Business
March 26, 2021
H-E-B Is Coming to DFW, and People Are Like OMG
The beloved supermarket chain, which has carefully guarded its intentions in North Texas, dropped a bombshell on Friday.
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Best Thing In Texas
February 22, 2021
The Best Thing in Texas: Everyone Who Helped Us Survive the Winter Storm
Celebrities and regular folk alike came together to offer hot food, clean water, and warm beds.
Best Thing In Texas
December 16, 2020
The Best Things in Texas, 2021: H-E-B’s Charles Butt
During a very tough year, no Texas CEO did more—for customers, students, and voters.
Business
July 22, 2020
No Store Did More: How H-E-B Became a Model of Emergency Preparedness
It's not just the pandemic. Texas's beloved grocery chain has been developing its disaster response for more than a decade.
Film & TV
July 10, 2020
Texas Monthly Recommends: Netflix’s Adaptation of ‘The Baby-Sitters Club’
Plus, re-creating a classic Texas cookie and sampling H-E-B's drive-through barbecue.
Health
April 28, 2020
What It’s Like Getting Paid to Risk Catching the Coronavirus
A professional shopper, who delivers groceries for those who can afford to stay at home, shares her story.
Business
March 26, 2020
Inside the Story of How H-E-B Planned for the Pandemic
The grocer started communicating with its Chinese counterparts in January and was running tabletop simulations a few weeks later. (But nothing prepared it for the rush on toilet paper.)…
Best Thing In Texas
March 16, 2020
The Best Thing in Texas: Whataburger Delivered Food to H-E-B Employees
Two beloved Texas institutions team up in a moment of crisis.
Arts & Entertainment
January 16, 2020
Let’s Discuss This Iconic Texas Brand Bracket Going Around the Internet
Who put H-E-B and Whataburger in the same division?…
Business
June 24, 2019
Take an Exclusive Look Inside H-E-B and Favor’s New East Austin Tech Hub
The 81,000-square-foot office space is part of H-E-B’s reimagining of itself as a technology company.
Business
May 15, 2019
H-E-B Opened Its Latest North Texas Store, and People Flipped the Heck Out
The supermarket chain inches closer to Dallas and Fort Worth.
BBQ Joint Reviews
April 29, 2019
H-E-B Runs the Best Barbecue Chain in Texas
At its in-store True Texas BBQ restaurants, the grocery giant is serving plates that even smoked-meat snobs will appreciate.
Music
February 12, 2019
Here Are the Best Songs About All the Most Texan Brands, Including Whataburger and H-E-B
What better way to show your love for Donut Taco Palace than with a song called 'Donut Taco Palace'?…
Business
September 5, 2018
H-E-B Draws Up Battle Plans Against Amazon
The Texas grocery giant has leased an 81,000-square-foot facility with plans to become ’a dominant force in the digital retail space.’…
Best Thing In Texas
July 13, 2018
The Best Thing In Texas: A Five-Year-Old Celebrated His Birthday at H-E-B
”Here, everything’s birthday,” indeed.
Libations
July 3, 2018
H-E-B and Favor Will Bring the Party to Y’all
The recently acquired delivery startup will bring its parent company’s beer and wine to customers in under an hour.
Style & Design
March 2, 2018
How H-E-B’s Selena Grocery Bags Broke the Internet
Bidi bidi bom bom, indeed.
Business
February 16, 2018
What H-E-B’s Acquisition of Favor Means for Both Companies
The venerable grocery chain purchased the food delivery startup for an undisclosed amount.
Business
September 6, 2017
How H-E-B Took Care of its Communities During Harvey
The supermarket chain that takes care of Texans.
Business
July 27, 2017
Lidl and Aldi Want to be Your New Supermarket
The two German stores are looking to supplant HEB and Whole Foods in your heart.
Sports
January 17, 2017
Now You Can Enjoy a Delicious Bowl of Tim Duncan in the Morning
H-E-B’s ”Slam Duncan-O’s” will spur you on to a great day.
Business
February 5, 2016
Texas, We’re Almost Out of Ice Cream
Blue Bell is still in trouble, and now H-E-B’s Creamy Creations line is facing a voluntary recall.
The Daily Post
November 13, 2015
Essential Items for Texpats Now That H-E-B Online Ordering Is a Thing
Congratulations, displaced Texans, you no longer have to load up your luggage every time you visit home.
Business
September 30, 2014
Uh Oh, Only 39 of the Richest 400 People in America Live in Texas Now
Down from 41 last year.
Business
September 17, 2013
41 Of The 400 Richest Americans Live In Texas
There are a whole lot of Texans on Forbes's list of the wealthiest people in America.
Sports
February 3, 2013
Watch: H-E-B’s “True Texan” Super Bowl Ad
There's a bit of a barbecue foul in H-E-B's “True Texan" Super Bowl ad, which features country star Jack Ingram.
Business
August 31, 1999
Exxon’s Generosity
• EXXON, IRVING, $4.45 MILLION More than $3.4 million in unrestricted gifts to 69 Texas colleges and universities, including Abilene Christian University, Rice University, in Houston, Trinity University, in San Antonio, and the University of Texas at Austin. The gifts were made under the Exxon Education Foundation’s matching gift…