AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; New Pump Prices - New Records.Business Editors/Travel Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2004 For the third straight week, all cities listed on 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 set new record highs. The Texas 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 increased two cents to $1.690, with all cities averaging $1.66 or more. Motorists in 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. are paying the least at $1.664 a gallon -- less than a penny increase since last week. 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. tops the list at $1.707 -- up about two pennies compared to last week. "At this time there is nothing to indicate gasoline prices will begin moving lower," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "Crude oil prices continue to sell for more than $37 a barrel and demand worldwide remains high." 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, April 23, 2004:
National Average $1.808 (record price set 4/22/04)
Previous New
Area Current Change Record Price Record Price
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Austin-
San Marcos $1.671 + 1.2 cents $1.659 (4/15/04) $1.672 (2/21/04)
Beaumont $1.673 + 1.4 cents $1.659 (4/15/04) $1.677 (4/17/04)
Corpus Christi $1.679 + 1.1 cents $1.668 (4/15/04) $1.683 (4/17/04)
Dallas $1.707 + 2.1 cents $1.686 (4/15/04) $1.707 (4/22/04)
Fort Worth $1.691 + 2.4 cents $1.667 (4/15/04) $1.695 (4/21/04)
Galveston - $1.683 + 2.2 cents $1.661 (4/14/04) $1.686 (4/21/04)
Texas City
Houston $1.679 + 1.8 cents $1.661 (4/15/04) $1.679 (4/22/04)
San Antonio $1.664 + 0.5 cent $1.659 (4/15/04) $1.669 (4/20/04)
AAA Texas, an affiliate Affiliate Relationship between two companies when one company owns substantial interest, but less than a majority of the voting stock of another company, or when two companies are both subsidiaries of a third company. See: Subsidiaries, parent company. of AAA National, has been serving Texans since 1902. Today, more than a million AAA Texas members benefit from the organization's roadside assistance service, travel agency, financial products, insurance products and services, automotive pricing, buying and financing, trip planning services, and traffic safety programs. Information about these products and services is available on AAA Texas' Web site at www.aaa-texas.com. |
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