AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Gasoline Prices Plummet.IRVING, Texas Irving (pronounced 'er-ving') is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 191,615; the 2006 estimate was 201,927 according to the North Central Texas Council of Governments, and 196,084 according to -- Crude prices plummeted this week, sending pump prices lower for the sixth straight 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 statewide average for a gallon gallon: see English units of measurement. of regular self-serve 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 fell nearly four cents to $1.787. Last year, the Texas average was 39.9 cents lower at $1.388 a gallon. "Crude prices dropped from $50 a barrel to about $41 a barrel this week," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "The result is welcome news for motorists who can expect even lower gasoline prices as the Christmas Christmas [Christ's Mass], in the Christian calendar, feast of the nativity of Jesus, celebrated in Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches on Dec. 25. In liturgical importance it ranks after Easter, Pentecost, and Epiphany (Jan. 6). holiday approaches." The national average for regular self-serve gasoline lost four cents to $1.890 a gallon. AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline at popular destinations for automobile automobile, self-propelled vehicle used for travel on land. The term is commonly applied to a four-wheeled vehicle designed to carry two to six passengers and a limited amount of cargo, as contrasted with a truck, which is designed primarily for the transportation of trips. Average Daily Prices as of 12:01 AM, Dec. 10, 2004:
Last Year's
Area Current Change Record Price Price
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National $1.890 - 4.6 cents $2.054 (05/26/04) $1.476
State $1.787 - 3.9 cents $1.927 (05/26/04) $1.388
Austin-San Marcos $1.776 - 3.5 cents $1.929 (05/27/04) $1.374
Beaumont $1.758 - 2.7 cents $1.903 (06/01/04) $1.388
Corpus Christi $1.687 - 6.3 cents $1.925 (05/26/04) $1.330
Dallas $1.795 - 4.1 cents $1.932 (05/27/04) $1.404
Ft. Worth $1.783 - 3.8 cents $1.924 (05/28/04) $1.393
Galveston-
Texas City $1.777 - 4.0 cents $1.922 (06/01/04) $1.383
Houston $1.777 - 3.3 cents $1.909 (06/01/04) $1.373
San Antonio $1.746 - 3.9 cents $1.952 (05/26/04) $1.349
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