Amid water shortages and power outages, Texans cry foul over price gouging for bottled water, gas and $1,000 hotel rooms No Comments Uncategorized Price gouging on necessities during a declared emergency in Texas is illegal with fines of up to $250,000. Price gouging on necessities during a declared emergency in Texas is illegal with fines of up to $250,000. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)