GALLON OF GAS UP 2-CENTS THIS WEEK

  

The price of a gallon of gas is up 2-cents this week in the State of Texas.

The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded this past week rose to $2.31 per gallon, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch.

That price is 33 cents less per gallon compared to the same time last year.

Locally, the average price for a gallon of unleaded is below the state average at $2.29 per gallon, with a low of $2.11 and a high of $2.55.

Of the major metropolitan areas surveyed in Texas, drivers in Midland are paying the most on average at $2.47 while drivers in Tyler are paying the least at $2.21 per gallon.

The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is $2.66, which is two cents more than this day last week and 21 cents less than the price per gallon at this same time last year.