A fuel pump nozzle in a vehicle gas tank. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg
SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) — Gas prices across Texas are beginning look like they did before the COVID pandemic late in President Trump’s first term in office.
For the second straight week, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in San Antonio has fallen, this time 8 cents to $2.55.
The statewide gas price average in Texas is $2.64 per gallon for regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is seven cents less when compared to this day last week and is 18 cents less per gallon compared to this day last year.
“This is welcome news for Texas drivers as pump prices continue to move lower thanks to a combination of weaker demand and the seasonal switch to winter-blend gasoline,” said Daniel Armbruster, AAA Texas spokesman.
Of the major metropolitan areas surveyed in Texas, drivers in San Angelo are paying the most on average at $2.85 per gallon while drivers in Amarillo are paying the least at $2.47 per gallon.
The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is $3.05, which is six cents less when compared to this day last week and 15 cents less per gallon when compared to this day last year.
The downward trend for fuel prices continues as lower demand, declining crude oil prices, and the switch to less expensive winter-blend gasoline help bring relief to drivers. With the tropics remaining quiet and no major storm activity disrupting refinery or pipeline operations, pump prices have steadily declined across most of the state.
In October of 2019, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in Texas was $2.28.
Fast-forward two years (2021) into the reaction to COVID under the Biden Administration, and that average price had ballooned to $2.91. A year later, that average had reached $3.18, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
The highest average price for a gallon of regular in Texas was $4.70 in the summer of 2022.
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