As we head into a holiday weekend, gas prices are up a penny in the Beaumont/Port Arthur area
to $2.79 a gallon. A year ago on September 3rd we were paying $1.93 a gallon. This morning’s
statewide average is up three cents to $2.82. The national average for a gallon of gas is up four
cents to $3.18 a gallon. There averages are from Triple A Texas.