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AAA: Gas prices increase statewide in anticipation of July 4, down in Midland
By Caitlin Randle, MRT.com/Midland Reporter-Telegram
Updated 7:00 pm CDT, Thursday, June 27, 2019
Drivers in Midland are still paying the most for gas at an average of $2.57, though the price dropped three cents from the previous week
Photo: Luke Sharrett /Bloomberg
The average price of gas across the state increased this week ahead of Independence Day, while prices in Midland and Odessa fell, straying from the state trend.
The statewide average is $2.39 for a gallon of regular unleaded, up two cents from last week. Drivers in Midland are still paying the most for gas at an average of $2.57, though the price dropped three cents from the previous week. The price in Odessa is also down three cents, to $2.52.
The statewide increase comes as 3.5 million Texans are expected to hit the road for July 4, according to a report from AAA Texas.
"Gas prices began increasing just as a record-breaking 3 million Texans are planning to hit the road for Independence Day next week, the most ever since AAA began forecasting July 4th holiday travel in 2000," said Daniel Armbruster, AAA Texas spokesman. "Increasing oil prices and record demand for retail gasoline are contributing to the slight increase."
The statewide average is down 26 cents compared to this day last year – although this is the first time since April that prices have increased week-to-week.
Drivers in Brownsville and Harlingen are paying the least in the state at $2.25 a gallon, a 6-cent increase from last week.
Dallas drivers and drivers in Fort Worth saw the largest increase over last week; prices in both metro areas went up 9 cents, from $2.36 to $2.45 in Dallas and from $2.34 to $2.43 in Fort Worth.
Prices in other metro areas are: $2.45 in Abilene, $2.44 in El Paso, $2.38 in Houston and $2.35 in Lubbock. The nationwide average is $2.69 a gallon.
Gas price report
Cheapest gas: $2.29 (Shoppers Stop, West Indiana Ave./South C St.)