Gas prices in the Beaumont/ Port Arthur area dropped a penny over the past week, This
morning’s average price is $1.88. No change in the average price across the state of Texas
as prices stayed at $1.86 a gallon. The national average remained at $2.19 a gallon. Triple
A Texas reports the average price in the state has been under $2.00 a gallon for 202 consecutive
Days, the longest stretch since 2005.