texas is eastern or central time
Texas Time Current time now in Time Zone: America Chicago (USA Central Time) The Eastern part of Texas (most of Texas) is in the Central Time Zone in the United States. Central Standard Time (CST) is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-6. Whilst a small portion of western part of Texas is in the Mountain Time Zone in the United States. Mountain Standard Time (MST) is 7 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-7).