AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Texans See Sharp Rise in Gasoline Prices.Business Editors/Travel Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 2003 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 prices in many major Texas cities rose sharply, 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 statewide average price for a gallon of regular self-serve is $1.45 a gallon -- a six cents jump in only a week. A year ago, Texans were paying $1.31 a gallon. The city that had the least expensive fuel last week saw the highest increase this week. Motorists in 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). are paying $1.43 a gallon -- that's an increase of more than eight cents within a week. Dallas still tops the list at $1.46 a gallon, five cents more than the week before, while 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. drivers are paying the least at $1.42 a gallon -- an increase of nearly seven cents. "These increases were caused by Hurricane Claudette The name Claudette has been used for five tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean.
Average prices as of 12:01 a.m., July 18, 2003: Area Regular Change Record Price ---- ------- ------ ------------ Austin-San Marcos $1.414 + 5.4 cents $1.580 (3/19/03) Corpus Christi $1.434 + 8.4 cents $1.590 (2/20/03) Dallas $1.458 + 5.2 cents $1.666 (5/12/01) Fort Worth $1.451 + 5.9 cents $1.660 (5/22/01) Houston $1.435 + 5.4 cents $1.639 (5/12/01) San Antonio $1.421 + 6.5 cents $1.582 (3/18/03) |
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