AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Slight Movement at the Pumps.Business/Energy Editors & Travel Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 20, 2002 After holding steady for the past several weeks, the statewide average price 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 climbed slightly, 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. the Weekend Gas Watch, compiled by 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. The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline at popular destinations for motoring trips. The Texas' average is $1.34, up a penny compared to last week. Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, in Christianity Corpus Christi [Lat.,=body of Christ], feast of the Western Church, observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday (or on the following Sunday). showed the biggest increase of nearly 3 cents a gallon to $1.314. The smallest jump occurred 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. , which also has the least expensive fuel in the state at $1.290 a gallon, up a tenth of a cent from the week before. The Austin-San Marcos area went up nearly 2 cents to 1.300 a gallon. Again, Dallas tops the list with the most expensive fuel in the state at $1.344 a gallon, up 0.9 cent. "The large inventory of gasoline in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. is preventing the latest political and military news from having an impact on consumers at the pump," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "However, if any action is taken against Iraq that may lead to supply shortages which could push prices upward."
Average prices as of 12:01 a.m., Sept. 20, 2002:
Change from
Area Regular last week Record Price
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Austin - San Marcos $1.300 +1.7 cents $1.538 (5/15/01)
Corpus Christi $1.314 +2.7 cents $1.505 (5/8/01)
Dallas $1.344 +0.9 cent $1.666 (5/12/01)
Ft. Worth $1.341 +1.3 cents $1.660 (5/22/01)
Houston $1.334 +0.9 cent $1.639 (5/12/01)
San Antonio $1.290 +0.1 cent $1.498 (5/9/01)
AAA Texas, an affiliate of the American Automobile Association American Automobile Association (AAA), federation of American automobile clubs, est. 1902. AAA provides a number of benefits to its members, including emergency road service; national and international travel assistance, e.g. , has been serving Texans since 1902. Today, more than a million AAA Texas' members benefit by the organization's roadside assistance service, travel agency, financial products, 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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