AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Gas Prices Continue Climb.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 continue to see increases at the gas pumps for the eighth 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 average price of regular self-serve in Texas rose six cents a gallon gallon: see English units of measurement. this week to $2.892--that is 76.5 cents higher than last year's average. Both Dallas Dallas, city (1990 pop. 1,006,877), seat of Dallas co., N Tex., on the Trinity River near the junction of its three forks; inc. 1871. The second largest Texas city, after Houston, and the eighth largest U.S. and Fort Worth share the distinction of having the highest averages at $2.956 a gallon. 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 the lowest average of $2.795, up three cents since last week. "Retail 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 remain on the rise this week edging closer to the record highs set immediately following Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. last year," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "By
the end of next month, gasoline prices should begin to decline once
refineries have completed the switchover switch·o·ver n. A complete shift, as from one system to another. from MTBE-blend gasoline to ethanol ethanol (ĕth`ənōl') or ethyl alcohol, CH3CH2OH, a colorless liquid with characteristic odor and taste; commonly called grain alcohol or simply alcohol. blend." The national average for regular self-serve gasoline is $2.927 a gallon--10.2 cents higher than last week. AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline in Texas.
Average Daily Prices as of 12:01 AM, April 28, 2006
Area Weekly Weekly
4/28/06 Change 4/21/06 Change 4/13/06
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National $2.927 +10.2 cents $2.825 +10.8 cents $2.717
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State $2.892 +6.0 cents $2.832 +10.3 cents $2.729
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Austin-
San Marcos $2.844 +5.0 cents $2.792 +10.9 cents $2.683
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Beaumont $2.852 +4.9 cents $2.803 +8.8 cents $2.715
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Corpus Christi $2.825 +3.9 cents $2.786 +13.6 cents $2.650
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Dallas $2.956 +5.7 cents $2.899 +8.9 cents $2.810
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Ft. Worth $2.956 +6.0 cents $2.896 +9.2 cents $2.804
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Galveston-
Texas City $2.930 +5.7 cents $2.873 +10.2 cents $2.771
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Houston $2.927 +6.5 cents $2.862 +10.6 cents $2.756
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San Antonio $2.795 +3.1 cents $2.764 +11.2 cents $2.652
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Area 2005
Record High Average
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National $3.057 (9/5/05) $2.297
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State $2.964 (9/4/05) $2.127
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Austin-
San Marcos $2.918 (9/6/05) $2.115
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Beaumont $2.930 (9/4/05) $2.098
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Corpus Christi $2.929 (9/3/05) $2.043
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Dallas $3.019 (9/4/05) $2.155
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Ft. Worth $3.012 (9/4/05) $2.135
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Galveston-
Texas City $2.997 (9/4/05) $2.111
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Houston $2.971 (9/6/05) $2.104
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San Antonio $2.909 (9/4/05) $2.090
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