Austin-area gas prices climb as summer demand, oil pressures build

Staff Reports
Posted 7/16/26

Gasoline prices across the Austin metro area moved higher over the past week, mirroring increases seen across Texas and much of the nation as higher crude oil prices and geopolitical tensions begin …

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