Texas pump prices hit record highs

A continued rise in crude oil prices pushed pump prices in Texas to new record highs this week.

According to the AAA Texas, the current average price per gallon of self-serve unleaded gas in Texas rose to $3.16, an all-time high.

Fort Worth pushed past Dallas with the highest average in the state at $3.17 a gallon, up 9 cents from last week. Dallas' average also reached $3.17 a gallon, up 8 cents.

Elsewhere in the state, the average price in Houston hit $3.16 per gallon, up nearly 8 cents.

San Antonio had the state's lowest average at $3.12 a gallon, but that price was still up five cents over the previous week.

In Corpus Christi, the cost of gas increased nearly 6 cents -- to just under $3.14 per gallon.

"Every Texas region surveyed set new record highs this week, with Amarillo being the only exception," said AAA Texas spokeswoman Rose Rougeau.

The price in Amarillo reached $3.16, an increase of more than 5 cents compared with the previous week.

"Texarkana is the only area that posted a decrease," Rougeau said. "With record crude oil prices pushing retail gas prices upward, it is unlikely that area will continue to move downward."

The pump price was $3.13 a gallon in Texarkana, down more than 4 cents from the previous week.