AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Attorney General’s Office has filed a lawsuit against a La Quinta hotel in San Antonio for alleged price gouging during the winter storm last month. According to a news release, a man, his three daughters and a 101-year-old grandmother booked two rooms for a one-night stay at La Quinta San Antonio Brooks City Base. When the family arrived, they told hotel staff they did not know when their electricity would be restored and made plans to possibly extend their stay. On the third day, hotel staff told the family that the room rates had nearly tripled, from $74 to $199 a night, the news release said. Attorney General Ken Paxton filed the lawsuit against Everyoung Hospitality LLC, d/b/a La Quinta San Antonio Brooks City Base.

SAN ANTONIO – A joint City of San Antonio and Bexar County Winter Weather Emergency Declaration aims to protect consumers in San Antonio and Bexar County from price gougers during the winter storm. According to the declaration, which was filed Wednesday with the Bexar County Clerk, states that the following goods and services cannot be charged for more than the regular retail price:Groceries, beverages, toilet articles and iceRestaurant, cafeteria, and boarding house mealsMedicine, pharmaceutical and medical equipment and suppliesHotel rooms, motel rooms, or any other temporary lodging available to the publicGas and other fuels, including propane and dieselAnyone who has been the victim of price gouging is asked to call the Texas Attorney General’s Office at 800-621-0508 or click here for more information. You can read the emergency declaration below:Read also: