https://consumerist.com/2017/08/28/hurricane-harvey-to-affect-gas-prices-nationwide/

As residents of Texas continue to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, the effects of the storm are starting to reverberate across the country in the form of higher prices at the gas pump. 

Now reduced to tropical storm status, Harvey continues to cause issues for the gas and energy sector, as refineries in Texas begin to reopen for business.