Question 1

What is the time difference in Texas?

Accepted Answer

The live comparison above shows exactly how far Texas is ahead of or behind your location right now, plus its difference from every US time zone. It updates automatically through Daylight Saving Time. Most of Texas is on Central Time (far-west Texas is Mountain).

Question 2

What time zone is Texas in?

Accepted Answer

Texas uses the America/Chicago time zone (currently UTC-05:00). Most of Texas is on Central Time (far-west Texas is Mountain).

Question 3

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Texas?

Accepted Answer

Use the live clocks above to pick a time that works in both places, then paste it into Just Schedule Me to create a calendar event for Google, Outlook, or Apple Calendar.

US time zone	Texas is
ET · Eastern	1 hour behind
CT · Central	same time
MT · Mountain	1 hour ahead
PT · Pacific	2 hours ahead

Time Difference in Texas

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