AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Five Weeks & Counting.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; -- Texas motorists are continuing to enjoy falling pump prices for the fifth consecutive 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. 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 statewide average price for a gallon gallon: see English units of measurement. of regular self serve is $2.273 a gallon - a weekly decrease of 11 cents. This week, Beaumont has the highest average on the survey at $2.395 - down 12 cents in a week. 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). dropped 6 cents to have the lowest average on the list at $2.109 a gallon. "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 are falling steadily throughout the nation due to reduced demand and rising inventories," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "Unless there is a disruption disruption /dis·rup·tion/ (dis-rup´shun) a morphologic defect resulting from the extrinsic breakdown of, or interference with, a developmental process. in the availability of gasoline, prices are expected to continue to drop throughout the Thanksgiving Thanksgiving annual U.S. holiday celebrating harvest and yearly blessings; originated with Pilgrims (1621). [Am. Culture: EB, IX: 922] See : America Thanksgiving national holiday with luxurious dinner as chief ritual. [Am. Pop. holiday." The national average for regular self-serve gasoline is $2.352 a gallon - that's 10 cents less than last week's average. AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline in Texas. Average Daily Prices as of 12:01 A.M., November 11, 2005: Area 11/11/05 Weekly Change 11/04/05 Weekly Change ---- -------- ------------- -------- ------------- National $2.352 -9.6 cents $2.448 -12.3 cents State $2.273 -10.8 cents $2.381 -14.4 cents Austin - San Marcos $2.307 -11.2 cents $2.419 -13.3 cents Beaumont $2.395 -11.5 cents $2.510 -13.6 cents Corpus Christi $2.109 -6.0 cents $2.169 -16.0 cents Dallas $2.268 -11.5 cents $2.383 -15.4 cents Ft. Worth $2.247 -10.8 cents $2.355 -12.5 cents Galveston - Texas City $2.367 -13.1 cents $2.498 -16.5 cents Houston $2.342 -12.1 cents $2.463 -15.0 cents San Antonio $2.225 12.2 cents $2.347 -14.5 cents Area 10/28/05 Record High 2004 Average ---- -------- ----------- ------------ National $2.571 $3.057 (9/5/05) $1.986 State $2.525 $2.964 (9/4/05) $1.876 Austin - San Marcos $2.552 $2.918 (9/6/05) $1.870 Beaumont $2.646 $2.930 (9/4/05) $1.846 Corpus Christi $2.329 $2.929 (9/3/05) $1.802 Dallas $2.537 $3.019 (9/4/05) $1.892 Ft. Worth $2.480 $3.012 (9/4/05) $1.876 Galveston - Texas City $2.663 $2.997 (9/4/05) $1.871 Houston $2.613 $2.971 (9/6/05) $1.867 San Antonio $2.492 $2.909 (9/4/05) $1.847 |
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