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Texas Memorial Day Travel Volume Slightly Above Pre-Pandemic Levels as Demand Soars

By Daniel Armbruster & Joshua Zuber May 16, 2023 Automotive, Gas Prices, Travel

Coppell, TX — AAA Texas projects 3.5 million Texans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend, a seven percent increase over 2022. Across the country, there will be a similar increase in total travel volume with 42.3 million Americans expected...

AAA Texas: Nearly Nine Million Texans Projected to Travel for Year-End Holidays

By Daniel Armbruster & Joshua Zuber December 12, 2022 Travel

Coppell, TX — ’Tis the season to travel, and AAA Texas estimates 8.9 million Texans will journey 50 miles or more away from home from December 23 to January 2. That’s up 3% from last year and about 7% fewer trips than 2019. On a national scale, AAA estimates 112.7...

AAA Texas: Gas Prices Continue Downward Trend

By Daniel Armbruster & Joshua Zuber December 08, 2022 Gas Prices, Monthly Fuel Prices Report, Weekly Fuel Prices Report

Coppell, TX — The statewide gas price average in Texas is $2.76 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is eight cents less when compared to this day last week and is 17 cents less per gallon compared to this day...

AAA Texas: Statewide Gas Price Sinks Lower; However the Downward Trend Could Be Over Soon

By Daniel Armbruster & Joshua Zuber December 01, 2022 Gas Prices, Monthly Fuel Prices Report, Weekly Fuel Prices Report

Coppell, TX — AAA Texas: Statewide Gas Price Sinks Lower; However the Downward Trend Could Be Over...

AAA Texas: Statewide Gas Price Average Falls Below $3 for First Time Since January as Millions of Texans Travel for Thanksgiving

By Daniel Armbruster & Joshua Zuber November 22, 2022 Gas Prices, Monthly Fuel Prices Report, Weekly Fuel Prices Report

Coppell, TX — The statewide gas price average in Texas is $2.97 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Holiday Gas Watch. That price is 13 cents less than on this day last week and is four cents less per gallon compared to this day last...

AAA Texas: Gas Prices Down 32% from Record Summer Highs; Texas has Lowest Statewide Average in US

By Daniel Armbruster & Joshua Zuber September 08, 2022 Gas Prices, Monthly Fuel Prices Report, Weekly Fuel Prices Report

Coppell, TX — The statewide gas price average in Texas is $3.21 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is 13 cents less than on this day last week and is 39 cents more per gallon compared to this day last year....

Annual Cost of New Car Ownership Crosses $10K Mark

By Daniel Armbruster August 11, 2022 Automotive, Insurance & Consumer Tips

Coppell, TX — For over 70 years, AAA's Your Driving Costs has provided members, consumers and the media with information on the average costs of owning and operating a new automobile. According to the latest research from AAA, the average yearly cost to own and...

AAA Texas: Lone Star Statewide Average Lowest in US, Fuel Prices Continue to Dip

By Daniel Armbruster & Joshua Zuber August 04, 2022 Gas Prices, Monthly Fuel Prices Report, Weekly Fuel Prices Report

Coppell, TX — The statewide gas price average in Texas is $3.64 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is 14 cents less than on this day last week and is 80 cents more per gallon compared to this day last year....

AAA Texas Warns Catalytic Converter Thefts Are Spiking; Offers Vehicle Owners Tips to Prevent Becoming a Victim

By Daniel Armbruster & Joshua Zuber July 11, 2022 Automotive, Insurance & Consumer Tips

Coppell, TX — Many Texas drivers are learning they are part of an increasing kind of auto crime as they start their vehicle and hear a loud rumbling noise. These vehicle owners soon learn their automobile was the target of a catalytic converter thief. New auto claims...

AAA Texas: Record Car Travel this July 4th Despite Most Expensive Independence Day Gas Prices Ever

By Daniel Armbruster & Joshua Zuber June 30, 2022 Gas Prices, Monthly Fuel Prices Report, Weekly Fuel Prices Report

Coppell, TX — The statewide gas price average in Texas is $4.49 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is eleven cents less than on this day last week and is $1.69 more per gallon compared to this day last year....