The AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch released new numbers, and officials say prices could continue to rise and fall, especially during busy summer travel periods. <\/p>\n
TEMPLE, Texas \u2014 Texans are paying less than a week ago, according to the latest report from the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The statewide average gas price in Texas is currently $3.92 per gallon of regular unleaded, marking a 17-cent increase from Thursday, May 21, 2026. At the same time, it is $1.18 higher per gallon compared to May 28, 2025.<\/p>\n
Drivers in El Paso are paying the most on average at $4.10 per gallon, while drivers in McAllen are paying the least at $3.74 per gallon.<\/p>\n
The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is $4.42, which is 14 cents less than on Thursday, May 21, 2026, and $1.26 more than the average cost for a gallon of regular unleaded nationwide on May 28, 2025.<\/p>\n
AAA Texas warns drivers that price surges and decreases could continue throughout the summer travel season, especially during popular vacation periods and as global markets react to geopolitical and economic developments.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe saw more than three million Texans hit the road for Memorial Day weekend, but despite the higher demand for fuel, gas prices dropped due to sustained oil prices below $100 a barrel,\u201d said AAA Texas Corporate Communications Manager Doug Shupe. \u201cWith the summer travel season upon us, AAA Texas reminds drivers to maximize fuel efficiency by shopping around for the lowest gas prices using the AAA app, combine errands into fewer trips per day, obey speed limits, and keep vehicle tires properly inflated.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch released new numbers, and officials say prices could continue to rise and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":312742,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-312741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312741","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=312741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312741\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/312742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}