Texas gas price history

Every weekly average the EIA has published for Texas since 2000-06-05 — 1,377 observations. Today is among the most expensive weeks on record: only 4% were dearer.

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Compare two published weeks in Texas. Inflation-adjusted prices use September 2026 dollars.

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Published weeks: 2025-09-29 and 2026-09-28. A date between releases uses the preceding observation within seven days.

Prices as paid · per gallon

$2.647 → $3.841

45.1% change

In September 2026 dollars · per gallon

$2.746 → $3.841

39.9% change

Sources: US EIA weekly retail prices; BLS monthly CPI-U. The download includes actual observation dates, units and methodology. Prices are averages, not individual station quotes.

Regular now

$3.70/gal

$0.58/gal below the US average

All-time high

$4.64/gal

2022-06-13

All-time low

$1.00/gal

2001-12-24

Since 2000

+151.3%

from $1.47/gal

Texas pump prices · USD/gal · monthly average, 2000–2026

$3.79▲ 152.6%over range

Regular
Diesel (Gulf Coast)

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly retail prices, averaged by month by FuelWideDownload chart:

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Where today sits

Five years ago

$2.92/gal

2021-10-18 · +27.0% since

Ten years ago

$2.02/gal

2016-10-17 · +83.8% since

Twenty years ago

$2.10/gal

2006-10-16 · +76.8% since

Average price by year

Year	Average	In September 2026 money	Cheapest	Dearest
2026	$3.37	—	$2.32	$3.96
2025	$2.66	—	$2.36	$2.86
2024	$2.86	$3.07	$2.51	$3.27
2023	$3.06	$3.38	$2.46	$3.45
2022	$3.47	$4.00	$2.55	$4.64
2021	$2.65	$3.29	$1.89	$3.06
2020	$1.82	$2.37	$1.43	$2.25
2019	$2.29	$3.01	$1.86	$2.60
2018	$2.44	$3.27	$1.90	$2.76
2017	$2.19	$3.00	$2.01	$2.56
2016	$1.91	$2.69	$1.52	$2.15
2015	$2.17	$3.08	$1.76	$2.62
2014	$3.15	$4.48	$2.05	$3.52
2013	$3.32	$4.80	$2.96	$3.65
2012	$3.42	$5.03	$3.03	$3.83
2011	$3.37	$5.05	$2.92	$3.85
2010	$2.64	$4.07	$2.46	$2.89
2009	$2.21	$3.47	$1.53	$2.55
2008	$3.12	$4.87	$1.49	$3.97
2007	$2.66	$4.32	$2.01	$3.07
2006	$2.47	$4.12	$2.07	$2.93
2005	$2.18	$3.75	$1.65	$2.96
2004	$1.73	$3.09	$1.42	$1.92
2003	$1.45	$2.65	$1.36	$1.61
2002	$1.27	$2.38	$1.03	$1.41
2001	$1.32	$2.52	$1.00	$1.60
2000	$1.44	$2.79	$1.31	$1.53

Adjusted using published monthly BLS CPI-U (CUUR0000SA0), in September 2026 dollars. An adjusted annual mean is omitted if any weekly observation lacks published CPI. Compare against the national series →