AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Downturn in Pump Prices for Memorial Day.HOUSTON Houston, city (1990 pop. 1,630,553), seat of Harris co., SE Tex., a deepwater port on the Houston Ship Channel; inc. 1837. Economy The fourth largest city in the nation and the largest in the entire South and Southwest, Houston is a port of entry; -- After increasing last week, 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 reversed course again and moved downward as motorists gear up for the Memorial Day weekend, 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. 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' Weekend Gas Watch. In Texas, the current average is $2.794 a gallon gallon: see English units of measurement. -- a weekly decrease of six cents. The Galveston-Texas City area has the highest priced gasoline this week at $2.908 a gallon -- down nearly four cents. 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). has the lowest average at $2.564 a gallon -- about 15 cents less than last week. "This week's decrease in gas price averages is welcome news for travelers this Memorial Day weekend," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "However, pump prices in Texas still remain nearly 80 cents higher than a year ago. Despite these prices, Texans are expected to continue with their travel plans for the holiday." The national average for regular self-serve gasoline is $2.863 a gallon -- down six cents. AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline in Texas.
Average Daily Prices as of 12:01 AM, May 26, 2006
Weekly Weekly
Area 5/26/06 Change 5/18/06 Change 5/12/06
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National $2.863 -5.9 cents $2.922 +3.7 cents $2.885
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State $2.794 -6.0 cents $2.854 +3.1 cents $2.823
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Austin - San Marcos $2.729 -4.3 cents $2.772 +0.3 cent $2.769
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Beaumont $2.712 -6.3 cents $2.775 -0.8 cent $2.783
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Corpus Christi $2.564 -14.7 cents $2.711 +5.4 cents $2.657
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Dallas $2.860 -6.8 cents $2.928 +2.5 cents $2.903
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Ft. Worth $2.855 -7.2 cents $2.927 +2.5 cents $2.902
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Galveston - Texas City $2.908 -3.6 cents $2.944 +0.4 cent $2.904
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Houston $2.893 -4.9 cents $2.942 +4.5 cents $2.897
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San Antonio $2.692 -4.5 cents $2.737 +1.1 cent $2.726
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Area Record High 2005 Average
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National $3.057 (9/5/05) $2.114
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State $2.964 (9/4/05) $2.017
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Austin - San Marcos $2.918 (9/6/05) $1.994
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Beaumont $2.930 (9/4/05) $1.986
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Corpus Christi $2.929 (9/3/05) $1.904
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Dallas $3.019 (9/4/05) $2.059
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Ft. Worth $3.012 (9/4/05) $2.042
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Galveston - Texas City $2.997 (9/4/05) $2.013
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Houston $2.971 (9/6/05) $1.993
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San Antonio $2.909 (9/4/05) $1.968
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