AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Slight Increase At the Pumps for Labor Day

    HOUSTON--Aug. 30, 2002--As motorists prepare to travel for the Labor Day holiday, they'll see slightly higher prices at the pumps, according to the Weekend Gas Watch, compiled by AAA 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 $1.33 -- up a penny since last week. The Austin - San Marcos area has the least expensive fuel at $1.279 a gallon, up 1.4 cents since a week ago -- followed by San Antonio at $1.286 a gallon, up 1.9 cents. Corpus Christi posted the biggest increase at $1.308, up nearly 4 cents. Dallas tops the list again with the most expensive gas in Texas at $1.340 a gallon, up 0.4 cent.
    "Although motorists are paying slightly higher prices this week compared to last week, the current statewide average of $1.33 a gallon is still two cents less than last year's average of $1.35 a gallon," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "However, the slight increase in prices is not expected to affect travel plans for the holiday weekend."
    Average prices as of 12:01 a.m., Aug. 30, 2002:

                                    Change from
Area                  Regular        last week        Record Price
----                  -------       -----------      ---------------
Austin - San Marcos    $1.279       + 1.4 cents      $1.538 (5/15/01)

Corpus Christi         $1.308       + 3.4 cents      $1.505 (5/8/01)

Dallas                 $1.340       + 0.4 cent       $1.666 (5/12/01)

Ft. Worth              $1.330       + 0.2 cent       $1.660 (5/22/01)

Houston                $1.329       + 0.9 cent       $1.639 (5/12/01)

San Antonio            $1.286       + 1.9 cents      $1.498 (5/9/01)

    AAA Texas, an affiliate of the American Automobile Association, 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.