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Houston, Texas -- Every region surveyed in AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch reached record high gas prices this week. In Texas, a gallon of regular self-serve averaged a record-high $3.53 per gallon in the 11 regions surveyed, six cents higher than last week. Nationally, the average price rose seven cents to $3.62 per gallon.
“A recent government report showed that demand for gasoline fell slightly more than six percent in February from January,” said AAA Texas spokesperson Rose Rougeau. “The drop could be attributed to February being a shorter month and a time of slow demand, but it may also suggest high gas prices are cutting consumer’s appetite for fuel.”
The most expensive gasoline in Texas can be found in Texarkana at $3.53 a gallon, where the average rose four cents. The state's cheapest gas is just four pennies lower in San Antonio at $3.49 a gallon, where the price climbed eight cents.
AAA Texas offers a ‘Gas Watcher’s Guide – Tips for Conserving Fuel, Saving Money and Protecting the Environment’ for free in all of its district offices.
Average Daily Price Per Gallon of Regular Self Serve Gasoline as of 12:01 a.m., May 1, 2008
Area
5/1/2008
Weekly Change
04/24/2008
Weekly Change
04/17/2008
Record High
Year Ago Average
National
$3.623
+6.7 cents
$3.556
+13.8 cents
$3.418
$3.623 (5/1/08)
$2.977
State
$3.525
+5.9 cents
$3.466
+13.3 cents
$3.333
$3.525 (5/1/08)
$2.863
Amarillo
$3.525
+4.9 cents
$3.476
+13.4 cents
$3.342
$3.525 (5/1/08)
$2.956
Austin – San Marcos
$3.516
+7.8 cents
$3.438
+12.7 cents
$3.311
$3.516 (5/1/08)
$2.837
Beaumont
$3.531
+5.5 cents
$3.476
+17.3 cents
$3.303
$3.531 (5/1/2008)
$2.816
Corpus Christi
$3.485
+3.9 cents
$3.446
+13.4 cents
$3.312
$3.485
(5/1/08)
$2.783
Dallas
$3.528
+4.7cents
$3.481
+12.8 cents
$3.353
$3.528 (5/1/08)
$2.875
El Paso
$3.458
+4.9 cents
$3.409
+12.4 cents
$3.285
$3.458 (5/1/08)
$2.936
