Gas prices are down. Triple A Texas reports the average price in the Beaumont/Port Arthur area
dropped 18 cents over the past week to $4.16 a gallon. A year ago on July15th the average price
was $2.80. The statewide average is down 19 cents to $4.10 a gallon. This morning’s national
average is down 15 cents to $4.57 a gallon.