Checking gas prices on this final weekend of 2023 shows the average price in the Beaumont/Port Arthur
area did not change over the past week and stayed at $2.61 a gallon. Last year on December 29th, we
paid $2.69 a gallon. The statewide average is down two cents per gallon to $2.67. The national average
checks in at $3.12 a gallon, no change from last week. These averages are from Triple A Texas.