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AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch
By MARKET WIRE
Apr 11, 2008 - 12:36:01 AM

HOUSTON, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/11/08 -- A gallon of regular self-serve gasoline inTexas set another record this week at $3.28, according to the AAA TexasWeekend Gas Watch.

The lowest average on the survey is in Corpus Christi at $3.19 a gallon.Fort Worth edged out Amarillo for the highest priced on the list at $3.31 agallon, up eight cents from a week ago.

"Because crude oil continues to sell above $100 per barrel, motorists canexpect prices to remain high as well," said AAA Texas spokesperson RoseRougeau.

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  Average Daily Prices as of 12:01 a.m., April 11, 2008                                                                     Year           04/10/   Weekly     04/03/   Weekly   03/27/   Record      AgoArea        2008    Change      2008    Change    2008     High     Average           ------ ----------- ------- ---------- ------- ---------  -------                                                         $   3.357National    3.357  +6.8 cents $ 3.289 +2.2 cents $ 3.267  (4/10/08) $ 2.795           ------ ----------- ------- ---------- ------- ---------  -------                                                         $   3.283State       3.283  +6.9 cents $ 3.214 +3.8 cents $ 3.176  (4/10/08) $ 2.691           ------ ----------- ------- ---------- ------- ---------  -------                                                         $   3.308Amarillo    3.303  +5.7 cents $ 3.246 +5.2 cents $ 3.194  (7/13/07) $ 2.765           ------ ----------- ------- ---------- ------- ---------  -------Austin - San                                                     $   3.266 Marcos     3.266  +7.7 cents $ 3.189 +2.2 cents $ 3.167  (4/10/08) $ 2.646           ------ ----------- ------- ---------- ------- ---------  -------                                                         $   3.275Beaumont    3.275  +8.2 cents $ 3.193 +1.3 cents $ 3.180  (4/10/08) $ 2.648           ------ ----------- ------- ---------- ------- ---------  -------Corpus                                                   $   3.189 Christi    3.189  +4.8 cents $ 3.141  +.05 cent $ 3.136  (4/10/08) $ 2.584           ------ ----------- ------- ---------- ------- ---------  -------                                                         $    3305Dallas      3.305  +7.2 cents $ 3.233 +4.7 cents $ 3.186  (4/10/08) $ 2.721           ------ ----------- ------- ---------- ------- ---------  -------                                                         $   3.278El Paso     3.243  +6.4 cents $ 3.179 +4.4 cents $ 3.135  (5/26/07) $ 2.754           ------ ----------- ------- ---------- ------- ---------  -------                                                         $   3.308Ft. Worth   3.308  +8.2 cents $ 3.226 +4.4 cents $ 3.182   (4/1/08) $ 2.601           ------ ----------- ------- ---------- ------- ---------  -------Galveston - Texas                                                   $   3.231 City       3.290  +6.8 cents $ 3.222 +2.6 cents $ 3.196   (4/9/08) $ 2.723           ------ ----------- ------- ---------- ------- ---------  -------                                                         $   3.287Houston     3.287  +6.5 cents $ 3.222 +3.8 cents $ 3.184  (4/10/08) $ 2.702           ------ ----------- ------- ---------- ------- ---------  -------San                                                      $   3.224 Antonio    3.220  +6.3 cents $ 3.157 +3.8 cents $ 3.119   (4/9/08) $ 2.591           ------ ----------- ------- ---------- ------- ---------  -------Texarkana                                                $   3.300 (TX only)  3.300 +12.2 cents $ 3.178 +5.1 cents $ 3.127  (4/10/08) $ 2.652           ------ ----------- ------- ---------- ------- ---------  -------

Contact:
Rose Rougeau
713-284-6552 (direct)
or
Jeffrey Spring
714-885-2333



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