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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 2010
Page
2
The AAA Texas survey shows regular unleaded at $2.46 per gallon nationally, down 3 cents, with Houston and Fort Worth at $2.42, each down 3 and 1 cent respectively. El Paso remains highest at $2.58 as crude prices stay under $80 per barrel and demand stays weak.
US rig activity fell by one week to 1 345 rigs with Baker Hughes counting 893 natural gas drills 440 oil drills and 12 miscellaneous. New Mexico and West Virginia each gained three rigs while Oklahoma and others saw losses. The tally has varied from 4 530 in 1981 to a low of 488 in 1999.
Traffic advisories list multiple lane and entrance ramp closures across Houston area highways including east and westbound Frontage Roads from Holland to Federal and Green House to Barker Cypress, with dates through late February and March. Detours and alternate routes advised. some sections show total closures and nightly restrictions. The text also abruptly shifts to lottery results and a short religious message.
The Baytown Art Center hosts a Valentine show featuring a 1814 card, pieces from the Smithsonian and foreign consulates, and cards from China, Mexico, Switzerland, Canada and Germany. The 39 adult entries include quilt art, ceramics, oils, and watercolors, with winners named.
A mixed weather update lists daily temperatures for Abilene Fort Worth Houston Laredo Lubbock San Antonio Victoria and several other Texas cities with highs in the 60s and 70s and lows in the 50s. It notes a national summary about light snow fading in the Midwest and expanding snow into the Four Corners and central Plains with rain in southern California and the Arizona deserts.
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