Gas prices in the Beaumont/Port Arthur area dropped two cents over the past week to $3.08 a
gallon. The statewide average according to Triple A Texas is $3.12, down four cents. The national
average dropped five cents to $3.55. The lowest statewide average is Mississippi at $3.02 a gallon,
while Californians have the highest averages in the county at $5.07 a gallon