Time in Texas
Time zone
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Current time for most counties: 00:22, March 25, 2026 CDT [refresh]
Current time for El Paso and Hudspeth counties: 23:22, March 24, 2026 MDT [refresh]
Most of Texas is in the Central Time Zone with the exception being the two westernmost counties.
Northwestern portions of Culberson County near Guadalupe Mountains National Park unofficially observes Mountain Time Zone.[1]
IANA time zone database
The 2 zones for Texas as given by zone.tab of the IANA time zone database. Columns marked * are from the zone.tab.
| c.c.* | coordinates* | TZ* | comments* | UTC offset | UTC offset DST | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | +415100−0873900 | America/Chicago | Central (most areas) | −06:00 | −05:00 | |
| US | +394421−1045903 | America/Denver | Mountain (most areas) | −07:00 | −06:00 |
