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        <h1 class="page-header"><span>Texas Gas Station Hikes Up Prices to $20 Per Gallon As Texans Flee Hurricane Harvey</span>
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<p>As people were desperately trying to flee the flooding and destruction left in Hurricane Harvey’s wake, a Texas gas station hiked up its prices to a ludicrous $20 per gallon.</p>

<p>The gas station was caught price-gouging after hundreds of complaints were filed with the Texas Attorney General’s office.</p>

<p>“In recent days, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said his office has been flooded with complaints of price-gouging, following the wrath of Hurricane Harvey—hotels tripling rates, $99 for a case of water, and fuel as costly as $10 per gallon,” <a href="http://jalopnik.com/texas-store-sold-gas-at-20-per-gallon-following-hurric-1798540577">Jalopnik reports</a>. “On Monday, that already-high price for gas was bested by a Houston convenience store that, according to the AG’s office, was selling fuel at $20 per gallon.</p>

<p>“The AG’s office has currently received about 600 complaints in total, a spokesperson told Jalopnik. The AG’s office learned about the Houston convenience store on Monday afternoon and confirmed the price of fuel being offered was indeed a sky-high $20 per gallon.”</p>

<p>The gas station has since been ordered to lower its gas prices.</p>

<p>According to Texas Attorney General Paxton, fines for price-gouging in Texas during a natural disaster can range from $20,000 to $250,000 per incident.</p>

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