AAA Texas: Gas Prices Retreat Statewide.Energy Editors/Business Editors/Automotive Writers/Travel Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 11, 2003 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 prices continued their retreat across Texas last week as falling wholesale prices helped push pump prices lower in all reporting areas, 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 gallon: see English units of measurement. of regular unleaded self-serve is $1.520 which is 3.1 cents lower than last week's level, seven cents below the price last month and 16 cents higher than last year. Of the major metropolitan areas in Texas, Dallas Dallas, city (1990 pop. 1,006,877), seat of Dallas co., N Tex., on the Trinity River near the junction of its three forks; inc. 1871. The second largest Texas city, after Houston, and the eighth largest U.S. had the highest price with an average of 1.547 per gallon, while 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). have the lowest price of $1.451. "Wholesale gasoline prices have been on a downward trend for more than a month now and that has contributed to significant relief at the pump for Texas motorists," said Carol Thorp, spokesperson for AAA Texas said. "The trend should continue for the next couple of weeks, but gas prices could move higher toward the end of April because of the change from winter grade gas to summer grade." Average prices as of 12:01 a.m., April 11, 2003: Area Regular Change Record Price ----------------------- -------------- ----------- ---------------- Austin-San Marcos $1.479 -3.9 cents $1.580 (3/19/03) Corpus Christi $1.451 -3.4 cents $1.590 (2/20/03) Dallas $1.547 -2.6 cents $1.666 (5/12/01) Fort Worth $1.528 -3.4 cents $1.660 (5/22/01) Houston $1.527 -3.1 cents $1.639 (5/12/01) San Antonio $1.487 -4.4 cents $1.582 (3/18/03) |
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