AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch; Gas Prices Decrease As Summer Driving Season Gets Underway.Business Editors/Travel Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 31, 2002 In an unusual presummer twist, 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 are decreasing as motorists gear up for vacation season, 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 average price for regular self-serve fuel in major Texas cities is well below the national average of $1.40. 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. , the average is $1.275, down 0.1 cent since last week. In the Austin - San Marcos San Marcos (săn mär`kəs). 1 City (1990 pop. 38,974), San Diego co., S Calif., a northern suburb of San Diego; settled 1880s, inc. 1963. area it's $1.301, down 0.1 cent. Houston motorists are paying $1.36 a gallon gallon: see English units of measurement. -- about a penny less than the cost of gas in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. "Motorists have yet to see the anticipated increases that are typical during the start of the summer driving season," said Rose Rougeau, AAA Texas spokesperson. "The average cost for a gallon of gasoline is about 25 cents below last year's price." Average prices as of 12:01 AM, May 31, 2002:
Area Regular Change from Record Price
last week
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Austin - San Marcos $1.301 - 0.1 cent $1.538 (5/15/01)
Corpus Christi $1.297 - 0.3 cent $1.505 (5/8/01)
Dallas $1.372 n/a $1.666 (5/12/01)
Ft. Worth $1.367 - 0.1 cent $1.660 (5/22/01)
Houston $1.356 - 0.3 cent $1.639 (5/12/01)
San Antonio $1.275 - 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, 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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