Average Texas gas prices fall below $3 for the first time since January

TEXAS – With millions of Texans hitting the road for the Thanksgiving holiday, drivers are seeing the cheapest gas prices in months.

AAA Texas says the statewide average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas is $2.97.

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Nationwide, the average gallon of gas costs $3.64.

It is the first time the state gas price average fell below $3 a gallon since mid-January.

Market analysts say the falling gas prices are due to sinking oil prices. West Texas Intermediate crude oil is selling for less than $80 a barrel for the first time since the beginning of the year.

AAA Texas says 4 million Texans are planning to travel at least 50 miles away from home this Thanksgiving, with 3.6 million driving.

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