HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - March 21, 2008) - Gas prices around the state set new daily records until earlier this week, then prices began declining slightly, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch.
The current Texas average increased by a penny to nearly $3.18 a gallon, just two-tenths of a cent below the all-time record price of $3.178 on Tuesday.
El Paso has the lowest average on the list at $3.12 a gallon, up by half a cent. Galveston has the highest average price at $3.19 a gallon, up nearly four cents from last week.
"It's unclear whether the slight price declines in the last couple of days signal that we've reached a peak, or just a plateau," said AAA Texas spokesperson Rose Rougeau. "The declines have been just a fraction of a cent."
AAA Texas offers a 'Gas Watcher's Guide - Tips for Conserving Fuel, Saving Money and Protecting the Environment' free of charge in all district offices.
Average Daily Prices as of 12:01 a.m., March 21, 2008
Weekly Weekly Record Year Ago
Area 3/20/08 Change 3/13/08 Change 3/06/08 High Average
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National $3.275 +0.8 $3.267 +8.2 $3.185 $3.285 $2.564
cent cents (3/16/08)
State $3.176 +1.3 $3.163 +6.4 $3.099 $3.178 $2.419
cents cents (3/18/08)
Amarillo $3.175 +1.3 $3.162 +5.4 $3.108 $3.308 $2.534
cents cents (7/13/07)
Austin - $3.173 +1.8 $3.155 +5.3 $3.102 $3.174 $2.399
San Marcos cents cents (3/19/08)
Beaumont $3.177 +3.0 $3.147 +3.4 $3.113 $3.177 $2.378
cents cents (3/20/08)
Corpus Christi $3.145 +0.8 $3.137 +5.5 $3.082 $3.152 $2.316
cent cents (3/17/08)
Dallas $3.179 +1.2 $3.167 +8.2 $3.085 $3.183 $2.414
cents cents (3/15/08)
El Paso $3.125 +0.5 $3.120 +3.9 $3.081 $3.278 $2.473
cent cents (5/26/07)
Ft. Worth $3.171 +0.3 $3.168 +8.5 $3.083 $3.184 $2.408
cent cents (3/17/08)
Galveston - $3.190 +3.8 $3.152 +5.9 $3.093 $3.201 $2.401
Texas City cents cents (3/17/08)
Houston $3.179 +2.0 $3.159 +7.7 $3.082 $3.182 $2.392
cents cents (3/19/08)
San Antonio $3.132 +1.5 $3.117 +4.9 $3.068 $3.137 $2.349
cents cents (3/18/08)
Texarkana $3.135 +0.4 $3.131 -4.2 $3.173 $3.179 $2.400
(TX only) cent cents (3/11/08)
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