(September 15, 2006)--Retail gasoline prices fell for the sixth week in a row this week as lower demand and a calm hurricane season continues to translate into lower pump prices.

The weekly AAA-Texas gas price survey shows the retail price of regular, self-serve gasoline averages $2.44per gallon statewide, down 13 cents from last week.

Nationally, the average price fell 13 cents to $2.58 per gallon.

Auto club spokeswoman Rose Rougeau says several factors contributed to the price fall including lower demand after the end of the summer driving season, the calmer tropics and a steep fall in crude oil prices.

Rougeau points out that crude prices fell below $64 a barrel this week after topping $78 in mid-July.

The state's cheapest gas was reported in Corpus Christi, where the price averaged $2.23 a gallon, down 16 cents from last week.

The most expensive gas remains in El Paso, where the price averages $2.64 a gallon despite a ten-cent decrease.

Around the state Friday, prices ranged from as little as $2.09 a gallon at a station in Rusk to as much as $2.69 a gallon at a station in Garvin, according to TexasGasPrices.com.

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Texas Metro Gas Prices
(Source: AAA-Texas)

Austin-San Marcos -- $2.561, down 10.4 cents
Amarillo -- $2.509, down 9.2 cents
Beaumont -- $2.404, down 15.1 cents
Corpus Christi -- $2.227, down 16.4 cents
Dallas -- $2.411, down 12.4 cents
El Paso -- $2.636, down 9.9 cents
Fort Worth -- $2.405, down 12.3 cents
Galveston-Texas City -- $2.408, down 15.7 cents
Houston -- $2.374, down 15.5 cents
San Antonio -- $2.461, down 11.5 cents
Texarkana (Texas only) -- $2.408, down 13.1 cents

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