Gas Prices Fall in Lubbock, Rise in Texas Before Memorial Day Weekend
Fuel prices for motorists in Lubbock take a small dip before the Memorial Day weekend.
According to the weekly KFYO News Gas Price Survey, the average retail price of gas fell four cents this week to $3.31 per gallon.The falling prices stop four weeks of rising prices in the Hub City.
Fuel prices for the Lone Star State increased. AAA Texas reports prices rose two cents to $3.43 per gallon. The most expensive gas can be found in Amarillo at $3.74 per gallon while Corpus Christi is enjoying the lowest average at $3.33. Lubbock is not part of the AAA Survey.
AAA estimates nearly 3 million motorists will travel at least 50 miles away from their homes this holiday weekend.
| Area | Current 05/22/13 | 05/16/13 | Difference | Year Ago 05/22/12 | Difference | Record High Date | Record High Price |
| National | $3.66 | $3.60 | +0.06 | $3.68 | -0.02 | 07/17/08 | $4.11 |
| State | $3.43 | $3.41 | +0.02 | $3.51 | -0.08 | 07/17/08 | $3.98 |
| Amarillo | $3.74 | $3.60 | +0.14 | $3.41 | +0.33 | 07/16/08 | $3.98 |
| Austin-San Marcos | $3.40 | $3.39 | +0.01 | $3.53 | -0.13 | 07/17/08 | $3.97 |
| Beaumont | $3.35 | $3.31 | +0.04 | $3.46 | -0.11 | 07/16/08 | $4.00 |
| Corpus Christi | $3.33 | $3.32 | +0.01 | $3.62 | -0.29 | 07/15/08 | $3.96 |
| Dallas | $3.49 | $3.47 | +0.02 | $3.47 | +0.02 | 07/16/08 | $3.98 |
| El Paso | $3.46 | $3.42 | +0.04 | $3.66 | -0.20 | 07/17/08 | $3.97 |
| Ft. Worth | $3.49 | $3.47 | +0.02 | $3.46 | +0.03 | 07/16/08 | $3.97 |
| Galveston | $3.43 | $3.42 | +0.01 | $3.58 | -0.15 | 07/14/08 | $3.97 |
| Houston | $3.43 | $3.41 | +0.02 | $3.56 | -0.13 | 07/17/08 | $3.96 |
| San Antonio | $3.38 | $3.38 | 0.00 | $3.46 | -0.08 | 07/16/08 | $3.96 |
| Texarkana | $3.41 | $3.38 | +0.03 | $3.46 | -0.05 | 07/17/08 | $3.98 |
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