The average price for a gallon of gas in the Beaumont/Port Arthur area is $4.62 a gallon, which
is up a penny from last week. A year ago on June 17th we were paying $2.72 a gallon. This
morning’s statewide average is up four cents from last week to $4.68 a gallon. The national
average has hit $5.00 a gallon. These averages are from Triple A Texas.