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AAA Texas: Statewide gas price average down over 30¢ from April 11 record
LUBBOCK, Texas — Though crude oil costs proceed to fluctuate available on the market, retail gasoline costs fell as soon as once more this week throughout the Lone Star State, in keeping with a information launch from AAA Texas.
The statewide common worth for a gallon of standard unleaded gas was reported at $3.711 on Saturday and was trending barely upward.
“Whereas crude oil costs are again above $100 a barrel, gasoline costs proceed to fall from the document highs we had only one month in the past,” stated AAA Texas spokesperson Daniel Armbruster. “Retail gasoline and crude oil costs will nonetheless be unstable with Russia’s conflict in Ukraine ongoing together with the beginning of the busy summer season driving season simply six weeks away.”
The motor membership stated Texas drivers have been paying the sixth lowest gasoline costs on common throughout the nation this week.
Drivers in Bryan/School Station have been paying the very best gasoline worth common this previous week. The most cost effective gasoline worth common was reported in Amarillo.
AAA Texas reported the Lone Star State’s highest-ever document common worth for gallon of standard unleaded at $4.01 on March 11.
The nationwide common worth for a gallon of standard unleaded gas was reported at $4.077 on Saturday and was trending barely upward.
Easing crude oil provide issues have been driving down retail gasoline costs just lately, AAA Texas stated.
The Worldwide Vitality Company’s 31 member nations just lately introduced plans to launch 120 million barrels of crude oil from their emergency oil stockpiles. The quantity features a beforehand introduced 60 million barrels of oil from the U.S. It might be the second coordinated launch in simply over a month in response to spiking oil costs after Russia invaded Ukraine, the motor membership stated.
In the meantime in Lubbock, AAA Texas stated the common retail worth was reported at $3.537 on Saturday.
The web site GasBudddy.com reported a mean retail worth of $3.50 right here within the Hub Metropolis. Nonetheless, costs have been reported as little as $3.29 for gallon of standard unleaded.
AAA and AAA Texas proceed to supplied the following tips to assist drivers enhance gas effectivity and get monetary savings:
- Decelerate and drive the velocity restrict. Increased speeds lead to extra aerodynamic drag.
- Keep away from “jackrabbit” begins and arduous accelerations. These actions significantly enhance gas consumption.
- Use cruise management on the freeway to assist preserve a continuing velocity and save gas. Nonetheless, by no means use cruise management on slippery roads as a result of a lack of car management might consequence.
- Decrease your use of air con.
- Keep away from prolonged idling to heat up the engine, even in colder temperatures. It’s pointless and wastes gas.
- Obtain the AAA App to seek out the most affordable gasoline costs close to you.
- Preserve your automobile in keeping with the producer’s suggestions. Common service will guarantee optimum gas economic system.
- Be sure that your tires are correctly maintained and inflated to the right degree.
- When driving on the town, modify your velocity to “time” the site visitors lights. This reduces repeated braking and acceleration that eat extra gas.
- When approaching a crimson gentle or cease signal, take your foot off the gasoline early and permit your automobile to coast all the way down to a slower velocity till it’s time to brake.
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Nathan Eovaldi and Dustin Harris power Rangers, season-ending sweep of Angels
Nathan Eovaldi pitched seven scoreless innings, Dustin Harris had a homer and two-run double in his second MLB game, and the defending champion Texas Rangers closed out their season with an 8-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.
Nathaniel Lowe also homered, and Josh Smith drove in two runs for the Rangers, who were eliminated from postseason contention on Sept. 20. Texas finished the season with its first sweep of a three-game series since late August against the Chicago White Sox.
The Rangers finished 78-84, one season after going 90-72 and charging through the postseason on the way to their first World Series title in franchise history.
Angels rookie starter Jack Kochanowicz (2-6) gave up three runs on six hits over seven innings in the 11th start of his career after making his big league debut July 11. The Angels finished with the most losses in franchise history at 63-99 after going 73-89 last season.
Texas scored first when Lowe hit a leadoff double to center in the fourth and Jonah Heim knocked him in one batter later with a single to left.
Harris delivered a two-run double in the seventh inning to right field on his first career hit for a 3-0 lead.
The Angels nearly broke through in the seventh, but Matt Thaiss was thrown out at home by Rangers left fielder Wyatt Langford. Thaiss was trying to score from second on a single by Michael Stefanic.
In the eighth inning, Langford led off with a single before Lowe homered to right, his 16th of the season, for a 5-0 advantage. Lowe had five hits and five RBIs over the last two games of the season.
