Gas prices are down over the past week. The average price in the Beaumont/Port Arthur area is
$2.26, which is down two cents. A year ago way were paying $2.62 a gallon. The statewide
average is down two cents to $2.28. This morning’s national average for a gallon of gas is
down a penny to $2.65. These averages are complied daily by Triple A Texas.