For nearly a decade, Texas’ favorite grocer has held onto a vacant lot in a rapidly growing section of San Antonio’s Southside. As a sprawling subdivision emerges, butting up against older Southside homes, signs of activity on the now-cleared plot have sparked hope that H-E-B is expanding its footprint in what has been deemed a food desert.
As urban sprawl continues to push density and development beyond downtown’s edges, the Southside of San Antonio has seen massive investment. Major companies are investing heavily in building industrial plants, and developers are erecting hundreds of suburban neighborhoods.
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