AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Gasoline Prices Hold Steady For The 4th of July Holiday.Business Editors/Travel Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 4, 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 are holding steady 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, 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 gallon: see English units of measurement. of regular self-serve is $1.39 a gallon, the same as last week's average, and about six cents higher than last year's average of $1.32. Motorists in Dallas are paying the most for a gallon of gasoline $1.41 a gallon - no change since last week. While motorists in 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). still have the lowest price of nearly $1.33 a gallon - slightly more than a penny lower than last week's average. "Gasoline prices appear to be settling since reaching record highs in March," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "This is welcome news to the nearly three million Texans who are expected to hit the roadways for the Fourth of July Holiday this weekend." Average prices as of 12:01 a.m., July 4, 2003: Area Regular Change Record Price ---- -------- --------- --------------- Austin-San Marcos $1.347 -0.9 cent $1.580 (3/19/03) Corpus Christi $1.327 -1.3 cents $1.590 (2/20/03) Dallas $1.408 -0.8 cent $1.666 (5/12/01) Fort Worth $1.390 -1.0 cent $1.660 (5/22/01) Houston $1.379 -0.6 cent $1.639 (5/12/01) San Antonio $1.338 -1.2 cents $1.582 (3/18/03) |
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