AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch; Gas Prices Inch Downward.Business/Energy Editors & Automotive Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 2002 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 inched downward again last 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. 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 cost of fuel declined in all major Texas cities last week, with the statewide average for regular self-serve gas at $1.33 a gallon gallon: see English units of measurement. , down a penny. 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. still has the least expensive fuel at $1.260 a gallon. The 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). area is not far behind at $1.272 a gallon. Houston is $1.337 a gallon. The highest fuel can be found in the Dallas area at $1.358 a gallon. "These lower gasoline prices may increase the number of people traveling by car to vacation destinations this summer," said Rose Rougeau, AAA Texas spokesperson. "Motorists are paying an average of twenty cents less for a gallon of gasoline today, compared to last year's record-high prices."
Average prices as of 12:01 A.M., June 14, 2002:
Change from
Area Regular last week Record Price
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Austin - San Marcos $1.282 - 0.1 cent $1.538 (5/15/01)
Corpus Christi $1.272 - 0.6 cent $1.505 (5/8/01)
Dallas $1.358 - 0.1 cent $1.666 (5/12/01)
Ft. Worth $1.354 - 0.6 cent $1.660 (5/22/01)
Houston $1.337 - 0.1 cent $1.639 (5/12/01)
San Antonio $1.260 - 0.8 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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