AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Gasoline Prices Move Higher as Thanksgiving Draws Near.Business Editors/Travel Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 2003 As 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 draws near, 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 moved slightly higher, 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 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 Texas average for a gallon of regular self-serve gasoline is $1.40 -- up a penny since last week, and four cents more than last year's average of $1.36 a gallon. Although 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). saw the biggest increase of nearly nine cents, it still has the cheapest gas for the eleventh straight week -- averaging $1.34 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. is next at $1.37 a gallon -- an increase of nearly three cents. Dallas tops the list at $1.41 a gallon -- up about a penny. "There's no clear reason as to why Corpus Christi saw such a dramatic increase this week," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "Despite the jump of nearly nine cents, it remains the least expensive fuel in the state. These lower prices should help spur more travel during the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday." AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline at popular destinations for automobile trips. Average prices as of 12:01 a.m., November 21, 2003: Area Regular Change Record Price ---- ------- ------ ------------ Austin-San Marcos $1.381 + 1.3 cents $1.580 (3/19/03) Corpus Christi $1.343 + 8.6 cents $1.590 (2/20/03) Dallas $1.410 + 1.1 cents $1.666 (5/12/01) Fort Worth $1.402 + 1.0 cent $1.660 (5/22/01) Houston $1.379 + 0.7 cent $1.639 (5/12/01) San Antonio $1.366 + 2.8 cents $1.582 (3/18/03) |
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