Time Zones in Texas

Texas uses Central Time and, in the far west, Mountain Time. El Paso County and Hudspeth County use Mountain Time.

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
America/ChicagoUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.
America/DenverUTC-07:00 in January; UTC-06:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.
Texas: generalized boundary, north up. Open street map ↗
Official code
48
Representative coordinates
31.434703, -99.281824
Resident population, July 2025
31,709,821
Land area
676,660.157 km²
Water area
19,008.165 km²
State
Texas
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