredo and its Mexican neighbor, Nuevo…

Chrissa Manning emphasized that a growing population in and around San Antonio gives businesses more opportunities to try their hand at events like the food truck festival.

The month of March has yielded some wonderful weather for San Antonio, so now’s the time to explore outside before the sweltering summer hits.

If you’re looking to spend even more time outdoors, Síclovía is returning to Southtown for its 19th event.

Síclovía is taking place from 10 a.m.-noon on Sunday, March 27. The route will run from the South Flores H-E-B, to Cesar Chavez Boulevard, to St. Mary’s Street, and then to Roosevelt Park.

This means that a portion of Cesar Chavez and St. Mary’s will be closed during that time.

The free event encourages people to go outside and be active while enjoying car-free streets.

“We’re celebrating over one million attendees since Síclovía’s inception. Residents of all ages have enjoyed the event since 2011 thanks to our many sponsors and partners who help host this community event,” Sandy Morander, president & CEO of YMCA of Greater San Antonio, said in a news release.

There will also be food trucks, exercise classes, treats for pets, live music, bike repair tents and other activities along the route.

For more information, click here.

One of the Pearl’s landmark buildings will soon have some new oom-pah-pah. On Tuesday, March 15, the popular entertainment and shopping district announced its newest attraction, a state-of-the art music venue and outdoor beer garden housed in the historic Pearl Stable building. According to a release, Stable Hall is set to debut in the spring of 2023 at 307 Pearl Pkwy. The 1,000-capacity venue, once the digs of the brewery’s draft houses, will host a…

The pandemic fueled many business ideas and led to new entrepreneurial ventures in San Antonio, and the startup community is in full throttle to bring more jobs and technological advancements to the Alamo City.

Charles Woodin, CEO of Geekdom, a collaborative community and co-working space for entrepreneurs and new startup companies, joined us for a KSAT Money Q&A to discuss how the San Antonio business community has evolved and grown organically over the past 10 years since Geekdom was first founded and what new entrepreneurs can do to enter the startup scene.

Woodin joined Geekdom in 2017 as the business development manager and took over as CEO in 2019. He says his goal is to promote growth in San Antonio’s bustling startup scene and lower the barrier for those interested in becoming entrepreneurs.

“One of the things that I really wanted to do was to create a pathway and make it more accessible for anybody who was interested in starting their own company, had an idea, who needed resources that they could plug themselves in. And so now our main goal is to build San Antonio one startup at a time,” he said.

But building one startup at a time isn’t easy, and San Antonio entrepreneurs have built each other up to create a more vibrant business community.

“How we accomplish that is by empowering entrepreneurs to cultivate, shape and grow their ideas into viable businesses that are ready for the next level,” Woodin said. “So we’ve been doing that now for the past handful of years. We’ve seen some great successes, and we’re super excited now that we’re, hopefully, seeing the tail-end of this pandemic and seeing a lot more amazing new training startups come out of our space.”

Some may find themselves interested in creating their own startup but may be intimidated by the culture or lack of tech knowledge. Woodin says one of the best ways to jump that hurdle is to get involved.

“My first thought is this it’s totally acceptable and understandable to be nervous about that. But my answer is to come in and get involved,” he said. “There’s a couple of different ways when you’re at that idea stage for you to get plugged into the community that has been built now for over 10 years here in San Antonio. And the way to get involved is to come in and be a part of a startup weekend. We here at Geekdom are going to be hosting eight of those this year.”

During this KSAT Money Q&A, Woodin also spoke about the emerging industries in San Antonio, other ways to get involved in the startup community and how entrepreneurs can get a free LLC. Watch the entire interview in the video player above.

For more information about Geekdom, click here.

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One person is dead and another person is hospitalized following a fiery vehicle crash on Loop 1604 early Friday morning, the Bexar County Sheriff’s office said.

The crash occurred around midnight on Loop 1604 southbound, near Medina Creek.

According to deputies, a male driver and a female passenger were inside a car when it went off the road and into a median, just before crashing through a barrier and then falling 60 feet into an embankment.

Deputies said the vehicle also went airborne and rolled several times before finally catching fire.

Emergency crews extracted the driver and he was taken to an area hospital, but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities say the are now trying to determine exactly why the crash happened. It is unclear if either alcohol or speed played a role.

Traffic was diverted to the access road near the Marbach Road exit and the main lanes were closed as emergency crews worked at the scene. The highway reopened nearly six hours later.

The name of the person killed has not been released.