AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Gasoline Prices Continue to Set New Record Highs in Texas.Energy Editors/Business Editors/Automotive Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 2003 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 continued to set new record highs this 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. 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 at popular destinations for motoring trips. The statewide average price for a gallon of regular self-serve fuel is $1.59 - a penny increase since a week ago, and only two cents away from the record high of $1.61 a gallon. Last year, motorists were paying $1.07. 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 least expensive fuel at $1.56 a gallon - up a tenth of a penny compared to a week ago. The Dallas/Fort Worth area saw the biggest increase of nearly two cents a gallon. Both cities average $1.60 a gallon - the most expensive fuel on the list. "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 and 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). , which set new record highs last week, went even higher this week," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "Low oil inventories and high prices for crude oil coupled with fears of war are being blamed for the recent run-up at the pumps." Average prices as of 12:01 AM, Feb. 21, 2003:
Area Regular Change Record Price
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Austin - San Marcos $1.569 +0.6 cent $1.579 (2/18/03)
Corpus Christi $1.585 +1.0 cent $1.590 (2/20/03)
Dallas $1.603 +1.8 cents $1.666 (5/12/01)
Ft. Worth $1.596 +1.8 cents $1.660 (5/22/01)
Houston $1.591 +0.9 cent $1.639 (5/12/01)
San Antonio $1.564 +0.1 cent $1.572 (2/15/03)
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