What time is it in Texas?
Texas has 2 time zones. Capital: Austin.
Time in Texas right now
Central Time
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CT
Chicago
Mountain Time
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MT
Denver
The highlighted zone covers most of Texas.
Time zones in Texas
Texas has more than one time zone: Central Time and Mountain Time. Almost all of Texas is on Central Time. El Paso and Hudspeth counties in the far west use Mountain Time.
Yes. Texas uses daylight saving time. The clocks go forward 1 hour on the second Sunday in March and back 1 hour on the first Sunday in November, so the CT name changes from CST to CDT.
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Questions about time in Texas
What time is it in Texas now?
The clocks at the top of this page show the live time in Texas for each of its time zones. Most of the state uses Central Time.
What time zone is Texas in?
Texas has more than one time zone: Central Time and Mountain Time. Almost all of Texas is on Central Time. El Paso and Hudspeth counties in the far west use Mountain Time.
Does Texas have more than one time zone?
Yes. Almost all of Texas is on Central Time. El Paso and Hudspeth counties in the far west use Mountain Time.
Does Texas use daylight saving time?
Yes. Texas uses daylight saving time. The clocks go forward 1 hour on the second Sunday in March and back 1 hour on the first Sunday in November, so the CT name changes from CST to CDT.
What time is it in the capital of Texas?
The capital is Austin. Texas's capital uses Central Time.