Gas Prices Hit Record High For The Holiday Weekend

HOUSTON (AP) – Memorial Day travelers will face another week of record-high retail gasoline prices across Texas this weekend, according to a weekly survey released Friday.

The AAA Texas gas price survey found regular self-serve averaged $3.73 per gallon, 5 cents more than last week. Nationally, the average price rose 6 cents to $3.83 per gallon.

“Texas travelers will encounter the highest averages ever recorded for a gallon of gasoline,” said AAA Texas spokeswoman Rose Rougeau. “We estimate about 1.95 million people will be driving to their holiday destination, down slightly compared to last Memorial Day weekend.”

The survey showed the most expensive gasoline in Texas was found in Amarillo, where the average price rose 5 cents this week to $3.75. The cheapest gasoline was in El Paso, where the average price rose 4 cents to $3.67 per gallon.

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These are average per-gallon prices of regular, self-serve gasoline in Texas and nationally, as well as the change from last week, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch released Friday:

Amarillo – $3.752, up 4.5 cents

Austin-San Marcos – $3.724, up 5.1 cents

Beaumont – $3.732, up 4.1 cents

Corpus Christi – $3.727, up 3.6 cents

Dallas – $3.742, up 4.8 cents

Fort Worth – $3.739, up 4.4 cent

Galveston-Texas City – $3.693, up 4.0 cents

Houston – $3.700, up 4.9 cents

San Antonio – $3.696, up 4.1 cents

Texarkana (Texas only) – $3.730, up 4.7 cents

State – $3.730, up 4.7 cents

Nationally – $3.831, up 5.5 cents