GAS PRICES UP SLIGHTLY

  

The average price for a gallon of gas in Texas is now $2.29 for regular unleaded fuel.

According to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch, the price is one cent more than last week and is 18 cents more per gallon compared to this day last year.

Drivers in Midland are paying the most on average at $2.54 while drivers in El Paso are paying the least at $2.16 per gallon.

The average price in Brenham is also $2.29 per gallon.

The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is $2.53, which is one cent less than last week and 23 cents more than this same time last year.

Texas no longer has the cheapest prices in the nation. Alabama now has the lowest statewide average at $2.27