Gas Prices Hold Steady in the Lone State State
According to this week's AAA Texas Gas Watch, the average price of regular unleaded gas was unchanged from last week. The average price is $1.53 a gallon, down 58 cents from one year ago. This week's national average is $1.72 a gallon, up two cents from last week.
Of the cities surveyed by AAA Texas, Dallas has the most expensive gas average $1.58 a gallon for regular unleaded. Amarillo is the cheapest at $1.41 a gallon. Many gas stations in Lubbock are selling regular unleaded between $1.39 to $1.49 a gallon.
“Texans are now paying $21 to fill up the average 14-gallon size fuel tank which is about $8 less per fill up than last year,” said AAA Texas/New Mexico Representative Doug Shupe. “With these lower prices compared to recent years and the 100-year anniversary of the National Park System, travelers might want to consider a road trip to a National Park this coming spring and summer.
| Area | Current 2/18/16 | 2/11/16 | Difference | Year Ago 2/18/15 | Difference | Record High Date | Record High Price |
| National | $1.72 | $1.70 | +0.02 | $2.27 | -0.55 | 07/17/08 | $4.11 |
| State | $1.53 | $1.53 | 0.00 | $2.11 | -0.58 | 07/17/08 | $3.98 |
| Amarillo | $1.41 | $1.34 | +0.07 | $2.08 | -0.67 | 07/16/08 | $3.98 |
| Austin-San Marcos | $1.53 | $1.55 | -0.02 | $2.08 | -0.55 | 07/17/08 | $3.97 |
| Beaumont | $1.49 | $1.51 | -0.02 | $2.06 | -0.57 | 07/16/08 | $4.00 |
| Corpus Christi | $1.52 | $1.51 | +0.01 | $2.10 | -0.58 | 07/15/08 | $3.96 |
| Dallas | $1.58 | $1.53 | +0.05 | $2.15 | -0.57 | 07/16/08 | $3.98 |
| El Paso | $1.56 | $1.56 | 0.00 | $2.14 | -0.58 | 07/17/08 | $3.97 |
| Ft. Worth | $1.56 | $1.50 | +0.06 | $2.14 | -0.58 | 07/16/08 | $3.97 |
| Galveston | $1.52 | $1.54 | +0.06 | $2.07 | -0.55 | 07/14/08 | $3.97 |
| Houston | $1.51 | $1.53 | -0.02 | $2.07 | -0.56 | 07/17/08 | $3.96 |
| San Antonio | $1.50 | $1.52 | -0.02 | $2.07 | -0.57 | 07/16/08 | $3.96 |
| Texarkana | $1.49 | $1.48 | +0.01 | $2.14 | -0.65 | 07/17/08 | $3.98 |
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