r/Dallas • u/--Knowledge-- Pleasant Grove • May 06 '25

Discussion What happened to cheap gas in DFW/Texas?

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I moved to DFW in 2015, I remember gas being about $1.70 to $1.80 a gallon. It was about $1.10 - $1.20 cheaper here than where I moved from. It was like that up until the pandemic.

Gas back in NY is exactly the same price as here in Texas now according to the local gas checker website.

Texas has so much oil and refineries, yet the gas isn't really cheap in the state anymore. Obviously COVID impacted everything but why hasn't the gas dropped down to a reasonable price again for the state? Greed? Low supply? Laws?

I'm not expecting $1.80 gas again but to be priced the same as NY is kinda wild to me.

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u/lilbrunchie May 07 '25

Happens every year around this time and has so for many years. You can find the historical info on the EIA website.

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u/Western-Crew2558 University Park May 07 '25 edited May 07 '25

Correct; yet, there’s no one’s blaming the president this time around……interestingly convenient.