News Releases

AAA Texas Reminds Motorists: Drive Sober or Game Over

By Daniel Armbruster & Joshua Zuber February 10, 2023 Transportation and Traffic Safety

Coppell, TX — This Sunday, Feb. 12, the Kansas City Chiefs will battle the Philadelphia Eagles during the Super Bowl, the biggest U.S. sporting event each year that is often celebrated by friends and families at bars, restaurants and house parties. With the potential...

AAA Texas: Statewide Gas Price Average Climbs Seven More Cents as Crude Oil Prices and Demand for Fuel Increase

By Daniel Armbruster & Joshua Zuber February 10, 2022 Gas Prices, Monthly Fuel Prices Report, Weekly Fuel Prices Report

Coppell, TX — The statewide gas price average in Texas is $3.15 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is seven cents more than from this day last week and is 97 cents more per gallon compared to this day last...

Sticker Shock: New AAA Data Shows Owning a New Vehicle Costs Nearly $10,000 Annually

By Daniel Armbruster & Joshua Zuber August 19, 2021 Automotive

Coppell, TX — According to the latest research from AAA, the average annual cost of new vehicle ownership is $9,666, or $805.50 per month. The biggest factor pushing the nearly $10,000 annual price tag is depreciation. It accounts for 40% of all ownership expenses...

AAA Texas: Statewide Distracted Driving Crashes Increase, Motorists Urged not to Drive ‘Intexticated’

By Daniel Armbruster & Joshua Zuber October 01, 2020 Transportation and Traffic Safety

COPPELL, TX — In Texas, 378 people died in more than 97,000 distracted driving crashes in 2019, according to the latest data from the Texas Department of Transportation. AAA Texas believes no life is worth losing to distraction. Focused drivers save lives. AAA Texas...

AAA Texas Offers Tips and Tipsy Tow to Prevent DWI on New Year’s Eve

By Joshua Zuber December 30, 2019

Coppell, TX — AAA Texas encourages everyone, who is of legal drinking age and plans to have alcoholic beverages to celebrate New Year’s Eve, to designate a non-drinking driver, call for a cab or approved ride-sharing service, or plan an overnight stay before having...

AAA Texas: Houston Mayor Proclaims September 29 'Texas Walk to End Distracted Driving Day'

By Daniel Armbruster September 28, 2019 Corporate Information, Transportation and Traffic Safety

Houston, TX — On Sunday, September 29, AAA Texas will hold its first-ever Walk to End Distracted Driving. In recognition of the event, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner proclaimed September 29 ‘Texas Walk to End Distracted Driving Day.’ The proclamation will be read by a...

AAA Texas Offers Free Tipsy Tow Service this Independence Day

By Daniel Armbruster July 02, 2019 Corporate Information, Automotive, Insurance & Consumer Tips, Transportation and Traffic Safety

Coppell, TX — AAA Texas encourages everyone who is of legal drinking age, and plans to have alcoholic beverages to celebrate Independence Day, to plan ahead. AAA Texas advises those who plan to consume alcohol to designate a non-drinking driver, call for a cab or...

AAA Texas: Americans are Spending More Time Driving; 70 Billion Hours Behind the Wheel

By Daniel Armbruster February 26, 2019 Transportation and Traffic Safety

Coppell, TX — Americans spend an additional 20 minutes driving each week compared to 2014, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Over the course of the year, Americans collectively spent 70 billion hours behind the wheel- an eight...

AAA Texas Offers Tips and Tipsy Tow to Prevent DWI on New Year’s Eve

By Joshua Zuber December 28, 2018 Transportation and Traffic Safety

Coppell, TX — AAA Texas encourages everyone, who is of legal drinking age and plans to have alcoholic beverages to celebrate New Year’s Eve, to designate a non-drinking driver, call for a cab or approved ride-sharing service, or plan an overnight stay before ...

Taking Multiple Medications Can Increase Crash Risk for Older Drivers

By Daniel Armbruster November 28, 2018 Insurance & Consumer Tips, Transportation and Traffic Safety

Coppell, TX — Nearly 50 percent of older adults report using seven or more medications while remaining active drivers, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. An evaluation of the medications people are taking found that nearly 20 percent...