Time in Texas (TX), United States 🇺🇸
The current local time in Texas, United States is anchored on Houston. The state uses the America/Chicago time zone (UTC -05:00).
Texas local time
Thursday, 22 October 2026 CDT
State information
Texas
State of United States
Population: 29,145,505
Code: TX
Time zone
IANA: America/Chicago
UTC offset: -05:00
Daylight saving: Yes — forward 8 March, back 1 November
Country: United States
How time works in Texas
Most of Texas, including Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio, is on Central Time.
El Paso and Hudspeth counties in the far west use Mountain Time, one hour behind the rest of the state.
Time difference across United States
How the clock in Texas compares with other United States regions on this site. Where the January and July figures differ, only one side observes daylight saving time.
| Region | Time zone | January | July |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | Pacific/Honolulu | −4 h | −5 h |
| Alaska | America/Anchorage | −3 h | −3 h |
| California | America/Los_Angeles | −2 h | −2 h |
| Nevada | America/Los_Angeles | −2 h | −2 h |
| Oregon | America/Los_Angeles | −2 h | −2 h |
| Washington | America/Los_Angeles | −2 h | −2 h |
| Arizona | America/Phoenix | −1 h | −2 h |
| Colorado | America/Denver | −1 h | −1 h |
| Utah | America/Denver | −1 h | −1 h |
| Illinois | America/Chicago | Same time | Same time |
| Louisiana | America/Chicago | Same time | Same time |
| Minnesota | America/Chicago | Same time | Same time |
| Tennessee | America/Chicago | Same time | Same time |
| Florida | America/New_York | +1 h | +1 h |
| Georgia | America/New_York | +1 h | +1 h |
| Massachusetts | America/New_York | +1 h | +1 h |
| Michigan | America/Detroit | +1 h | +1 h |
| New York | America/New_York | +1 h | +1 h |
| Pennsylvania | America/New_York | +1 h | +1 h |
Public holidays in Texas in 2026
15 public holidays apply in Texas, 3 of them regional (marked below) and not observed across all of United States.
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | New Year's Day | |
| Mon 19 Jan | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | |
| Mon 16 Feb | Presidents' Day | |
| Mon 25 May | Memorial Day | |
| Fri 19 Jun | Juneteenth | |
| Fri 3 Jul | Independence Day (substitute day) | |
| Sat 4 Jul | Independence Day | |
| Mon 7 Sept | Labour Day | |
| Mon 12 Oct | Columbus Day | |
| Wed 11 Nov | Veterans Day | |
| Thu 26 Nov | Thanksgiving Day | |
| Fri 27 Nov | Day after Thanksgiving | Regional |
| Thu 24 Dec | Christmas Eve | Regional |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day | |
| Sat 26 Dec | Day after Christmas | Regional |
Texas vs. major cities
How far Texas is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Texas, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Texas | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | +1 h | 10:00 | 09:00–16:00 |
| Los Angeles · United States | −2 h | 07:00 | 11:00–17:00 |
| São Paulo · Brazil | +2 h | 11:00 | 09:00–15:00 |
| London · United Kingdom | +6 h | 15:00 | 09:00–11:00 |
| Paris · France | +7 h | 16:00 | 09:00–10:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | +7 h | 16:00 | 09:00–10:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | +9 h | 18:00 | None |
| Delhi · India | +10:30 h | 19:30 | None |
| Singapore · Singapore | +13 h | 22:00 | None |
| Beijing · China | +13 h | 22:00 | None |
Shared office hours are shown in Texas time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Texas
Texas has alternated between UTC -06:00 in standard time and UTC -05:00 in daylight saving time since at least 1970. Clocks currently go forward on the second Sunday in March and back on the first Sunday in November, a rule in place since 2007.
| Date | Change | Local clock | New offset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 8 March 2026 | Forward 1 hour | 02:00 → 03:00 | UTC -05:00 |
| Sunday, 1 November 2026 | Back 1 hour | 02:00 → 01:00 | UTC -06:00 |
| Sunday, 14 March 2027 | Forward 1 hour | 02:00 → 03:00 | UTC -05:00 |
| Sunday, 7 November 2027 | Back 1 hour | 02:00 → 01:00 | UTC -06:00 |
When clocks go forward, sunrise and sunset both happen an hour later by the clock — darker mornings, lighter evenings — and the night of the change is an hour shorter. When they go back, the reverse applies.
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Other cities in the same time zone
Texas time questions
- What time zone is Texas in?
- Most of Texas uses the America/Chicago time zone: UTC -06:00, -05:00 during DST. Some areas differ — see the notes on this page.
- Does Texas observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. In 2026 clocks go forward on Sunday, 8 March 2026 at 02:00 and go back on Sunday, 1 November 2026 at 02:00.
- How many public holidays does Texas have in 2026?
- 15 public holidays apply in Texas in 2026, including 3 that are not on the national list: Day after Thanksgiving (Friday 27 November), Christmas Eve (Thursday 24 December), Day after Christmas (Saturday 26 December).
Explore Texas
More on Texas: the country overview, the exact IANA zone, and tools for Houston.