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Motorists lined up for cheap gas in Dallas Friday morning.

DALLAS — Price-weary motorists mobbed an Exxon station at Interstate 35 and Camp Wisdom Boulevard in Dallas Friday morning, lured by a sign they hadn't seen in a long time: $1.05.

Gasoline was being offered at a fraction of the current market price as part of a promotion for radio station KRNB.

For most Texas drivers, however, there's no gas price relief in sight, according to a weekly survey released Friday.

The weekly AAA Texas gasoline price survey found that regular self-serve averaged $3.84 per gallon, up 11 cents from last week. Nationally, the average price rose 12 cents to $3.952.

Another AAA Texas survey found those prices have prompted more than half of the auto club's Texas membership to cut back significantly on the miles they normally drive. The survey also found that more than two-thirds of the membership are combining errands to reduce driving.

"There is no doubt that gas prices are having a big impact on many Texans," said Mark Bell, regional vice president and general manager for AAA Texas. "Drivers are changing how they drive and how often because of the relentless upward swing in gas prices."

The most expensive gasoline in Texas was found in Amarillo, where regular self-serve rose 11 cents to $3.87 per gallon. The cheapest gas was in Corpus Christi, where the average price rose 6 cents to $3.79 per gallon.

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These are average per-gallon prices of regular, self-serve gasoline in Texas and nationally, as well as the change from last week, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch released Friday:

• Amarillo — $3.865, up 11.3 cents

• Austin-San Marcos — $3.832, up 10.8 cents

• Beaumont — $3.842, up 11.0 cents

• Corpus Christi — $3.791, up 6.4 cents

• Dallas — $3.845, up 10.3 cents

• El Paso — $3.793, up 12.0 cents

• Fort Worth — $3.841, up 10.2 cents

• Galveston-Texas City — $3.820, up 12.7 cents

• Houston — $3.818, up 11.8 cents

• San Antonio — $3.802, up 10.6 cents

• Texarkana (Texas only) — $3.798, up 6.8 cents

• State — $3.841, up 11.1 cents

• Nationally — $3.952, up 12.1 cents

WFAA-TV and the Associated Press contributed to this report.