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Gas Prices Fall Across East Texas

Jen Austin — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:25:25 +0000

Have you driven by a Lufkin gas station lately and done a double take to make sure you’re not seeing things? Prices at some stations have dropped below the $3 mark. Good news if you’re traveling for Christmas.

In mid to late November, gas prices in East Texas were about 15 cents higher than they are now. A gallon of gas averages about $3.10 in Texas, down from $3.25 around Thanksgiving.

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Gas Prices Post Biggest Drop in Four Years — Dollars and Sense

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:59:56 +0000

Hurricane Sandy may have wreaked havoc on the Eastern seaboard, but its aftereffects are providing drivers all over the country with a bit of relief at the pump.

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Gas Prices in East Texas Flirting With the $4 Mark

Jen Austin — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:02:22 +0000

School will be out soon and summer vacations will begin. Will gas prices keep you close to home? For some it’s “gas prices be darned … road trip ON!!”

Most gas prices in East Texas are still below $4 per gallon, but some stations are flirting with that $4 mark. Find out where the cheapest gas is here.

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15 Clever Ways to Save Money on Gas

Kathy Landin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:51:46 +0000

Turmoil in the Middle East is nothing new. Gas prices going up is nothing new. What is new is the possibility that we could be looking at prices at the pump lurking in the neighborhood of $5 a gallon by the summer. And that’s painful.

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Just How High Will Gas Prices Go in 2012? – Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:08:16 +0000

Remember the summer of 2008 when the highest gas prices on record occurred and the price for a gallon of fuel hit $4.11?

Hate to break this to yah, but a warm winter and tensions in the Middle East have some analysts predicting current prices will top $4 by this spring — and could even climb as high as $6.50.

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Gas Prices Could Hit Record High This Year — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:35:16 +0000

If it seems like it’s costing more and more to fill up your gas tank, it’s not just your imagination.

On average, a gallon of fuel costs 22 cents more than it did at this time last year. Worse yet, experts think it’ll climb higher still.

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Gas Prices Drop as Consumer Demand Falls

Shauna Wright — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:03:29 +0000

Thanks to a steep drop in crude-oil prices, gas costs have fallen below $3 a gallon in parts of Michigan, Missouri and Texas, and are expected to decline in many other states as well.

Call it an unexpected bright spot in the global economic crisis. Now that drivers have cut back on trips, shippers are moving fewer goods, and vacationers are staying closer to home, the demand for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel has fallen accordingly. And as we all learned in Economics 101, less demand equates to lower prices.

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