Average gasoline prices in Texas fell 9.8 cents per gallon over the past week, to an average of $3.59 a gallon on November 2, according to GasBuddy's survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. GasBuddy said Texas prices are 32.9 cents lower than a month ago and $1.11 higher than a year ago.
GasBuddy said the cheapest Texas station was priced at $3.09 a gallon on November 1, while the most expensive was $5.59 a gallon, a difference of $2.50. The national average for gasoline fell 17.1 cents over the week to $4.12 a gallon, and the national average for diesel fell 5.9 cents to $6.281 a gallon.
In nearby areas, GasBuddy reported Midland-Odessa averaged $3.52 a gallon, down 23.7 cents from last week. San Antonio averaged $3.66, up 9.8 cents, and Austin averaged $3.61, unchanged from last week. GasBuddy said its figures are based on more than 11 million weekly price reports from more than 150,000 gas stations nationwide.