H-E-B looking to expand North Texas locations, but not in Cowtown. Here’s where it is
San Antonio based grocer H-E-B is looking to add another North Texas location, but it’s not in Fort Worth.
A rezoning request filed under the name “Texas-based grocery” was included in the Thursday Melissa City Council agenda. Mabrie Jackson, H-E-B public affairs senior director, confirmed the request was for H-E-B.
H-E-B wants to buy 43 acres of land, which consists of multiple zoning types, with the majority east of U.S. 75 near a Buc-ee’s. Following the Melissa City Council’s approval of the rezoning request, H-E-B can proceed with the land purchase in the Collin County city, Jackson said.
If purchased, the Melissa land will add to the grocery chain’s three other locations in Collin County, near Dallas. Last year H-E-B broke ground on its locations in Plano and Frisco; this year the grocer broke ground on its future McKinney location.
Earlier this week the City of Forney, located about 55 miles east of Fort Worth in Kaufman County, approved a site plan for an H-E-B store.
The “Here, Everything’s Better” grocer purchased land in Mansfield in 2016, but has not announced a ground breaking date.
In a poll conducted by the Star-Telegram asking readers if they wanted an H-E-B location in Fort Worth, 2,217 out of the 2,240 people who participated said they wanted one.
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Currently the closest locations are both 25-30 minutes away from Cowtown. One, an H-E-B Plus!, is in Burleson at 165 NW John Jones Drive. Going west toward Weatherford is an H-E-B in Hudson Oaks at 100 Hudson Oaks Drive. Both locations are open seven days a week from 6 a.m.-11 p.m.
“As part of our commitment to serve North Texas, we frequently purchase property for future locations,” Jackson said
This story was originally published March 18, 2022 at 1:53 PM.
