Checking Friday at the pump shows no change in the price of a gallon og gas in the Beaumont/
Port Arthur area. The average price stayed at $1.96 a gallon. A year ago on this date we were
paying $2.34. The statewide average is down two cents to $1.97 and the national average for
a gallon of gas this morning is $2.36, which is down a penny. These averages are compiled
daily by Triple A Texas.