H-E-B may have stretched itself far and wide across the Lone Star State, but that doesn’t mean other companies have given up on trying to feed the Texas masses. One major grocery store brand that said goodbye to San Antonio decades ago is now investing millions into a small Texas town.
Kroger No. 189 will cover 100,000 square feet, according to the TDLR, with construction expected to start on December 12 and wrap by December 3, 2027. All TDLR timelines are subject to change without notice.
Hockley residents have been forced to drive to Cypress to get their shopping done before Kroger’s arrival. Currently the nearest Kroger is 7.3 miles away at 20355 Cypresswood Drive, Cypress, TX 77433, while the closest H-E-B is 7.4 miles away at 28550 US-290, Cypress, TX 77433.
“We look forward to serving the Hockley community with this new 99,000-square-foot Marketplace store, with a pharmacy and fuel center, on the Southwest corner of Betka Rd. and Jubilee Haven. This location will offer the community fresh, affordable and delicious food in a one-stop shopping location that meets the needs of today’s shopper,” Kroger’s Southeatern Texas head of communications Shayna Barrett said in a statement to MySA.
“Additionally, we are pleased to share that this new location will add more than 200 jobs to the Hockley area. We are eager to start this project and estimate that the store will open in early 2028. Kroger currently has six stores under construction in booming areas of North Texas, with two of those locations set to open later this year in Anna and the Sendera Ranch community of North Fort Worth. The other store locations under construction include Crandall, Fate, McKinney and Princeton.”
Find it: 26217 Betka Road, Hockley, TX 77447