BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – Residents in northwest Bexar County have a brand-new H-E-B to explore.
The San Antonio-based grocer opened the new store at 15489 Culebra Road on Wednesday morning to a long line of neighbors, some of whom waited several hours to get inside.
Maria Escalara has lived in the west Bexar County area for over 20 years. She told KSAT she waited since 7 p.m. Tuesday to be the first in line at the new store. See the video player below for her interview with KSAT.
Several shoppers told KSAT that the closest H-E-B for them is nearly a 30-minute drive away due to the ongoing construction and traffic delays.
“When we first moved out here, about 22 years ago, there was nothing out here,” said Ana Velasco Neaves. “It took us 15 minutes to get to 1604 and Culebra, now it takes us 45 minutes to get to 1604 and Culebra.”
The new store spans approximately 127,000 square feet, according to a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing.
Along with the classic H-E-B offerings, this location includes a True Texas BBQ.
“It’s a growing part of San Antonio,” Valentino Lucio, a spokesperson for H-E-B, told KSAT. “There’s a lot of expansion out in this part of the city, and for them to have this H-E-B, and call it their own neighborhood, that is a closer distance to them, just means the world to them.”
Last year, H-E-B celebrated the opening of a new store on the Northwest Side near the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Another store is coming in late 2026, but it will be positioned on the opposite side of the county in Converse.
The company operates around 50 stores in the San Antonio area.
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