Gas prices have fallen slightly below $3 a gallon at several Waco locations, a good sign for local motorists but underwhelming when compared with other Texas cities enjoying drops into the $2.70 to $2.80 range.
Whether falling prices are here to stay or a Labor Day weekend phenomenon remains debatable. Travelers say they will enjoy them while they last.
“I was on my way to eat lunch, saw these prices and just now pulled in,” said Jessica Reid, 20, a Lacy Lakeview resident who usually tops off her Nissan Altima in Robinson. She split the difference Friday, whipping into the H-E-B on South Valley Mills Drive, where regular unleaded sold for $2.99 a gallon.
Many others had the same idea, with lines forming at nearly all pumps.
An H-E-B attendant replacing receipt paper said H-E-B corporate determines when and where to change prices. He said he could not predict how long they would remain $2.99, or say if H-E-B stores…
