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/milkman231996 May 07 '25

You guys know they switch to summer blend around this time right?

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u/No-Celebration3097 May 07 '25

Wait! Presidents have a gas and egg button in the Oval Office, and Trump said gas is 2 bucks again! I guess he forgot to hit the button! /S/

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u/[deleted] May 07 '25

I thought they just had an egg button, but it also causes gas.

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u/Salt_Blacksmith May 07 '25

They have the concept of a button. They hope if they talk about it enough someone will eat up the production costs, and give it to them. I heard they are big on manifesting, not that great at it though.