Texas AG Wins Judgment Against 11 Price Gouging Gas Stations

AUSTIN, TX — Eleven gas stations caught in the illegal and unethical act of price gouging during Hurricane Harvey have been ordered to repay the Texans they duped during Hurricane Harvey, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Friday.

The judgment, which was signed and finalized on Dec. 11, orders 11 gas stations to pay back consumers who $3.99 or more.

Click here to read the judgment in its entirety.

Under terms of the agreement, Sun Macro Corporation, Mr. Group Inc. and Star Impex Inc. are ordered to reimburse all eligible consumers who paid $3.99 per gallon or more for regular unleaded grade gasoline from Aug. 31, 2017, through September 6, 2017, at these gas station locations:

• Lucky Mart, 3841 Cummings Drive, Alvarado, TX
• Happy Hill, 8101 East FM 917, Alvarado, TX
• BigWilly’s #9, 4500 South Bowen Road, Arlington, TX
• BigWilly’s #11, 216 NW Renfro Street, Burleson, TX
• Big Willy’s #17, 710 South Main Street, Cleburne, TX
• BigWilly’s #6, 420 S. Broadway Street, Joshua, TX
• BigWilly’s #12, 500 North Broadway Street, Joshua, TX
• Big Willy’s #10, 6051 Lake Worth Blvd., Lake Worth, TX
• Big Willy’s #8, 1595 E. Broad Street, Mansfield, TX
• Big Willy’s #18, 1703 East Hubbard Street, Mineral Wells, TX
• Big Willy’s #15, 707 East Jefferson Avenue, Whitney, TX

Price gouging victims are encouraged to download claim forms here, and submit those claims no later than Jan. 2, 2019.

The attorney general’s Consumer Protection Division received numerous complaints that these gas stations were charging up to $4.99 per gallon of regular unleaded gas during the Harvey state of disaster in 2017.

“My office is sending a powerful message that taking advantage of Texans during a declared disaster such as Hurricane Harvey is against the law and we will always do everything in our power to hold violators accountable,” Attorney General Paxton said. “This latest settlement ensures that aggrieved consumers are repaid if they were victims of price gouging at the pumps.”

To date, the Consumer Protection Division has finalized 54 price gouging settlements concerning gasoline stations across Texas.

Texans who believe they’ve been scammed or price gouged by any business should call the attorney general’s Consumer Protection Hotline toll-free at (800) 621-0508, email consumeremergency@oag.texas.gov, or file a complaint online here.

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