While other Texas cities are begging for an H-E-B store, the first H-E-B proposed in Dallas draws opposition from North Texas residents. The San Antonio-based grocery store faced criticism after moving to rezone the property it acquired in January.
In North Texas, H-E-B has been aggressively expanding its network, opening stores in several cities in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, such as Frisco, Plano, McKinney, Allen, Alliance, Mansfield and Melissa. However, the 10-acre property on the southeast corner of Hillcrest Road and LBJ Freeway would be the first H-E-B store within Dallas city limits.
H-E-B hopes to rezone the property to a regional retail district, with the hopes of developing on the site, according to city documents from the Dallas City Plan Commission. As H-E-B goes through its process, residents have been sharing their support and objections, with the latest being during a community meeting hosted by H-E-B on Monday, September 8, according to the Hillcrest Preservation Coalition.
Opposition from residents
The Hillcrest Preservation Coalition created an online petition asking residents to “Say No To Big-Box Rezoning at Hillcrest & LBJ.” It has about 60 signatures as of Friday, September 12. In the petition, the coalition stated the company is making a “profit-driven decision that threatens the long-term stability and character of our neighborhood by cramming a mega-store onto a parcel too small for it to succeed responsibly and dumping unimaginable volumes of traffic into our neighborhood.”…