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Fill Up on Cheaper Gas before the Hurricane Hits

by Graham on August 4, 2008

It’s a good idea to fill up your gas tank today before Tropical Storm Edouard hits. The good news is that it won’t cost you as much as it would have in prior weeks. This is the third straight week that prices at the pump for regular unleaded have fallen since they peaked around July [...]

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Gas Prices Continue to Fall

by Graham on July 28, 2008

Continuing the trend we reported early last week, gas prices have continued to fall. According to the AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report, prices for regular unleaded gasoline peaked around July 14 thru 17, and have fallen ever since. This table summarizes the current prices:

City
Peak Date
Peak Price
Today’s Price

Amarillo
7/16
$3.983
$3.856

Austin/San Marcos
7/17
$3.975
$3.889

Beaumont/Port Arthur
7/16
$4.001
$3.865

Corpus Christi
7/15
$3.960
$3.836

Dallas
7/16
$3.983
$3.859

El Paso
7/17
$3.967
$3.904

Fort Worth/Arlington
7/16
$3.975
$3.839

Galveston/Texas City
7/14
$3.968
$3.865

Houston
7/17
$3.960
$3.848

San Antonio
7/16
$3.957
$3.858

Texarkana [...]

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Secure Your Loads, People!

by Graham on July 24, 2008

A 20-year old worker was killed on the Gulf Freeway Monday when a car swerved to avoid hitting some debris in the road. This kind of thing shouldn’t happen. There’s no excuse for debris falling off your truck.
If you need to learn how to secure a load the City of El Paso has more information.

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Video: West Texas Drive

by Graham on July 9, 2008

I’m still amazed that El Paso is closer to Los Angeles than it is to Houston.

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Which Texas city has the safest drivers?

by Graham on July 4, 2008

Here’s the rankings of the safest cities (pop > 1 million) in Texas according to this study from Allstate insurance.
Rank/City
153. Houston
161. San Antonio
167. Dallas
Collision Likelihood Compared to National Averages
Houston: 23.5% more likely
San Antonio: 25.7% more likely
Dallas: 27.6% more likely
Average Years Between Collisions
Houston: 8.1 years
San Antonio: 8.0 years
Dallas: 7.8 years
The rankings appeared to be correlated with [...]

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