GAS PRICES UP ACROSS THE STATE

  

The statewide gas price has risen to $2.70 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the latest AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch.

The price is seven cents more per gallon than last week and is 53 cents more compared to this day last year.

Locally, the price averages 2.60 per gallon.

Of the major metropolitan areas surveyed in Texas, drivers in El Paso are paying the most on average at $2.99 while drivers in Amarillo and San Antonio are paying the least at $2.60 per gallon.

The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is $2.90, which is six cents more than this day last week and 56 cents more than the price per gallon at this same time last year.

Gas prices increased in all Texas cities surveyed by AAA over the past week. The largest price jump week-to-week was in San Angelo where drivers are paying 15 cents more, on average, for a gallon of gas today than they were on this day last week.

A Texas AAA spokesperson says “Texans are paying $7.42 more, on average, to fill up one tank of gas compared to this same day last year.”

The South and Southeast region of the U.S. took the largest inventory draw in the country over the last week. Levels are now at their lowest point the region has seen since the beginning of December 2017.