GAS PRICES SURGE 8-CENTS IN TEXAS OVER LAST WEEK

  

Gas prices are continuing their upward trend across the state and the nation.

According to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch, the statewide average for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel sits at $2.56.  That price is eight cents more per gallon than this day last week, and nine cents more than this day last year.

In Brenham, the average is two cents higher at $2.58, with a low of $2.45 and a high of $2.80.

Of the major metropolitan areas in Texas, drivers in Midland are paying the most on average per gallon at $2.74, while drivers in San Antonio are paying the least at $2.43.

Nationally, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is $2.82, nine cents more per gallon than this day last week, and 12 cents more compared to this time last year.