No change for a price of gas in the Beaumont/Port Arthur area over the past week and the
average price stayed at $1.58 a gallon. A year ago on May 15th we were paying $2.54. The
statewide average is up five cents from last week with an average price of $1.55. This morning’s
national average is up four cents to $1.86. These averages are compiled daily by Triple A Texas