Want To Know Which Harlingen Gas Stations Still Have Fuel, Lowest Prices? There's An App

HARLINGEN, TX — Assuming there's supply amid panic buying, several gas stations in Harlingen and the surrounding areas are offering the lowest fuel prices in the region.

The forced shutdown of several refineries in the Texas Gulf Coast due to Hurricane Harvey-induced flooding has created a delay in fuel delivery. What followed was an all-out panic among motorists mistakenly believing there was a coming gas shortage—despite the global oil glut and an abundant supply in Texas overall.

But GasBuddy.com has come to the rescue, devising maps of stations that still have plenty of supply on hand—and those that are plumb out of the liquid commodity. In San Antonio, for example, the app's data showed some 400 service stations in the San Antonio area were without fuel on Sunday—an astoundingly high number, but less than the nearly 575 fueling stations tapped out Saturday night.

Austin, Dallas, San Antonio and other cities saw major lines at the gas pump as anxious motorists rushed to fill up their tanks before the local supply ran out. Some drivers hoarded fuel in the process, driving up to the gas pump with industrial-size containers—further lessening the supply.

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Assuming the following gas stations have a robust supply on hand, below are the lowest gas prices in the region. The list is compiled by GasBuddy.com, a smartphone app connecting drivers with gas stations offering the lowest gas prices that's been downloaded nearly 70 million downloads.

The app not only helps find lowest fuel prices, but the closest gas stations, those with the friendliest service, cleanest restrooms, best coffee and more. The website can be found at www.gasbuddy.com. The site has such data for more than 140,000 gas stations nationwide. In the wake of the rush at the oil pumps, the app's creators also have devised maps showing the stations that have plentiful supply.

In times like these, its value as a resource has been heightened. Following is a listing of lowest gas prices in the San Antonio area as of Saturday. (You might want to Google the stations before making a trip to find a telephone number and inquire about their gas availability.) Bear in mind, some of the information supplied below is subject to change at a moment's notice.

HARLINGEN

Valero: 14755 W. IH-2, $2.38 regular, no other prices available.

Valero: 1560 N US-77 Sunshine Strip and North 1st, $2.39 regular, $2.59 mid-grade; $2.89 premium.

Valero: 1250 N US-77 Sunshine Strip & N 7th St., $2.39 regular, $2.59 mid-grade; $2.89 premium.

Valero: 602 N 1st St & Washington St., $2.39 regular; $2.64 mid-grade; $2.89 premium; $2.39 diesel.

Valero: 1725 F St., $2.39 regular; $2.59 mid-grade; $2.89 premium.

The average price of gas in the Rio Grande Valley was $2.42 as of Sunday, with $2.17 the lowest price. For more gas prices in the Rio Grande Valley, click here.

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