TODAY: Gas prices reach monthly high in the Rio Grande Valley

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — As of 9 a.m., the average gas prices for the Rio Grande Valley jumped 14 cents to $2.842 per gallon. The biggest movers were Cameron and Hidalgo Counties. Each county jumping up 18 cents on average overnight, according to GasBuddy.com.

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The highest average prices are in Willacy County. Drivers are paying an average of $2.899 per gallon. The lowest is in Starr County, where drivers are paying the state average of $2.777.

With the states average now at $2.777, drivers in the Rio Grande Valley are currently paying about 7 cents more per gallon than across Texas and about 50 cents more per gallon than the state’s lowest reported price today. Today’s lowest-priced gas station in the U.S. according to Patrick De Haan of GasBuddy.com is at the Sam’s Club in Abilene, TX where it’s $2.23 for a gallon of regular gasoline.

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This is the second major increase this month.

Gas jumps nearly 25 cents overnight in the Valley

On July 10th, fuel prices rose more than a quarter over night bringing the average price to $2.82. While today’s increase is only 14 cents, today’s average price for all four counties is 2 cents more than what we paid on that day.

Check out the data below for a look at the Valley’s average gas prices so far this month.

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