{"id":307241,"date":"2026-05-24T19:22:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T19:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/307241\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T19:22:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T19:22:41","slug":"current-gas-prices-in-lubbock-how-they-compare-historically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/307241\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Gas Prices In Lubbock: How They Compare Historically"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With an average of $3.95 per gallon here in Lubbock, folks are feeling the pinch at the pump (I&#8217;d still advise you fill up here; the state average is a whopping $4.09, and $4.60 in Brewster County!). I&#8217;m spoiled with my hybrid, but i recently filled up the work truck- for right under $100!<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kfmx.com\/motorcycle-friendly-lubbock\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Cafe&#8217;s New Motorcycle Parking Welcomes Bikers In Lubbock<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gas Is High, But Is It The Highest Ever?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/?state=TX\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nope<\/a>. Memorial Day Weekend just likes to kick folks in the teeth, I guess. Last year, gas prices were much lower- we were saving a dollar a gallon compared to this year, which is probably why it seems so significant.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kfmx.com\/dirt-city-music-endowment\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scholarships For Accessible Music Education In Lubbock Near Goal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, in 2024, gas was about the same price it is now for the holiday weekend, and in 2022, it hit its historic high for Memorial Day weekend at $4.09 (statewide at $4.20!). Remember the good ol&#8217; days of 2021 when gas was under $3 this time of year?<\/p>\n<p>Ways To Save<\/p>\n<p>I always use my United Rewards to save on gas (up to $1.00 a gallon will have you partying likes its 2025), and plenty of others have gas discounts as well. You can also sign up for rewards through apps like Upside, which offer rebates. Wholesale clubs usually also offer discounted gas to folks who are members.<\/p>\n<p>Stay alert to posted prices- sometimes its just a matter of going across the street or down the block to save yourself a couple bucks (just don&#8217;t run out of gas doing it).<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices are unlikely to go down significantly anytime soon, but I&#8217;m betting we do see a dip on Tuesday (well, at least that&#8217;s what I&#8217;m hoping for anyway).<\/p>\n<p>El Chico in Texas: See Every Remaining Location of the Classic Mexican Restaurant Chain<\/p>\n<p>El Chico has a rich history in Texas, first opening in Dallas in 1940, and continuing the tradition today. Now, there are only a handful of El Chicos left in Texas. Here&#8217;s where to find them. <\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Renee Raven<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With an average of $3.95 per gallon here in Lubbock, folks are feeling the pinch at the pump&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":307242,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-307241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307241","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=307241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/307242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}