AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch Gas Prices on Upswing.Business Editors/Travel Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2004 After four straight weeks of holding steady, 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 Texas are on the upswing Upswing An upward turn in a security's price after a period of falling prices. , 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. Currently, the Texas average for a gallon gallon: see English units of measurement. of regular self-serve gasoline is $1.57 -- about two cents more than last week's average. Motorists 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. are paying the least for a gallon of regular self-serve -- $1.54 per gallon. The Alamo Alamo Eighteenth-century mission in San Antonio, Texas, site of a historic siege of a small group of Texans by a Mexican army (1836) during the Texas war for independence from Mexico. City also posted the biggest increase of nearly three cents. Dallas tops the list at $1.59 per gallon -- about two cents more than last week. "Since the start of the decade, springtime has seen sharp price increases for gasoline," said Rose Rougeau of AAA Texas. "The price jump happens as the industry makes its annual effort to comply with the various federal and state requirements for summer fuels." AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline at popular destinations for automobile trips. Average Daily Prices as of 12:01 AM, February 27, 2004: Area Current Change Record Price Austin-San Marcos $1.549 + 2.2 cents $1.580(3/19/03) Beaumont $1.555 + 1.6 cents $1.609(3/18/03) Corpus Christi $1.547 + 1.7 cents $1.590(2/20/03) Dallas $1.590 + 1.8 cents $1.666(5/12/01) Fort Worth $1.581 + 2.3 cents $1.660(5/22/01) Galveston - $1.561 + 1.1 cents $1.653(5/16/01) Texas City Houston $1.556 + 0.6 cent $1.639(5/12/01) San Antonio $1.535 + 2.9 cents $1.582(3/18/03) 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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