Prices have remained stable as drivers have requested less gas over the past week.
A gallon of gas cost an average of $3.42, according to AAA gas price data. Stacker has compiled statistics on gas prices in Texas. Gas prices are updated to February 17th. State gas tax data is from the World Population Review.
Colorado, Florida and Indiana have seen the price of gas per gallon rise the most in the past week, each posting an increase of more than $0.10. Prices could rise further in the coming weeks. Gas prices tend to rise in March as higher demand for spring break travel can drive up prices for consumers.
Looking further, the Energy Information Administration expects 2023 and 2024 to feature gas prices below 2022’s record levels. The agency forecasts an average of $3 per gallon of gas for the full year of 2024.
Texas by the numbers– Current gas price: $3.02– Weekly rate: + $0.01 (+0.2%)– Annual rate: $ -0.20 (+-6.1%)– Gas tax Gas: $0.20 a gallon (#42 highest among all states) – Historic Expensive Gas Price: $4.70 (6/15/22)
– Current Diesel Price: $4.02– Weekly Change: -$0.06 (-1.6%)– Yearly Change: +$0.36 (+9.8%)– Historical Expensive Diesel Price: $5.33 (6/19/22)
Metro with most expensive gas in Texas#1. El Paso: $3.39 # 2. Midland: $3.15 # 3. Odessa: $3.09 # 4. Texarkana (TX only): $3.08 # 5. College Station-Bryan: $3.06 #6. Austin-San Marcos: $3.04#7. Long View: $3.03#8. Amarillo: $3.02#9. Galveston-Texas City: $3.02#10. Laredo: $3.02 #11. Abilene: $3.01 #12. Dallas: $3.01#13. Victoria: $3.01 # 14. Fort Worth-Arlington: $3.00 # 15. Lubbock: $3.00 # 16. Corpus Christi: $3.00 # 17. Beaumont-Port Arthur: $3.00 #18. Waco: $3.00#19. Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood: $2.99#20. Houston: $2.99#21. San Antonio: $2.99#22. Brownsville-Harlingen: $2.98#23. Tyler: $2.98#24. McAllen-Edinburgh Mission: $2.97#25. Sherman-Denison: $2.97 #26. Wichita Falls: $2.97 #27. Sant’Angelo: $2.95
States with gas no. 1 most expensive. Hawaii: $4.88 # 2. California: $4.71 # 3. Nevada: $4.20
States with the least expensive gas n. 1. Texas: $3.02 # 2. Mississippi: $3.04 # 3. Kentucky: $3.07
States with the highest gas tax per gallon#1. Pennsylvania: $0.59 # 2. California: $0.53 # 3. Washington: $0.52
States with the lowest gas tax per gallon#1. Alaska: $0.0895 # 2. Hawaii: $0.16 # 3. Virginia: $0.162
