The statewide gas price average in Texas is $2.81 per gallon for regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is one cent more than on this day last week and is 24 cents less per gallon compared to this day last year. Of the major metropolitan areas surveyed in Texas, drivers in Corpus Christi are paying the most on average at $2.97 per gallon while drivers in the Lubbock, Killeen, Temple, Fort Hood and Wichita Falls areas are paying the least at $2.69 per gallon. The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is $3.20, which is one cent less when compared to this day last week and 38 cents less per gallon when compared to this day last year.
Barring another hurricane, gas prices will likely settle into the typical fall pattern seen each year. While prices in some areas remain slightly elevated following Hurricane Milton, AAA Texas expects drivers will start to see savings in the weeks to come. The switchover to the cheaper winter-blend gasoline is underway.
“Gas prices should begin to settle into the typical pattern we see each autumn season,” said Daniel Armbruster, AAA Texas spokesperson. “Prices usually tend to trend lower thanks to the switchover to the cheaper winter-blend fuel.”
