AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Statewide Gas Prices Change Course.HOUSTON Houston, city (1990 pop. 1,630,553), seat of Harris co., SE Tex., a deepwater port on the Houston Ship Channel; inc. 1837. Economy The fourth largest city in the nation and the largest in the entire South and Southwest, Houston is a port of entry; -- After six consecutive weeks of declines, gas prices in Texas reversed course, 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 $1.910 a gallon gallon: see English units of measurement. , 1.1 cents higher than last week's average. The Texas average for a gallon of regular self-serve jumped 2.9 cents to $1.801 a gallon. Last year, the average price was $1.439 a gallon. After dropping below the $1.70 mark, 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). shot up by nine cents to $1.771 a gallon. 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. has the cheapest fuel at $1.756 a gallon, up 4.5 cents. Dallas tops the list at $1.816 a gallon, up 0.3 cent. "The renewal of retail price hikes is tied to an abrupt upturn in crude oil prices which closed near $41 a barrel this week," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "It's likely that motorists could see steady increases at the pumps up to Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. ." 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., July 16, 2004:
Weekly New Year
Area Current Change Record Price Ago Price
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National $1.910 +1.1 cents $2.054 (5/26/04) $1.521
State $1.801 +2.9 cents $1.927 (5/26/04) $1.439
Austin-San Marcos $1.775 +2.3 cents $1.929 (5/27/04) $1.408
Beaumont $1.767 +2.1 cents $1.903 (6/1/04) $1.416
Corpus Christi $1.771 +9.0 cents $1.925 (5/26/04) $1.393
Dallas $1.816 +0.3 cent $1.932 (5/27/04) $1.447
Fort Worth $1.801 +0.9 cent $1.924 (5/28/04) $1.436
Galveston -
Texas City $1.777 +2.6 cents $1.922 (6/1/04) $1.426
Houston $1.773 +2.1 cents $1.909 (6/1/04) $1.420
San Antonio $1.756 +4.5 cents $1.952 (5/26/04) $1.403
AAA Texas, an affiliate 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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