AAA Texas: Fuel Prices Remain Stable Heading Into Busiest Thanksgiving Travel on Record

The statewide gas price average in Texas is $2.70 per gallon for regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is five cents more when compared to this day last week and is three cents more per gallon compared to this day last year. Of the major metropolitan areas surveyed in Texas, drivers in San Antonio are paying the most on average at $2.86 per gallon while drivers in Lubbock are paying the least at $2.43 per gallon. The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is $3.10, which is two cents more when compared to this day last week and three cents more when compared to this day last year.

Texas drivers are heading into the Thanksgiving holiday with gas prices holding relatively steady compared to recent years. After peaking at nearly $3.00 per gallon in 2021 and 2022, the statewide average has gradually trended downward, landing at $2.70 as of November 20, 2025. While fluctuations remain possible, currently the Texas fuel price average price is slightly higher than Thanksgiving in 2024 but remains well below the highs seen earlier in the decade.

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