AAA TEXAS: Weekend Gas Watch; New Record Highs in Texas Cities.Energy Editors/Business Editors/Automotive Writers/Travel Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2003 Gasoline prices throughout the state and the country soared this week, with some Texas cities setting new record highs, 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 at popular destinations for motoring trips. The statewide average price for a gallon of regular self-serve fuel jumped nine cents to $1.58 -- three pennies shy of the record high of $1.61 a gallon, set in May 2001. 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. and the Austin - San Marcos San Marcos (săn mär`kəs). 1 City (1990 pop. 38,974), San Diego co., S Calif., a northern suburb of San Diego; settled 1880s, inc. 1963. area have the least expensive fuel at $1.56 a gallon. The Austin - San Marcos area jumped more than nine cents since a week ago, while 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 saw an increase of more than eleven cents. Motorists in Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, in Christianity Corpus Christi [Lat.,=body of Christ], feast of the Western Church, observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday (or on the following Sunday). saw the biggest increase -- up 12 cents to $1.58 a gallon. Dallas has the most expensive fuel on the list at $1.59 a gallon -- up nine cents compared to last week. "The Austin - San Marcos area, Corpus Christi and San Antonio all set new record highs this week," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "Much of the rise can be attributed to reduced shipments of oil from Venezuela and the potential war with Iraq." Average prices as of 12:01 a.m., Feb. 14, 2003: Area Regular Change Record Price ---- ------- ------ ------------ Austin - San Marcos $1.563 +9.3 cents $1.563 (2/13/03) Corpus Christi $1.575 +12.0 cents $1.575 (2/13/03) Dallas $1.585 +9.0 cents $1.666 (5/12/01) Ft. Worth $1.578 +9.0 cents $1.660 (5/22/01) Houston $1.582 +8.7 cents $1.639 (5/12/01) San Antonio $1.563 +11.2 cents $1.563 (2/13/03) AAA Texas, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , an affiliate of the AAA, has been serving Texans since 1902. Today, more than a million AAA Texas members benefit from the organization's roadside assistance, travel agency, insurance, financial products, automotive products, trip planning services and traffic safety programs. Information about these products and services is available on AAA Texas' Web site at www.aaa-texas.com. |
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