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Regular unleaded averages $3.9114 in the Dallas area, up from yesterday, down from last week and below the Texas average.
Gwen Lindgren· AI-assisted, edited by Jake Team
September 30, 20261 min read
Melissa, Texas — Gas prices in the Dallas area averaged $3.9114 per gallon for regular unleaded on September 30, 2026, according to AAA, up from $3.8284 yesterday. That is down from $3.9500 a week ago and higher than $3.7440 a month ago.
The statewide average in Texas stands at $3.9270, while the national average is $4.4343. Drivers in the Dallas area are paying below the state average and below the national average.
The Dallas average remains below its AAA recorded high of $4.8370. Regular prices are about 17 cents higher than a month ago. Compared with a year ago, when the metro average was $2.7058, drivers are paying about 121 cents more per gallon.
Diesel in the Dallas area averages $5.7744 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.
Melissa, Texas delegation cast six recorded votes this period.
Melissa won its Class 5A Division I bi-district game 24-14 over Garland Naaman Forest on Friday, its seventh straight win, and now faces a DeSoto team that has won nine in a row.
Every campus took part in the two-week drive for the First Melissa Christmas Angel program and the Melissa Community Outreach Food Pantry, with Cardinal Renaissance Academy and the Sixth Grade Center collecting the most.
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TxDOT says more than 95,000 people have died in crashes since Nov. 7, 2000, the last day no one was killed on a Texas roadway. Its #EndTheStreakTX campaign runs events across the state this week.
Senate Bill 1191 orders the education commissioner to set a single statewide method for weighting high school grades, with AP, IB, OnRamps and academic dual credit all getting the same boost.
