AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch; Gas Prices Hold Steady as Independence Day Approaches.Business/Energy Editors 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 holding steady as Independence Day approaches, 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 regular self-serve is $1.32 a gallon -- unchanged since last week. 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 an average of $1.26 a gallon. 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). is two cents more at $1.28 a gallon. In Houston, it's $1.32 a gallon. In Fort Worth, it's $1.34 a gallon -- the same as last week. Once again, Dallas tops the list at $1.35 a gallon. "Motorists can expect fuel prices to remain near their current level for the Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution. holiday, barring some unforeseen development at home or abroad," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas.
Average prices as of 12:01 a.m., June 28, 2002:
Change from
Area Regular last week Record Price
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Austin - San Marcos $1.275 -0.5 cent $1.538 (5/15/01)
Corpus Christi $1.279 +0.9 cent $1.505 (5/8/01)
Dallas $1.346 -0.5 cent $1.666 (5/12/01)
Ft. Worth $1.340 -0.4 cent $1.660 (5/22/01)
Houston $1.323 -0.4 cent $1.639 (5/12/01)
San Antonio $1.260 +0.3 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, more than a million 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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