{"id":384971,"date":"2026-07-24T11:06:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T11:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/384971\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T11:06:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T11:06:31","slug":"h-e-b-expands-central-texas-footprint-via-75-5m-in-renovations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/384971\/","title":{"rendered":"H-E-B expands Central Texas footprint via $75.5M+ in renovations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"H-E-B partners celebrate the reopening of its newly renovated store in Kyle, Texas.\u00a0\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>H-E-B partners celebrate the reopening of its newly renovated store in Kyle, Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>H-E-B\/Courtesy of H-E-B<\/p>\n<p>No store does more! Texans know and love their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/business\/article\/heb-store-report-21111598.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">homegrown H-E-B<\/a>, and the San Antonio-based grocer is ringing in 2026 with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/business\/article\/heb-austin-new-stores-remodels-2026-21311761.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">even more store remodels and locations<\/a> coming down the pipeline.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-channels-pixel.ex.co\/events\/0012000001fxZm9AAE?integrationType=DEFAULT&amp;template=design%2Farticle%2Fplatypus_two_column.tpl\" alt=\"\" class=\"x1px y1px vh abs\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Here in the greater Austin area, a half-dozen projects have been\u00a0earmarked to come online this year in the Texas capital region. Those include a mix of both mid-to-large-scale renovations as well as the construction of new shopping destinations for Central Texans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at which projects have been completed thus far in 2026, as well as which ones are still fine tuning construction elements before their grand debut.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"The True Texas BBQ entrance at the Hancock H-E-B in Austin, Texas.\u00a0\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:4 \/ 3\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The True Texas BBQ entrance at the Hancock H-E-B in Austin, Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cristela Jones\/Cristela Jones\/MySA<\/p>\n<p>New H-E-B\u00a0remodels debut in Central Texas in 2026<\/p>\n<p>This year has been a major one for TLC to some of Central Texas&#8217; various H-E-Bs, including those in and beyond the capital city. Here in Austin, H-E-B officially culminated work on its three-year endeavor overhauling the store located in the Hancock Center near the University of Texas at Austin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>That multi-year project officially concluded with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/business\/article\/heb-hancock-austin-remodel-21852397.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">grand opening celebration of the remodeled store<\/a> on February 20. Located at 1800 E.\u00a041st St., Austin, TX 78751, the estimated $17.5 million expansion included new and enhanced H-E-B Curbside and Home Delivery services, a full-service H-E-B Pharmacy, a True Texas BBQ restaurant and the addition of a primary care clinic and other departmental amenities.<\/p>\n<p>Further east, the Austin suburb of Bastrop also had plenty to celebrate in late May after work concluded on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/food\/article\/true-texas-bbq-bastrop-21343143.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">two-year, $30 million H-E-B remodel<\/a>. With an additional 21,000 square feet of retail space at 104 Hasler Blvd., Bastrop, TX 78602, those improvements included expanded curbside service, an upgraded tortilla bar as well as the addition of the city&#8217;s own True Texas BBQ.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Down south, the city of Kyle&#8217;s sole\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/business\/article\/heb-kyle-reopen-renovations-22236606.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">H-E-B<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/business\/article\/heb-kyle-reopen-renovations-22236606.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\"> debuted its long-awaited $28 million upgrade<\/a> on May 1. The Kyle H-E-B Plus!, which first opened in 2007, had been under renovations for two years, with the expansion growing the storefront to 182,000 square feet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Alongside interior cosmetic tweaks, H-E-B expanded healthcare services via a larger pharmacy and five drive-thru lanes at the site, as well as introduced a True Texas BBQ restaurant to the store. Other amenities include a revamped Blooms by H-E-B Shop, a remodeled Mia&#8217;s Mirror boutique and a new HOME by H-E-B section.<\/p>\n<p>MySA reached out to H-E-B for a status update on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/business\/article\/austin-heb-renovations-21243422.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">renovation projects in Cedar Park and Dripping Springs<\/a>, which were set to wrap construction in May. We will update this story if we receive a response.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Construction progresses on the future H\u2011E-B in San Marcos as crews work along I\u201135 on July 1, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Construction progresses on the future H\u2011E-B in San Marcos as crews work along I\u201135 on July 1, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Nicholas Hernandez\/MySA<\/p>\n<p>New H-E-B stores to open in Central Texas in 2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/business\/article\/heb-san-marcos-22311209.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">San Marcos is slated to welcome its third H-E-B<\/a> this fall, with construction rapidly underway along the Interstate 35 corridor between Austin and San Antonio. The approximately 114,000-square-foot store is earmarked to feature curbside pickup, home delivery, a pharmacy drive-thru and the city&#8217;s first True Texas BBQ restaurant, alongside an H-E-B Fresh Bites convenience store, fuel station and car\u00a0wash.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Located at\u00a01074 E. McCarty Lane, San Marcos, TX 78666, the estimated $30 million project is expected to wrap construction in October, according to preliminary project filings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"H-E-B partners celebrate the reopening of its newly renovated store in Kyle, Texas.\u00a0 H-E-B\/Courtesy of H-E-B No store&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":371563,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,821,820],"class_list":["post-384971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-mysabusiness","tag-mysastaff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384971","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=384971"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384971\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/371563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=384971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=384971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=384971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}