AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Record Prices as Memorial Day Draws Near.Business Editors/Travel Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 2004 For the fourth straight week, all Texas cities surveyed have set new weekly records, 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 national average for 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 is $2.05 a gallon gallon: see English units of measurement. , four cents higher than last week's average, and 55 cents higher than last year's average. The Texas average for a gallon of regular self-serve increased 4.5 cents to $1.927 a gallon. The most affordable gasoline on the list can be found in Beaumont Beaumont, city (1990 pop. 114,323), seat of Jefferson co., Tex., on the Sabine-Neches Waterway; inc. 1838. A ship channel provides the facilities of a modern deepwater port, with shipyards and large storage tanks. Beaumont is a major oil city. at $1.897 a gallon, up 4.2 cents. 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. posted the biggest gain of 9.1 cents a gallon to $1.951 -- the highest on the list. "San Antonio which usually has the most affordable gas in the state has the most expensive this week," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "It's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have also among the top five most popular destinations for Texans this Memorial Day. We expect slightly more than 3.2 million Texans will travel this holiday, with the majority of those, 87%, traveling by motor vehicle." 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, May 28, 2004:
Weekly New Year
Area Current Change Record Price Ago Price
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National $2.052 + 4.2 cents $2.054 (5/26/04) $1.484
State $1.927 + 4.5 cents $1.927 (5/26/04) $1.380
Austin-San Marcos $1.929 + 6.3 cents $1.929 (5/27/04) $1.335
Beaumont $1.897 + 4.2 cents $1.897 (5/26/04) $1.364
Corpus Christi $1.925 + 8.3 cents $1.925 (5/26/04) $1.286
Dallas $1.932 + 4.1 cents $1.932 (5/27/04) $1.408
Fort Worth $1.923 + 4.7 cents $1.923 (5/27/04) $1.387
Galveston - $1.913 + 4.9 cents $1.913 (5/27/04) $1.380
Texas City
Houston $1.909 + 3.7 cents $1.909 (5/27/04) $1.376
San Antonio $1.951 + 9.1 cents $1.952 (5/26/04) $1.329
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