AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch; Mixed Action at the Pumps

    HOUSTON--July 19, 2002--Motorists saw mixed action at the gas pumps during the past week, 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 $1.32 a gallon -- unchanged for the past couple of weeks with price increases and decreases canceling each other out. The biggest price increase occurred in Corpus Christi, which is $1.286, up 2.8 cents. Although the San Antonio area saw the second biggest increase in the state, it still has the least expensive fuel at $1.268, up nearly 2 cents. Once again, Dallas tops the list at $1.339 a gallon, down 0.1 cent since last week.
    "Overall fuel prices have remained relatively unchanged for the past several weeks," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "This price stability is expected to last throughout the summer vacation season."

	   Average prices as of 12:01 a.m., July 19, 2002:

                                    Change from
Area                  Regular        last week       Record Price
----                  --------      -----------     ---------------
Austin -- San Marcos   $1.273        +0.3 cent      $1.538 (5/15/01)
Corpus Christi         $1.286        +2.8 cents     $1.505 (5/8/01)
Dallas                 $1.339        -0.1 cent      $1.666 (5/12/01)
Ft. Worth              $1.330        -0.2 cent      $1.660 (5/22/01)
Houston                $1.315        no change      $1.639 (5/12/01)
San Antonio            $1.268        +1.6 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.