Gas price increase hits brakes ahead of Easter weekend [Video]

SAN ANTONIO – There’s some good news for San Antonio-area drivers ahead of the Easter holiday as gas price increases are hitting the brakes for the weekend.

San Antonio and Bexar County drivers filling up are paying around $3.01 for regular unleaded. That’s 14 cents less than a week ago Friday.

Drivers in Comal and Guadalupe counties are paying an average of $3.03 a gallon. Kendall is at $3.05 and Medina County is at $3.10.

The statewide gas price average in Texas is $3.16 per gallon for regular unleaded fuel, according to AAA Texas. That price is 2 cents less than a week ago.

Of the major metropolitan areas surveyed in Texas, drivers in Midland are paying the most on average at $3.32 per gallon while drivers in Tyler are paying the least at $3 per gallon. The …