Gas prices keep falling in San Marcos area ahead of holidays

Gas prices in the San Marcos/Austin area continued to fall, dropping 4 cents over the last week, according to AAA Texas.

Drivers in the San Marcos/Austin area are paying an average of $2.58 per gallon of regular unleaded fuel, which is down from $2.62 last week.  Average gas prices in the area are 26-cents lower than this time last year.

Texas saw an overall 3-cent decrease per gallon of regular unleaded fuel — a fall from $2.65 last week to $2.62 on Thursday, according to AAA Texas. Average gas prices in Texas are $0.27 lower than this time last year. Texans are paying the lowest for gas in the U.S., AAA Texas stated.