AAA TEXAS: Weekend Gas Watch; Gasoline Prices Drop for First Time in Weeks.Business/Energy Editors & Automotive/Travel Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2003 For the first time in four weeks, gas prices have taken a downturn, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Weekend Gas Watch, compiled by AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. Texas. The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline gasoline or petrol, light, volatile mixture of hydrocarbons for use in the internal-combustion engine and as an organic solvent, obtained primarily by fractional distillation and "cracking" of petroleum, but also obtained from natural gas, by at popular destinations for motoring trips. While the Texas average for a gallon of regular self-serve fuel is $1.42 -- the same as last week's average -- prices in many cities have decreased slightly. San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. has the least expensive fuel at $1.39 a gallon -- down nearly two cents compared to a week ago. The Alamo Alamo Eighteenth-century mission in San Antonio, Texas, site of a historic siege of a small group of Texans by a Mexican army (1836) during the Texas war for independence from Mexico. City also showed the biggest decrease. Dallas has the most expensive fuel at $1.424 a gallon -- down a tenth of a penny since last week. "The recent decision by OPEC OPEC: see Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. OPEC in full Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Multinational organization established in 1960 to coordinate the petroleum production and export policies of its oil ministers to increase production may have helped soften the rise in gasoline prices," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "However, the statewide average for a gallon of gasoline remains nearly 35 cents higher than last year's average -- which was $1.07 a gallon -- and the continuing threat of war with Iraq could still drive prices upward."
Average prices as of 12:01 a.m., Jan. 17, 2003:
Area Regular Change Record Price
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Austin - San Marcos $1.396 -0.4 cent $1.538 (5/15/01)
Corpus Christi $1.399 -0.9 cent $1.505 (5/8/01)
Dallas $1.424 -0.1 cent $1.666 (5/12/01)
Ft. Worth $1.414 -0.3 cent $1.660 (5/22/01)
Houston $1.422 -0.5 cent $1.639 (5/12/01)
San Antonio $1.390 -1.8 cents $1.498 (5/9/01)
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