AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Pump Prices Continue Down for Thanksgiving Travelers.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 -- 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. travelers can expect to pay slightly lower prices than last 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. Prices in Texas cities continued a slow downward march. The Texas average for a gallon 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 decreased two cents to $1.827. Last year, the statewide average was $1.412 a gallon. "While they have been slowly dropping in Dropping in is a skateboarding trick with which a skateboarder can start skating a half-pipe by dropping into it from the coping instead of starting from the bottom and pumping gradually for more speed. recent weeks, gas prices remain about 22 percent higher than last year, due to stubbornly stub·born adj. stub·born·er, stub·born·est 1. a. Unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; bullheaded. b. Firmly resolved or determined; resolute. See Synonyms at obstinate. 2. higher crude oil prices," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "Despite these higher prices, AAA is forecasting a 1.6 percent increase in travel compared to last year." The national average for regular self-serve gasoline dropped about a penny to $1.943 a gallon. AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline at popular destinations for automobile trips. Average Daily Prices as of 12:01 AM, November 25, 2004:
Last Year's
Area Current Change Record Price Price
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National $1.943 - 3.0 cents $2.054 (05/26/04) $1.513
State $1.827 - 2.6 cents $1.927 (05/26/04) $1.412
Austin-San Marcos $1.814 - 2.6 cents $1.929 (05/27/04) $1.393
Beaumont $1.802 - 1.2 cents $1.903 (06/01/04) $1.385
Corpus Christi $1.722 - 2.7 cents $1.925 (05/26/04) $1.376
Dallas $1.839 - 2.2 cents $1.932 (05/27/04) $1.428
Ft. Worth $1.826 - 2.3 cents $1.924 (05/28/04) $1.419
Galveston-Texas City $1.817 - 2.4 cents $1.922 (06/01/04) $1.389
Houston $1.818 - 2.0 cents $1.909 (06/01/04) $1.390
San Antonio $1.782 - 3.1 cents $1.952 (05/26/04) $1.373
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