AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Downward Drift in Pump Prices.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; -- Pump prices drifted downward for the fifth straight week, despite the record number of motorists expected to travel for the Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution. holiday 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. The national average for regular self-serve 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 is $1.901 per gallon gallon: see English units of measurement. , 2.4 cents lower than last week's average, but 41.4 cents higher than last year's average. The Texas average for a gallon of regular self-serve dropped 2.5 cents to $1.793 per gallon. 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 cheapest fuel at $1.698 per gallon, down 3.3 cents since last week. Beaumont Beaumont, city (1990 pop. 114,323), seat of Jefferson co., Tex., on the Sabine-Neches Waterway; inc. 1838. A ship channel provides the facilities of a modern deepwater port, with shipyards and large storage tanks. Beaumont is a major oil city. posted the biggest weekly drop of 3.6 cents to $1.785 per gallon. Dallas tops the list at $1.830 per gallon, down 2.1 cents compared to a week ago. "The July Fourth holiday period traditionally is the heaviest travel period of the summer," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "With crude oil prices at their lowest levels in two months and inventories up, motorists should anticipate even more price decreases despite an increase in consumption." AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline at popular destinations for automobile trips.
Average Daily Prices as of 12:01 AM, July 2, 2004:
Weekly New Year
Area Current Change Record Price Ago Price
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National $1.901 - 2.4 cents $2.054(5/26/04) $1.487
State $1.793 - 2.5 cents $1.927(5/26/04) $1.386
Austin-San Marcos $1.779 - 2.8 cents $1.929(5/27/04) $1.349
Beaumont $1.785 - 3.6 cents $1.903(6/1/04) $1.350
Corpus Christi $1.698 - 3.3 cents $1.925(5/26/04) $1.329
Dallas $1.830 - 2.1 cents $1.932(5/27/04) $1.411
Fort Worth $1.813 - 2.7 cents $1.924(5/28/04) $1.394
Galveston - $1.780 - 2.6 cents $1.922(6/1/04) $1.388
Texas City
Houston $1.775 - 2.8 cents $1.909(6/1/04) $1.380
San Antonio $1.737 - 3.3 cents $1.952(5/26/04) $1.337
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