After years of anticipation, H-E-B opened a namesake grocery store in west Frisco in 2022, the first among North Texas’ most densely populated counties.
The San Antonio-based chain got its start in Kerrville in 1905, later taking its name from the initials of Howard Edward Butt, son of its founder, Florence Thornton Butt.
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Since then, it has become the dominant regional grocer, opening hundreds of stores statewide and in Mexico. In the last few decades, it amassed a sizable portfolio of undeveloped North Texas real estate, prompting residents to begin asking when the area would get a “regular” H-E-B.
When it finally happened, 1,500 people lined up at the door on opening day.
The retailer, known as one of the industry’s best, challenges dominant grocers Walmart and Kroger in a field that includes more than a dozen other chains. H-E-B’s local store brands also include the upscale Central Market, which entered D-FW in 2001, and Joe V’s Smart Shop that opened here in 2025.
Throughout its operations, H-E-B claims more than 175,000 employees, many of whom are in D-FW. Its founding family still controls the company.
The Dallas Morning News has kept track along the way. Of stores open and stores planned. Of land acquired and rezoned. Of amenities and features and specialties. All of those can be found in the interactive maps and list below. This page will be updated as new stores open or there are other developments in H-E-B’s growth in North Texas.
Existing stores
Existing H-E-B
Opened: May 2026Restaurant: YesFuel: No
Existing H-E-B
Opened: July 2026Restaurant: YesFuel: Yes
Existing H-E-B
Opened: August 2026Restaurant: YesFuel: Yes
Existing H-E-B
Opened: October 2025Restaurant: YesFuel: No
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Existing H-E-B
Opened: August 2024Restaurant: YesFuel: Yes
Existing H-E-B
Opened: September 2022Restaurant: YesFuel: Yes
Existing H-E-B
Opened: July 2023Restaurant: YesFuel: Yes
Existing H-E-B
Opened: October 2023Restaurant: YesFuel: No
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Existing H-E-B
Opened: June 2024Restaurant: YesFuel: Yes
Existing H-E-B
Opened: April 2024Restaurant: YesFuel: No
Existing H-E-B
Opened: August 2024Restaurant: YesFuel: Yes
Existing H-E-B
Opened: September 2011Restaurant: NoFuel: Yes
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Existing H-E-B
Restaurant: NoFuel: Yes
Existing H-E-B
Opened: April 2015Restaurant: NoFuel: Yes
Existing H-E-B
Opened: September 2010Restaurant: NoFuel: Yes
Existing H-E-B
Opened: 1972Restaurant: NoFuel: Yes
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Existing H-E-B
Opened: May 2019Restaurant: YesFuel: Yes
Existing H-E-B
Opened: 1993Restaurant: YesFuel: Yes
Existing H-E-B
Opened: May 2025Restaurant: YesFuel: Yes
Existing H-E-B
Opened: June 2026Restaurant: YesFuel: No
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Existing H-E-B
Opened: May 2026Restaurant: YesFuel: Yes
Existing Central Market
Opened: June 2002
Existing Central Market
Opened: February 2012
Existing Central Market
Opened: September 2018
Existing Central Market
Opened: October 2001
Existing Central Market
Opened: December 2006
Existing Central Market
Opened: February 2002
Existing Joe V’s Smart Shop
Opened: June 2024
Existing Joe V’s Smart Shop
Opened: March 2024
Existing Joe V’s Smart Shop
Opened: November 2025
Planned stores
Announced H-E-B
Opened: To be announced
Announced H-E-B
Opened: To be announced
Announced H-E-B
Opened: To be announced
Announced H-E-B
Opened: To be announced
Announced H-E-B
Opened: To be announced
Announced Joe V’s Smart Shop
Opened: To be announced
Planned Central Market
Opened: To be announced
Planned Central Market
Opened: To be announced
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Data reporting and writing by Jacob Quinn Sanders. Reporting by Brian Womack. Graphics editing by Laurie Joseph. Editing by Kyle Arnold. Graphics reporting by Mel Fronczek. Powered by the Hearst DevHub.
Aug 14, 2026|Updated Aug 14, 2026 5:31 p.m.
A computational journalist at The Dallas Morning News, Jacob spent more than a decade as a reporter and editor before working as a software engineer.
Brian is a business reporter specializing in retail for The Dallas Morning News. He earlier covered technology for the Dallas Business Journal after working at other news providers in California, Ohio and Idaho. He now resides in Frisco.