AAA Texas: State Gas Prices Increase Slightly From Last Week; Updated Prices Lets You Know the Cost of Traveling Before Leaving Home.City Desks, News Editors & Automotive/Travel Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2002 Gas prices throughout Texas increased by about a penny in some cities and remained the same in others during the past week, 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. The average price in Austin-San Marcos is $1.047, up 1.1 cents from last week. 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). are paying an average of $1.054, up 0.8 cents, while Dallas drivers are paying an average of $1.074, up 0.4 cents. Houston has an average of $1.063, up 0.3 cents. 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 an average of $1.027, up 0.2 cents. "Despite the increases, gas prices have been relatively stable throughout our region without sharp price spikes spikes see peplomer. ," said AAA Texas spokesperson Rose Rougeau. "During the next few weeks, refineries will switch from winter to summer formulations. Summer formulation gasoline costs more to manufacture, which may result in continuing increases at the pump." Average prices as of 12:01 a.m., March 1, 2002:
Change from
Area Regular last week Record Price
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Austin - San Marcos $1.047 +1.1 cents $1.538 (5/15/01)
Corpus Christi $1.054 +0.8 cents $1.505 (5/8/01)
Dallas $1.074 +0.4 cents $1.666 (5/12/01)
Houston $1.063 +0.3 cents $1.639 (5/12/01)
San Antonio $1.027 +0.2 cents $1.498 (5/9/01)
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