Gas prices generally fall in Texas but jump in some metro areas; Abilene at $3.14
AAA on Thursday reported that the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Texas now is $3.18, dropping from $3.21 last week. However, the price was 1 cent higher on the average than Wednesday. The prices in Abilene held steady at $3.14 a gallon, with $2.97 the lowest price we saw and $3.39 the highest.
The price did shoot up in Amarillo, from $3.14 to $3.35, and went up in Fort Worth-Dallas area as well.
The nationwide average continues to fall, too, from $3.751 per gallon a week ago to $3.698.
City | Latest Avg. | Prev. Week | Change |
Abilene | $3.140 | $3.134 | none |
Amarillo | $3.353 | $3.146 | +20.7¢ |
Austin | $3.177 | $3.251 | -7.4¢ |
Corpus Christi | $3.040 | $3.119 | -7.9¢ |
Dallas | $3.255 | $3.163 | +9.2¢ |
Fort Worth | $3.245 | $3.156 | +8.9¢ |
Houston | $3.082 | $3.175 | -9.3¢ |
San Antonio | $3.085 | $3.119 | -3.4¢ |
Texarkana | $3.159 | $3.275 | -11.6¢ |
Prices per gallon for regular self-serve unleaded
Sources: Staff report, AAA
This article originally appeared on Abilene Reporter-News: Some areas of Texas see jump in gas prices but overall average falls
