Gas prices are up over the past week. The average price in the Beaumont/Port Arthur area is up
eight cents to $2.09 a gallon. A year ago we were paying $2.28 a gallon. This morning’s
statewide average is up four cents to $2.13 and the national average for a gallon of gas jumped
nine cents to $2.38. These averages are compiled by Triple A Texas.