GAS PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE, LOCALLY

  

The price of a gallon of gas in Texas is up this week.

The statewide gas price per gallon in Texas is five cents higher than last week and is 22 cents more than last year.

According to AAA Texas’ Weekend Gas Watch the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel is $2.33—up from $2.28 last week.

Washington County is right at the state average of $2.33, with some stations as low as $2.18 and as high as $2.45.

Of the major metropolitan areas surveyed in Texas, drivers in Midland are paying the most on average at $2.50 while drivers in San Antonio are paying the least at $2.23 per gallon.

The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is $2.56, which is two cents more than last week and 27 cents more than this same time last year.