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Regular unleaded averages $3.6430 in the Dallas area, down from yesterday, up from last week and above the Texas average.
Gwen Lindgren· AI-assisted, edited by Jake Team
July 18, 20261 min read
Melissa, Texas — Gas prices in the Dallas area averaged $3.6430 per gallon for regular unleaded on July 18, 2026, according to AAA, down from $3.6680 yesterday. That is up from $3.3900 a week ago but higher than $3.4560 a month ago.
The statewide average in Texas stands at $3.5670, while the national average is $3.9920. Drivers in the Dallas area are paying above the state average and below the national average.
The Dallas average remains below its AAA recorded high of $4.8370. Regular prices are about 19 cents higher than a month ago. Compared with a year ago, when the metro average was $2.8510, drivers are paying about 79 cents more per gallon.
Diesel in the Dallas area averages $4.8030 per gallon, AAA reported.
Gwen Lindgren· AI-assisted, edited by Jake Team
Gwen Lindgren writes about community life, schools, public safety, and local events in Melissa.
The North Texas Municipal Water District board votes Thursday on the positions its staff and lobbyists will push when the Legislature convenes in January, from SWIFT money to rules for utility districts serving new subdivisions.
Melissa ISD says its head football coach will lead a team at the Under Armour All-America Game, played in early January in DeLand, Florida, and streamed on ESPN.
The latest change is a small net credit thanks to an Oncor rebate, a notice for Monday's Commissioners Court shows. A second notice puts change orders on the county's medical examiner and garage project at $3.45 million.
The 2021 proclamation still lets state agencies skip competitive bidding; DPS and the Texas Military Department have cited it for more than $5 million in contracts since January 2025. Abbott's office says the work is not finished.
Republican and Democratic nominees face off for chief justice and three other Texas Supreme Court seats, and two Court of Criminal Appeals races have no incumbent on the ballot. Melissa City Hall is an early voting site.
A planned seawater plant grew from $140 million to $1.2 billion before the council fired its builder. A petition drive put a measure on the November ballot to end the fee deal that shields big water users from drought surcharges.
