Bay Area drivers started the week off with a nearly 30-cent jump in gas prices, and it’s only expected to get worse, experts say. As of Friday morning, the state average for a gallon of unleaded regular gasoline,

According to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch, the statewide gas price average in Texas is $2.74 per gallon for regular unleaded fuel. That is the same as this day last week, and it is 15 cents cheaper per gallon,

The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in California has risen 44 cents from a month ago, according to AAA.

Gas prices in the Las Vegas valley have jumped this week, up 14 cents since Sunday according to Gas Buddy. It's a seasonal trend, but California refinery regulations that went into effect in mid-January could send prices even higher in Nevada.