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Energy & Environment

Surging gasoline prices bring back memories of past energy wars

Ron Elving, NPR

Posted on March 14, 2022 · American gas stations displaying high prices this summer and fall will matter more than all the campaign billboards put together in affecting the November midterm elections.

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Hurricane Ida

Gas Prices Unlikely To Skyrocket As Oil Companies Assess Hurricane Ida Damage

Camila Domonoske, NPR

Posted on August 31, 2021 · The massive storm hit near the heart of Gulf oil production and refining, which will affect prices for a few weeks. But nobody expects the kind of price spike the U.S. saw after Hurricane Katrina.

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Crews Remove Barges Involved In Spill From Houston Ship Channel

Davis Land / Associated Press / HPM Digital Team

Posted on May 13, 2019 · Water quality testing teams are conducting sampling and initial results are expected to be available on Thursday.

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Texas Retail Gasoline Prices Hold Steady At $2.65 Per Gallon

Associated Press

Posted on July 5, 2018 · AAA experts say gasoline prices through the Independence Day holiday remained steady or declined slightly in most Texas cities

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Retail Gasoline Prices Drop In Texas For First Time Since February

Associated Press

Posted on June 8, 2018 · Houston saw an average price of $2.75, 2 cents less than last week

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Texas, Nationwide Retail Gasoline Prices Increase This Week

Associated Press

Posted on April 26, 2018 · AAA experts say consumer gasoline this spring already exceeds typical summer demand measurements

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AAA: Texas, Nationwide Retail Gasoline Prices Up This Week

Associated Press

Posted on March 29, 2018 · Gasoline prices across the U.S. jumped 8 cents this week to average $2.65 per gallon

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Retail Gasoline Prices In Texas Up Nickel This Week

Associated Press

Posted on January 25, 2018 · Retail gasoline in Texas has increased

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Gasoline Prices Decline In Texas This Week

Associated Press

Posted on December 21, 2017 · Association officials predict 8 million Texans will hit the road this week for holiday-related travel

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Texas, US Retail Gasoline Prices Hold Steady This Week

Associated Press

Posted on November 16, 2017 · Texas and nationwide gasoline prices held steady this week

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Houston Sees First Gas Price Spike, Since Prices Fell After Harvey

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on November 9, 2017 · “This is the strongest demand we’ve seen since October of 2006,” said AAA Texas’ Daniel Armbruster. “So as consumers fill up their tanks more frequently, supply levels tighten, and that means gas prices tend to increase.”

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Hurricane Harvey

Gas Prices Drop For First Time Since Harvey

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on September 14, 2017 · The average price per gallon across the state is now $2.52. AAA Texas says the drop is happening even though 11 refineries in Texas either just restarting production or are still inactive.

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Hurricane Harvey

Gas Prices Surge Higher As Drivers Rush To Fill Their Tanks

Associated Press

Posted on September 1, 2017 · Analysts are cautioning drivers not to panic as some gas stations run low on gasoline.

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Hurricane Harvey

UPDATE: Arkema Says 2 Trailers Of Compounds Caught Fire

Associated Press / HPM News Staff

Posted on September 1, 2017 · Fire officials say they're aware of two trailers containing unstable compounds that are on fire at the Arkema Chemical Plant in Crosby.

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Posted on March 8, 2023 · Prices at the pump increased by about 10 cents during the last week and figure to keep rising because of increased demand and stagnant supply, according to a Houston consulting firm.

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Houston’s GDP growth rate of 1.9% ranked near the bottom of U.S. metro areas in 2021

Andrew Schneider

Posted on January 4, 2023 · The pandemic slowdown led the region’s oil and natural gas sector to crater in value by 51%, dragging down manufacturing with it.

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Houston Matters

Oil’s effect on Houston’s economy (Jan. 4, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on January 4, 2023 · On Wednesday's show: Some recent numbers suggest Houston's GDP grew slower than the rest of the nation last year. Is that true -- and is it the fault of oil and gas?

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Prices and the Houston economy (Dec. 15, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on December 15, 2022 · On Thursday's show: What do some economic indicators like the price of gas and groceries say about the Houston economy right now?

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