Gas prices continue to fall ahead of Thanksgiving holiday

Gas prices around San Marcos have continued to fall ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Drivers in the San Marcos/Austin area saw an 8-cent decrease in price per gallon at the pump over the last week, according to AAA Texas. Drivers were paying an average of $3.07 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline as of Thursday, which is down from $3.15 last week. Average gas prices in the area are 8-cents higher than this time last year.

Texas saw an overall 9-cent decrease per gallon of regular unleaded fuel — a fall from $3.16 last week to $3.04 on Thursday, according to AAA Texas. Average gas prices in Texas are $0.03 higher than this time last year. Texans are paying the lowest for gas in the U.S., AAA Texas said.