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AAA: Gas prices down nearly 19% in Texas compared to last year

Average gas prices in San Antonio average $2.76 per gallon

FILE PHOTO - A motorist fills up the fuel tank of a vehicle at a Shell station Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, in Englewood, Colo. A big explanation for the recent decline in gas prices is seasonality with prices at the pump almost always easing at this time of year. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (David Zalubowski, Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

SAN ANTONIO – Gas prices in the state are down nearly 19% compared to one year ago, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch.

The current average gas price in the state is $2.78 for unleaded fuel, two cents less than last week and 65 cents less than last year.

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ā€œTexas gas prices are 18.9 percent lower when compared to one year ago,ā€ said Daniel Armbruster, AAA Texas spokesperson. ā€œFuel price averages are expected to continue to move lower as Autumn begins.ā€

In San Antonio, you can expect to pay an average gas price of $2.76 per gallon, up from $2.62 a week ago but down from $3.49 a year ago. The highest gas price recorded in San Antonio was $4.68 on June 13, 2022.

Drivers in the El Paso metro area are paying the highest prices for gas at $3.08 a gallon on average. In Lubbock, drivers are paying the least at $2.58 per gallon, AAA said.

The national average for an unleaded gallon of gas is $3.22, two cents less than last week and 66 cents less than last year.

AAA said falling demand and oil costs will likely keep gas prices sliding.