Harris’ first career home run, in the ninth inning off Roansy Contreras, just cleared the wall in right field. Smith added a two-run double later in the inning off Contreras.
Eovaldi (12-8) gave up four hits over seven innings, with a walk and five strikeouts. Jose Leclerc pitched a scoreless eighth inning with two strikeouts, and David Robertson handled the ninth inning, closing out the 12th shutout of the season for Texas.
The Angels drew a crowd of 35,145 for the season finale and finished the season at 2,577,597, slightly down from their total attendance of 2,640,575 in 2023.
UP NEXT
Rangers: Spring training opener, Feb. 21 vs. Royals at Surprise, Arizona.
Angels: Spring training opener, Feb. 22 vs. Mariners at Tempe, Arizona.
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Texas state trooper dies after struck by vehicle while working in Ector County
A Texas state trooper died Saturday, more than a week after he was struck by a vehicle, authorities said.
“Today is a very somber day, as our hearts weigh heavy in reporting the tragic death of Texas Highway Patrol Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez,” a regional director said in a statement shared by the Texas Department of Public Safety Officers Association.
Ramirez Vasquez, 25, was investigating a crash along State Highway 302 about 9 a.m. September 17 when he was struck by a vehicle. He was taken to Medical Center Hospital in Odessa then airlifted to Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
He died Saturday with his family by his side, according to the statement
Ramirez Vasquez was a U.S. Army veteran and serving in the U.S. National Guard. He joined DPS last year and was stationed in Odessa.
“There are no words to ease the loss of one of our brothers in uniform,” DPS Director Steven McCraw said in a news release. “Texas Highway Patrol Trooper Kevin Alexis Ramirez Vasquez served this state honorably to his very last breath. His commitment to keeping the roads safe, protecting the people of Texas and the sacrifice he made will never be forgotten.”
Ramirez Vasquez is survived by his parents and three siblings.
DPS Troopers Foundation is collecting donations through HelpAHero.com.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Wyatt Riot! Texas Rangers Vaunted Rookie Wyatt Langford Surging In September
ANAHEIM — Few Texas Rangers prospects in recent memory arrived with higher expectations than Wyatt Langford.
The Rangers 2023 No. 4 overall pick hasn’t disappointed, especially in the second half of the season. And most notably, he has steadily progressed into the type of hitter the organization envisioned during a torrid final month of the season.
In fact, few Rangers have put together a better month than the 22-year-old Langford.
He added to it again Saturday in the Rangers’ 9-8 comeback win over the Los Angeles Angels at Angels Stadium. He hit his fourth homer in the past six games. Nine of his 16 homers have come in his past 30 games.
Langford is the first Rangers player with 22 or more runs, seven or more home runs, 19 or more RBI, and six or more stolen bases in a month.
Only four MLB rookies had previously posted similar totals in a single month, including Nomar Garciaparra (August 1997), Mike Trout (July and August 2012), Atlanta’s Ronald Acuna Jr. (August 2018), and Arizona’s Corbin Carroll (June 2023).
After falling behind 7-1 in the third, the Rangers added runs in the fourth and sixth before scoring twice in the eighth and four in the ninth to finish their largest comeback win of the season. The previous largest rally was five runs in their home finale on Sunday.
It was arguably Andrew Heaney’s worst start of the season, but he’ll be celebrating anyway. Heaney, the Rangers most durable starting pitcher with a team and career-high 31 starts in 2024, was charged with a season-high seven runs on a career-tying high 10 hits in four innings and dropped to 5-15 with the loss. Heaney, 33, however, earned a $1.5 million incentive bonus by reaching 160 innings pitched. He started the game with 156.
Adolis García, who hit his 25th home run in Friday’s win, left Saturday’s game after running out a groundout in the sixth inning. García came up limping on his left knee, which has been bothering him of late.
Garcia is the seventh player in Rangers history with four or more 25-homer seasons. He’s the fourth Rangers player with 25 or more homers in at least four consecutive seasons. He joins Juan Gonzalez (5, 1995-99), Rafael Palmeiro (5, 1999-2003), and Mark Teixeira (4, 2003-06). García is
one of five 5 American League players with 25 or more homers in the past four seasons, joining Houston’s Yordan Alvarez, Boston’s Rafael Devers, Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and the New Yor Yankees’s Aaron Judge.
Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi (11-8, 3.96) faces Angels right-hander Jack Kochanowicz (2-5, 4.01) in the season finale at 2:07 p.m. Sunday.
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