Texas Gasoline Falls to $3.39 as U.S. Average Drops Below $4

Texas gasoline averaged $3.39 a gallon on November 9, 2026, down 19.4 cents from a week earlier, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in the state.

GasBuddy’s Nov. 9 data put the Texas average 41.7 cents below one month earlier and 82.1 cents above one year earlier. The national average for diesel fell 9.5 cents over the week to $6.186 a gallon, GasBuddy reported.

Gas prices ranged from $2.85 a gallon at the cheapest Texas station to $5.59 at the most expensive on the previous day, a $2.74 spread, according to GasBuddy’s station-level reports.

The U.S. gasoline average stood at $3.96 a gallon, down 15.9 cents over the week, according to GasBuddy. The national average also sat 39.3 cents below one month earlier and 92.2 cents above one year earlier. GasBuddy said its national data draw from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country.

The weekly drop did not erase the year-on-year increase: GasBuddy still placed Texas 82.1 cents a gallon above Nov. 9, 2025.

How does the latest price compare with the past?

GasBuddy’s historical averages for November 9 show Texas and U.S. prices across five years:

• November 9, 2025: Texas, $2.57 a gallon; U.S. average, $3.03.
• November 9, 2024: Texas, $2.60 a gallon; U.S. average, $3.06.
• November 9, 2023: Texas, $2.80 a gallon; U.S. average, $3.39.
• November 9, 2022: Texas, $3.11 a gallon; U.S. average, $3.80.
• November 9, 2021: Texas, $3.05 a gallon; U.S. average, $3.42.

Texas’s $3.39 current average remained above every Nov. 9 reading in GasBuddy’s five-year series, despite falling 19.4 cents over the latest week.

Where did metro prices move?

GasBuddy reported the following changes from the prior week:

• Midland-Odessa: $3.57 a gallon, up 5.5 cents from $3.52.
• San Antonio: $3.32 a gallon, down 34.3 cents from $3.66.
• Austin: $3.33 a gallon, down 28.2 cents from $3.61.

GasBuddy’s metro moves diverged: San Antonio and Austin posted declines of at least 28.2 cents, while Midland-Odessa rose 5.5 cents.

What is driving the decline?

Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said: “Gasoline prices fell in every state over the last week, while diesel declined in nearly every state, and the national average dropped below $4 per gallon for the first time since early August.”

De Haan said: “Many will assume the election had something to do with it, but that’s a myth. Gas prices have fallen in the 30 days leading up to the election every year since 2006 except 2010, and it’s typically seasonal: refiners finish maintenance and ramp up output just as demand fades with cooler weather.”

He also said: “Those same forces, along with more oil moving through the Strait of Hormuz, are why prices could stay below $4 in the weeks ahead.”

De Haan added: “That said, the election’s outcome may send a message to Washington to sharpen its focus on affordability, and I’d expect even more attention on bringing prices down. But for now, it’s the seasonal shift, not politics, driving the relief at the pump.”

De Haan attributed the immediate relief to seasonal supply and demand changes, not politics.

How does GasBuddy gather the data?

GasBuddy, a PDI Technologies company, describes itself as North America’s trusted fuel-savings platform and says it has helped consumers fuel up for less for more than 25 years. The company says it has more than 100 million app downloads, provides real-time prices at 150,000-plus stations and delivers tangible savings through Pay with GasBuddy+™.

GasBuddy describes itself as the most authoritative source of station-level fuel pricing data. It says it updates averages 288 times daily from spotter reports, direct station integrations and transactional data. GasBuddy’s figures still show prices higher than a year ago despite that broad station coverage.

De Haan expects national gasoline to stay below $4 in the coming weeks, but GasBuddy’s data still leave Texas 82.1 cents a gallon above its year-earlier level.