WA: Texas gasoline prices drop for 6th straight week
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Retail gasoline prices have dropped across Texas for a sixth consecutive week.
The weekly AAA Texas price survey released Thursday shows the average price of a gallon of unleaded regular gasoline fell a nickel to $2.62. Nationally, the average price fell 4 cents to $2.71 per gallon.
The cheapest gasoline in Texas is in the Fort Worth-Arlington area, where the average price fell 7 cents to $2.56 per gallon. The most expensive gasoline in the state, as usual, is in El Paso with a price average of $2.71 per gallon, down 4 cents.
The auto club statement notes that crude oil prices have hovered around $74 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, down $13 from six weeks ago.
