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Average gasoline price climbs 9 cents a gallon in Beaumont

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March 11, 2010 1:38 PM

Scott Lawrence

The average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline is increasing in Beaumont and across Texas, according to a report released Thursday by AAA Texas.

The average increased to $2.70 a gallon in Beaumont. That's an increase of 9 cents from last week and 89 cents a gallon from the same time last year.

Beaumont's average is the second highest in Texas, behind El Paso's $2.72.

IRVING, Texas (AP) - Retail gasoline prices are up across Texas for a third week in a row.

The weekly AAA Texas survey released Thursday shows regular unleaded rose an average of 8 cents at Texas pumps to $2.65 per gallon. Nationally, the average price rose 7 cents to $2.78 per gallon.

Season price increases are a factor in the increase as refineries switch to summer fuel blends and speculators consider the usual summer increase of driving. But the auto club also cites a slightly stronger economy and a soft dollar for strengthening crude oil prices.

The least expensive gasoline in Texas is in Houston, where the retail prices average $2.60 per gallon - up 9 cents from last week. The most expensive gasoline is, as usual, in El Paso at $2.72 per gallon - up 4 cents from last week.

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dont u get it?yet?gas is going to get really expensive.so they can expand the green platform.more electric cars.with chips on them so they can know where ur going and how fast.then theyre gonna put a chip in u too.its the new world order coming at u in living color.but keep watching american idol..dont mind what were teaching ur kids in school its all good there is no god.just listen to us the government we have all the answers to all of ur problems.dont u just love the ho the united states has become.or maybe were the trick.borrowing money til we go broke.smokin r crack.ie tv movies bmws and a steak as big as texas where if u finish it u get it free.yet ppl on ssi disability cant afford to fix thier own teeth cause we cant help them with that we have to build a fighter jet to go kill some idiots off some where else in the world.billions and billions of dollars spent to keep us safe.put on the backs fo those 2700 ppl who died on 911.was it worth it is t worth it what r we gona do kill ten of them for everyone fo us they kill?or is it just a ploy so jim in ohio can keep building those bombs that we continue to drop on ppl all over the place.cause if jim dont build the bomb little suzy cant go to the right college.cant have the nice prom dress.who cares if we have to kill a few hundred thousand ppl.population control.too many ppl in the world to feed.so we invade conutries under false pretenses.whos gonna stop us?jim working double time.shoot suzy wants to work at the factory as soon as she finishs school.how sick ad depraved society have we become.gad have mercy on us.dear god have mercy on us.