AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Pump Prices Drop for Thanksgiving.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 -- Fuel prices drop for the third straight week as motorists prepare to head out for 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, 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 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 decreased nearly three cents to $1.847. Last year, the statewide average was $1.392 a gallon. "Thanksgiving is traditionally a driving holiday," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "This holiday more than 80% of all travelers will travel by 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 , despite gasoline averages being about 50 cents higher today than a year ago." The national average for regular self-serve gasoline dropped three cents to $1.951 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 a.m., Nov. 19, 2004:
Last Year's
Area Current Change Record Price Price
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National $1.951 - 3.0 cents $2.054 (05/26/04) $1.497
State $1.847 - 2.6 cents $1.927 (05/26/04) $1.392
Austin-San Marcos $1.840 - 2.6 cents $1.929 (05/27/04) $1.370
Beaumont $1.814 - 2.9 cents $1.903 (06/01/04) $1.371
Corpus Christi $1.749 - 4.9 cents $1.925 (05/26/04) $1.317
Dallas $1.861 - 2.8 cents $1.932 (05/27/04) $1.397
Ft. Worth $1.849 - 2.4 cents $1.924 (05/28/04) $1.387
Galveston-Texas
City $1.841 - 2.8 cents $1.922 (06/01/04) $1.366
Houston $1.838 - 2.7 cents $1.909 (06/01/04) $1.371
San Antonio $1.813 - 3.5 cents $1.952 (05/26/04) $1.348
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