AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Pump Prices Show Little Movement

HOUSTON--Feb. 2, 20040, 2004--For the fourth consecutive week, gasoline prices in Texas showed little or no movement, according to AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch.

Currently, the Texas average for a gallon of regular self-serve gasoline is $1.55 -- the same average for the fourth straight week. Motorists in San Antonio are paying the cheapest for a gallon of regular self-serve -- $1.51 a gallon, up a tenth of a penny since a week ago. Corpus Christi posted the biggest gain of more than two cents for an average of $1.53 a gallon. Dallas tops the list at $1.57 a gallon -- about the same as last week.

"The current Texas average is only seven cents away from the all-time record price of $1.62 a gallon," said Rose Rougeau of AAA Texas. "Motorists can anticipate more price increases as refineries prepare to make the annual switch from winter fuel to the cleaner-burning summer gas."

AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline at popular destinations for automobile trips.

Average Daily Prices as of 12:01 a.m., Feb. 20, 2004:


Area                      Current        Change         Record Price
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Austin-San Marcos         $1.527       +0.1 cent      $1.580 (3/19/03)

Beaumont                  $1.539       -0.6 cent      $1.609 (3/18/03)

Corpus Christi            $1.530       +2.5 cents     $1.590 (2/20/03)

Dallas                    $1.572       +0.4 cent      $1.666 (5/12/01)

Fort Worth                $1.558       +0.3 cents     $1.660 (5/22/01)

Galveston -
Texas City                $1.549       +0.2 cents     $1.653 (5/16/01)

Houston                   $1.550          n/c         $1.639 (5/12/01)

San Antonio               $1.506      + 0.1 cent      $1.582 (3/18/03)

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