AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Two Weeks of Price Drops.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; -- Texas motorists have seen price declines at the gas pumps for the second straight week, 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. In Texas, the current average is $2.823 a gallon gallon: see English units of measurement. - that is down four cents within the past week. The Galveston-Texas City area edged past Dallas Dallas, city (1990 pop. 1,006,877), seat of Dallas co., N Tex., on the Trinity River near the junction of its three forks; inc. 1871. The second largest Texas city, after Houston, and the eighth largest U.S. as the city with the highest priced 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 at $2.904 a gallon - down slightly. The average price for gasoline fell by nine cents a gallon 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). to $2.657. "Prices have softened soft·en v. soft·ened, soft·en·ing, soft·ens v.tr. 1. To make soft or softer. 2. To undermine or reduce the strength, morale, or resistance of. 3. these past few weeks due to crude prices staying at or near $70 a barrel, and sufficient supplies of the ethanol ethanol (ĕth`ənōl') or ethyl alcohol, CH3CH2OH, a colorless liquid with characteristic odor and taste; commonly called grain alcohol or simply alcohol. additive additive In foods, any of various chemical substances added to produce desirable effects. Additives include such substances as artificial or natural colourings and flavourings; stabilizers, emulsifiers, and thickeners; preservatives and humectants (moisture-retainers); and entering the market," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "However, unless concerns about supplies are eased, motorists may not see large price drops." The national average for regular self-serve gasoline is $2.885 a gallon - down three cents in a week. AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline in Texas.
Average Daily Prices as of 12:01 AM, May 12, 2006
Area Weekly Weekly
5/12/06 Change 5/4/06 Change 4/28/06
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National $2.885 -3.3 cents $2.918 -0.9 cent $2.927
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State $2.823 -3.9 cents $2.862 -3.0 cents $2.892
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Austin-
San Marcos $2.769 -4.5 cents $2.814 -3.0 cents $2.844
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Beaumont $2.783 -2.8 cents $2.811 -4.1 cents $2.852
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Corpus Christi $2.657 -9.3 cents $2.750 -7.5 cents $2.825
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Dallas $2.903 -3.8 cents $2.941 -1.5 cents $2.956
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Ft. Worth $2.902 -3.7 cents $2.939 -1.7 cents $2.956
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Galveston-
Texas City $2.904 -0.2 cent $2.906 -2.4 cents $2.930
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Houston $2.897 -1.6 cents $2.913 -1.4 cents $2.927
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San Antonio $2.726 -3.2 cents $2.758 -3.7 cents $2.795
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Area Record High 2005
Average
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National $3.057 (9/5/05) $2.297
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State $2.964 (9/4/05) $2.127
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Austin-
San Marcos $2.918 (9/6/05) $2.115
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Beaumont $2.930 (9/4/05) $2.098
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Corpus Christi $2.929 (9/3/05) $2.043
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Dallas $3.019 (9/4/05) $2.155
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Ft. Worth $3.012 (9/4/05) $2.135
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Galveston-
Texas City $2.997 (9/4/05) $2.111
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Houston $2.971 (9/6/05) $2.104
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San Antonio $2.909 (9/4/05) $2.090
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