Ben Bethea

Gas prices are much lower for residents and students in San Marcos. Retailers in the city are averaging about three-dollars-and-six-cents for a gallon of unleaded, according to gasbuddy-dot-com. The Yellow Store on East Hopkins and Edward Gary has one of the lowest prices in town at two-dollars-and-ninety-seven cents for a gallon of unleaded. Texas has the third least expensive gas in the nation, behind Missouri and Oklahoma. Triple-A says it’s because of increased oil production and low fuel taxes. The national average for a gallon of unleaded gas is three-dollars-and-twenty-five cents.