GAS PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE IN TEXAS/U.S.
Retail gasoline prices in Texas and the rest of country rose an average 3 cents per gallon this week.
AAA Texas on Thursday reported the average statewide price at the pump was $2.06 per gallon. Nationwide gasoline prices reached an average $2.26 per gallon.
In Washington Co., the average for a gallon of regular unleaded is $2.04, with a low of $1.93 and a high of $2.16.
The association survey found San Antonio has the cheapest gasoline in Texas this week at an average $1.99 per gallon. Drivers in Dallas face the most expensive gasoline statewide at $2.10 per gallon.
Association officials predict more than 8.2 million Texans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the holiday period that begins Friday and runs through Jan. 2.