There’s a little good news for Texas drivers. The state’s average price for regular gasoline has fallen to $3.82 per gallon—8 cents lower than the previous week and 54 cents below the national average, according to AAA figures reported by FOX 4.
While prices are easing here, the national average remains at $4.36 per gallon. AAA says this is the first year the U.S. average has topped $4 in October, making it an unusually expensive autumn for drivers across the country.
How much cheaper is gas in Texas?
Generally speaking, Texas drivers are paying about 12% less for regular gas than the national average. For a 15-gallon fill-up, that works out to roughly $8 less—a little more money left in your wallet.
Texas is also close to the cheapest state average cited in the report. Georgia comes in at $3.80 per gallon, just 2 cents below the Lone Star State. Meanwhile, California’s average sits at $6.30—$2.48 more per gallon than Texas’s.
Prices are dipping—but they’re still higher than last year
The recent drop is welcome, but filling up still costs considerably more than it did last fall. Texas’s average is down 8 cents from the previous week and 3 cents from the previous month, yet remains $1.15 per gallon higher than a year ago.
That means drivers are getting some short-term relief without seeing a return to last year’s prices.
What does this mean for Houston drivers?
Think of $3.82 as the statewide ballpark: your neighborhood Houston station might charge more—or less. Across Texas, the report places the lowest prices along the Interstate 35 corridor between Dallas–Fort Worth and San Antonio, with the highest in West Texas and the Panhandle.
For now, the encouraging news is that Texas prices are heading down—and remain comfortably below the national average.
