The price for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel has increased nearly 30 cents in the last month, according to a news release from AAA Texas.
The average price reported in Texas on Saturday was $2.48 a gallon.
Drivers in the Midland and Odessa area continue to pay the highest gas prices in state, while the lowest prices can be found in the San Antonio area.
AAA reported average price for regular unleaded in Lubbock was $2.45 a gallon Saturday.
“Drivers in Texas are seeing some of the cheapest gas prices in the country, but the statewide average jumped a whopping 29 cents per gallon in just the last month,” said Daniel Armbruster, AAA Texas/AAA New Mexico spokesperson. “On a national scale, AAA forecasts that gas prices will trend up moving through the spring and into the summer, which, of course, means higher pump prices are likely for Texas drivers too.”
AAA is forecasting that the national average for a regular gallon of unleaded will rise to around $2.75.
The national average price on Saturday was at $2.62 a gallon.
