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Texas Gas Prices Continue Dropping, Fluctuations Remain Possible Ahead of July 4th Travel

By Daniel Armbruster & Doug Shupe June 18, 2026 Gas Prices, Monthly Fuel Prices Report, Weekly Fuel Prices Report

Coppell, TX — The statewide gas price average in Texas is $3.49 per gallon for regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is nine cents less when compared to this day last week and is 69 cents more per gallon compared to this day...

AAA: 5.7 Million Texans Expected to Travel Over July 4th Week

By Daniel Armbruster & Doug Shupe June 17, 2026 Travel

Coppell, TX — AAA Texas projects 5.7 million Texans will travel at least 50 miles from home for Independence Day between Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, July 5. This year’s domestic travel forecast is up 0.2% over 2025 and 10.3% higher than 2019. The number of Texans...

AAA Texas Forecasts Record-Breaking Thanksgiving Travel: 5.8 Million Texans Expected to Hit the Road

By Daniel Armbruster & Doug Shupe November 17, 2025 Travel

Coppell, TX — AAA Texas projects 5.8 million Texans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period, marking a 1.1% increase over last year and setting a new record for the Lone Star State. This year’s forecast adds nearly 62,000...

AAA Texas Projects Record Numbers Of Texans Will Travel Over Memorial Day Weekend

By Daniel Armbruster & Doug Shupe May 12, 2025 Gas Prices, Travel

Coppell, TX — AAA Texas expects a record 3.7 million Texans will travel over the Memorial Day holiday period between Thursday, May 22 and Monday, May 26, a three percent increase from 2024 and the third straight year of record-breaking travel for this holiday...

AAA: Record Number of Holiday Travelers Nationwide Will Close Out The Year

By Daniel Armbruster & Doug Shupe December 11, 2024 Travel

Coppell, TX — AAA Texas projects 9.1 million people in the Lone Star State will travel 50 miles or more from home over the year-end holiday period* from Saturday, December 21 to Wednesday, January 1. This year’s overall travel volume for Texans will be 2.2% higher...

AAA Texas: Record Number of Texans and Americans Set to Travel This Thanksgiving

By Daniel Armbruster & Doug Shupe November 17, 2024 Gas Prices, Travel

Coppell, TX — thanksgiving press release VIDEO FOR NEWS MEDIA Interview with AAA spokesperson about Thanksgiving Travel Forecast Interview verbatim (click to view/download)

AAA Texas: Gas Prices Move Slightly Higher Ahead of Record Independence Day Travel

By Daniel Armbruster & Doug Shupe June 20, 2024 Gas Prices, Monthly Fuel Prices Report, Weekly Fuel Prices Report

Coppell, TX — (Coppell, TX) – The statewide gas price average in Texas is $3.05 per gallon for regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is two cents more than on this day last week and is 10 cents less per gallon compared to this...

AAA Texas: Nearly 6 Million Texans Expected to Travel over July 4th Week

By Daniel Armbruster & Doug Shupe June 19, 2024 Gas Prices, Travel

Coppell, TX — AAA Texas projects 5.6 million people in the Lone Star State will travel over this Independence Day holiday travel period, a 5.2% increase over last year. Across the nation, AAA projects 70.9 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home over...

AAA Texas: Record Travel Expected This Memorial Day Weekend

By Daniel Armbruster & Doug Shupe May 12, 2024 Gas Prices, Travel

Coppell, TX — AAA projects the highest number of Texans to travel this coming Memorial Day since AAA began tracking holiday travel in 2000. The Lone Star State is expected to have 3.6 million travelers this Memorial Day holiday travel period, a 4.2% increase over last...

AAA Texas: Nine Million Texans Will Travel Over Year-End Holidays

By Daniel Armbruster & Doug Shupe December 11, 2023 Gas Prices, Travel

Coppell, TX — AAA Texas predicts nine million Texans will travel during the year-end holiday period this year – a 2% increase from last year’s record number of travelers and a 6% decrease from 2019, the last year-end holiday period before the pandemic. Across the...