Gas prices continue to increase. Triple A Texas reports the average price in the Beaumont/Port
Arthur area this morning is $3.09 a gallon, which is up 14 cents from last week. The statewide
average jumped 14 cents to $3.13 a gallon. Texas has the lowest state average in the country.
The national average for a gallon of gas is $3.50 a gallon, that is up 11 cents.