Gas prices have dropped over the past week. The average price in the Beaumont/Port Arthur area
this morning is $4.47 a gallon, which is down seven cents from last week. A year ago on the First
of July we were paying $2.76 a gallon. The statewide average dropped eight cents to $4.46 a
gallon. The national average is down 10 cents to $4.82 a gallon. These averages are from Triple
A Texas.