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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.
Once a disaster has been declared by the Texas governor, the AG’s office has the authority to prosecute any business that engages in price gouging of goods, including fuel, food and medicine. Paxton told CNBC in an interview that fines for price-gouging in Texas can range from $20,000 per occurrence, or up to $250,000 if a victim is at least 65-years-old.
its sad that people do things to profit off of a disaster like hurricane harvey, everything from price gouging to setting up false charities. i think people like this deserve to be sent to prison for a long period of time, and have to pay huge fines as well as restitution.
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.
Once a disaster has been declared by the Texas governor, the AG’s office has the authority to prosecute any business that engages in price gouging of goods, including fuel, food and medicine. Paxton told CNBC in an interview that fines for price-gouging in Texas can range from $20,000 per occurrence, or up to $250,000 if a victim is at least 65-years-old.
1.50 to 2.50 a gal-- if they are not dam greedy bistirds
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