For the first time in almost four years, the average price for a gallon of gas in Texas has climbed just above four dollars, according to AAA Texas.<\/p>\n
The statewide average for regular unleaded now sits at $4.09 per gallon, up 24 cents from last week and $1.32 higher than this time last year. AAA says the statewide average is now 48% higher than it was on this day in 2025. Drivers across the country are paying an average of $4.56 per gallon.<\/p>\n
In San Antonio, drivers are now paying an average of $4.13 per gallon, compared to $3.85 just one week ago.<\/p>\n
At a Valero gas station near Wurzbach and Lockhill Selma, regular unleaded was selling for $4.39 a gallon Thursday, among the highest prices in the city.<\/p>\n
For San Antonio’s Aubrena Reed, the rising costs are becoming increasingly difficult to manage.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do a lot of moving around with three grandkids, three different school districts,\u201d Reed said.<\/p>\n
The higher prices are already changing her family\u2019s travel plans.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not going out of town in my car anytime soon,\u201d Reed said. \u201cIf we\u2019re going to do anything, we\u2019re going to be on a bus, a shuttle, a train, or a plane.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jonathan Solis isn\u2019t thrilled either when he visits gas stations these days.<\/p>\n
\u201cI gotta travel to work maybe a city or two away every day,\u201d Solis said. \u201cIt\u2019s outrageous, the gas prices are absurd.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daniel Armbruster, spokesperson for AAA Texas pointed to elevated crude oil prices as the biggest factor behind the surge at the pump.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe continue to see crude oil prices remain at least above 90 dollars a barrel. They were above a hundred dollars a barrel earlier this week,\u201d Armbruster said. \u201cElevated crude oil prices remain the main driver behind the higher prices Texas drivers are seeing at the pump. \u201cOngoing geopolitical tensions and uncertainty surrounding the Strait of Hormuz continue to influence the global oil market.\u201d<\/p>\n
Armbruster noted increased seasonal demand is also contributing to the climb as warmer weather and the approaching Memorial Day holiday bring more drivers onto the roads.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the same time, warmer weather brings more people onto the roads, which typically increases fuel demand this time of year,\u201d Armbruster said.<\/p>\n
Some retailers, including Circle K, are offering fuel discounts and rewards programs to help customers offset the rising costs. AAA also recommends avoiding aggressive acceleration and keeping vehicles properly maintained, especially tires, to improve fuel efficiency and save money.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For the first time in almost four years, the average price for a gallon of gas in Texas…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":258711,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[19835,104416,15137,79149,1544,27,29,28],"class_list":["post-283973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-aaa","tag-aubrena-reed","tag-crude-oil-prices","tag-daniel-armbruster","tag-gas-prices","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283973"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283973\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/258711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}