{"id":240656,"date":"2026-04-08T17:34:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/240656\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T17:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:34:07","slug":"buc-ees-rival-keeps-texas-in-its-sights-with-new-plans-in-killeen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/240656\/","title":{"rendered":"Buc-ee’s rival keeps Texas in its sights with new plans in Killeen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Iowa-based Casey’s General Stores is investing about $1.1 million to remodel two former CEFCO convenience stores and gas stations it acquired as part of its $1.1 billion acquisition of Fikes Wholesale<\/a> in November 2024.<\/p>\n

The two projects are planned at 3309 S. Fort Hood St.<\/a> and 1007 N. W.S. Young Drive<\/a>, within five miles of each other in Killeen. Each project is valued at roughly $550,000, according to filings with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.<\/p>\n

Construction is expected to begin in late June and wrap by the end of September, though exact timelines are still subject to change. Planned improvements include interior remodels, new walk-in coolers, kitchen upgrades, roof repairs and accessibility improvements to meet ADA standards.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Killeen projects were filed March 30, and while they may be the most recent, they are only a small part of a much larger expansion plan for the company.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Casey\u2019s currently operates more than 2,700 stores nationwide and has signaled it has plans to open 148 stores across Texas following its acquisition of\u00a0Fikes Wholesale. The company has filed 68 projects with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation since October 2024, calling the Lone Star State a \u201chighly strategic market\u201d for growth.<\/p>\n

The Buc-ee’s competitor has even invested in Austin, which is slated to have its own Casey’s open<\/a> by September 2026. The Austin store will be located at 14200 FM 620, near Lakeline Mall.<\/p>\n

In addition to the chain’s expansion in Texas, it also plans to add<\/a> around 50 stores in Alabama, Mississippi and Florida.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Iowa-based Casey’s General Stores is investing about $1.1 million to remodel two former CEFCO convenience stores and gas…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":240657,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,80457],"class_list":["post-240656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-julianna"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240656\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}