Texas drivers paid more for gasoline last month than they have in any September on record, according to AAA Texas. (alvaro gonzalez/Getty Images)
Texas drivers paid more for gasoline last month than they have in any September on record.
The statewide average for regular unleaded gas hit $3.94 per gallon last month, making it the most expensive September in Texas history, according to a report released Thursday by AAA Texas.
Drivers in El Paso paid the most on average at $4.34 per gallon, according to the agency, a regional affiliate of the American Automobile Association. Customers in McAllen paid the least at an average of $3.74 per gallon.
The agency attributed the new record to ongoing conflict involving the Strait of Hormuz, which facilitates about a quarter of the ocean’s global oil trade, according to UN Trade and Development.
“While crude oil prices have recently eased back into the $90-per-barrel range, gasoline prices remain unusually high for this time of year,” said AAA Texas spokesperson Daniel Armbruster.
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The last time Texas broke its September record for gasoline prices was in 2012, when gas prices averaged $3.63 per gallon.
The highest statewide average ever was set in June 2022 at $4.69 per gallon, AAA Texas said.
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