AAA Texas Monthly Fuel Gauge Report; Pump Prices Move Higher.Energy Editors/Business Editors/Travel Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 13, 2003 Higher crude oil prices have prompted price increases at the pumps, 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 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 Monthly Fuel Gauge gauge In manufacturing and engineering, a device used to determine whether a dimension is larger or smaller than a reference standard. A snap gauge, for example, is formed like the letter C, with outer “go” and inner “not go” jaws, and is used to Report. Statewide, the price for a gallon gallon: see English units of measurement. of regular self-serve 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 is averaging $1.48, up about six cents since a month ago. Last year at this time, gas prices were averaging $1.30 in Texas - that's nearly 20 cents lower than today's prices. Nationally, the average price of gasoline is $1.57, compared to last month's average of $1.50 and last year's average of $1.40. "A recent rise in crude oil prices, now hovering hov·er intr.v. hov·ered, hov·er·ing, hov·ers 1. To remain floating, suspended, or fluttering in the air: gulls hovering over the waves. 2. around $31 per barrel barrel: see English units of measurement. , have helped push retail prices higher," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "Motorists are currently paying an average of 15 to 20 cents more this summer than last. Last summer fuel prices remained stable. However, this summer, gas prices have been relatively unstable unstable, adj 1. not firm or fixed in one place; likely to move. 2. capable of undergoing spontaneous change. A nuclide in an unstable state is called radioactive. An atom in an unstable state is called excited. due to a number of reasons, including the uncertain delivery of Iraqi oil to the international market and more recently Hurricane Claudette The name Claudette has been used for five tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean.
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AAA Texas Fuel Gauge Monthly Report
AVERAGE PRICE OF SELF-SERVE REGULAR GASOLINE
Metro State Aug. '03 July '03 Aug. '02
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Abilene TX 1.493 1.455 1.284
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Amarillo TX 1.540 1.445 1.302
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Austin TX 1.449 1.406 1.262
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Beaumont TX 1.497 1.449 1.291
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Brownsville TX 1.444 1.394 1.245
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Corpus Christi TX 1.454 1.387 1.292
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Dallas TX 1.505 1.454 1.339
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El Paso TX 1.491 1.419 1.346
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Fort Worth TX 1.485 1.433 1.329
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Houston TX 1.475 1.424 1.314
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Laredo TX 1.429 1.402 1.309
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Longview TX 1.473 1.397 1.322
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Lubbock TX 1.497 1.446 1.300
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Midland TX 1.484 1.458 1.337
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Odessa TX 1.493 1.425 1.232
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San Antonio TX 1.440 1.402 1.267
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Waco TX 1.451 1.401 1.257
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Average TX 1.477 1.423 1.296
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