Peak travel coincides with moderate prices, mild weather

A truck replinishes the fuel supply at Circle K near the intersection of E.E. Ohnmeiss Drive and Key Avenue on Friday. COURTESY PHOTO
A truck replinishes the fuel supply at Circle K near the intersection of E.E. Ohnmeiss Drive and Key Avenue on Friday. COURTESY PHOTO

On what was expected to be a record-setting weekend for travel, drivers generally saw moderate fuel prices. The AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch reported a statewide average of $2.70 per gallon for regular unleaded fuel as the week of the Thanksgiving holiday started.

Nationwide, the average price was $3.10, compared to $3.06 on Thanksgiving Day in 2024.

Some 81.83 million Americans were expected to trav…