IRVING, Texas (AP) - Retail gasoline prices fell across Texas for a second week in a row this week.
The weekly AAA Texas gasoline price survey released Thursday shows the average price for a gallon of unleaded regular fell 5 cents this week to $2.74. Nationally, the average price fell 5 cents to $2.84 per gallon
The lowest gasoline prices in the survey this week are in Houston, where the average price fell 5 cents to $2.69 per gallon. The most expensive is in El Paso, where the average price fell a penny to $2.80 per gallon.
The auto club statement cites sharp price drops over the past three weeks in crude oil prices, while oil and gasoline inventories remain abundant.
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