The price of regular gasoline continues its downward spiral, with prices that continue to drop leaving the state as one of the top states for low-priced gasoline.
"There's one Buc-ee's at Eagle Lake in Texas where the lowest gas price is $2.09, but that's the closed we are so far to dropping below $2 a gallon," according to Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.
"The Texas statewide average is $2.59 a gallon, that's unlikely to get down to $2 a gallon anytime soon," he says, adding that while $2 gas is possible, it's not likely on a widespread basis this year.
"I don't want to dash anybody's hopes but the sub-$2 prices may be more like the needle in the haystack than available at every street corner."
"I think for a majority of Texans we'll probably see prices fall maybe another 5-to-15-cents before Thanksgiving."
But we're already into the fall driving patterns, so drops in price are now dependent upon fluctuations in the price of oil -- still, MarketWatch reports gas prices down to their lowest average price in 4 years.
"So the national average for the next few months will probably be in a range of $2.90 to $3.10 a gallon, still cheaper than it was a year ago, even if it's not by much."
And the price of gas is relatively cheap today. The price for a gallon of regular is about half the cost many Californians are paying.
And in inflation adjusted terms, the nationwide average for gas at $1.22 in 1980 was considered expensive -- that would be $4.36 today.