AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Fuel Prices Hold Steady as Labor Day Approaches.Business/Energy Editors & Automotive/Travel Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 2002 As we move closer to the end of the summer driving season, fuel prices in the Lone Star Lone Star (or Lonestar) may refer 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 statewide average price for regular self-serve is holding steady at $1.32 - unchanged since last week. The Austin - San Marcos San Marcos (săn mär`kəs). 1 City (1990 pop. 38,974), San Diego co., S Calif., a northern suburb of San Diego; settled 1880s, inc. 1963. area has the least expensive gasoline at $1.265 a gallon, down seven-tenths of a cent. Houston is the only city that posted a slight increase, up one-tenth of a cent since a week ago. Once again, Dallas tops the list with the most expensive fuel in Texas at $1.336 a gallon, down five-tenths of a cent. "Earlier this week, crude oil rose to $30 a barrel - its highest closing price in more than a year," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "But, then prices dropped again despite continuing tensions in the Middle East. Right now, supplies of oil and gasoline are plentiful in the U.S. and that should keep prices at their current levels as we approach the Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. holiday."
Average prices as of 12:01 AM, Aug. 23, 2002:
Change from
Area Regular last week Record Price
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Austin - San Marcos $1.265 - 0.7 cent $1.538 (5/15/01)
Corpus Christi $1.274 - 0.7 cent $1.505 (5/8/01)
Dallas $1.336 - 0.5 cent $1.666 (5/12/01)
Ft. Worth $1.328 - 0.4 cent $1.660 (5/22/01)
Houston $1.320 + 0.1 cent $1.639 (5/12/01)
San Antonio $1.267 - 0.5 cent $1.498 (5/9/01)
AAA Texas, an affiliate of the American Automobile Association American Automobile Association (AAA), federation of American automobile clubs, est. 1902. AAA provides a number of benefits to its members, including emergency road service; national and international travel assistance, e.g. , has been serving Texans since 1902. Today, more than a million AAA Texas' members benefit by the organization's roadside assistance service, travel agency, financial products, automotive pricing, buying and financing, trip planning services and traffic safety programs. Information about these products and services is available on AAA Texas' Web site at www.aaa-texas.com. |
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