Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his Consumer Protection Division have settled lawsuits against two Texas gas stations accused of price gouging during Hurricane Harvey. Paxton’s office also secured secured Assurances of Voluntary Compliance with four Dallas-Fort Worth area gas stations.
Under separate agreements, Encinal Fuel LLC and Lafayette C-Store will each pay $17,500 in civil restitution to refund Texans who were charged up to $9.99 a gallon for gas from August 31-September 3, 2017, at:
—Encinal Fuel, 28442 South IH-325, Encinal, TX; and
—Tejano Mart 505, 502 Lafayette Street, Laredo, TX 78041
Four gas stations also signed agreements promising to reimburse consumers who were charged $3.99 or more per gallon of gas during Harvey:
—Rush 24/7, 2410 S.Hampton Road, Dallas, TX 75224;
—Hans Texaco, 12920 Preston Road, Dallas, TX 75230; and
—Hans Chevron, 2590 E. Arkansas Lane, Arlington, TX 76014
—B Z Star, Inc., 3020 Big Town Blvd., Mesquite TX 75150
Texas consumers who believe they were victims of price gouging should submit a claim form with Attorney General Paxtons Consumer Protection Division. Claim forms will be accepted for Encinal Fuel, Tejano Mart, Hans Chevron, Hans Texaco and B Z Star through June 30, 2019, while the deadline for Rush 24/7 claim forms is July 31, 2019.
