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H-E-B’s First Dallas Store Faces Neighborhood Pushback Ahead of Zoning Hearing

A Sept. 18 zoning hearing will gauge city support for the plan following weeks of organized neighborhood pushback.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS – AUGUST 15: Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a news conference at his office at the Capitol with U.S Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to speak on plans to fight threats posed by the New World screwworm at the Capitol in Austin, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. Abbott called a second special session because a quorum was not present after most Democratic state representatives left Texas to break quorum and block a vote on a Republican plan for Congressional redistricting.

Overview

  • H-E-B has filed to rezone a 10-acre site at LBJ and Hillcrest from neighborhood office to regional retail to build a roughly 120,000–127,000-square-foot store with a two-story garage.
  • The company estimates about 45,000 weekly customers and has proposed traffic fixes including a new right-turn lane at Hillcrest and I-635 and two left-turn lanes at Hillcrest Plaza Drive.
  • Neighborhood groups including the Hillcrest Preservation Coalition and leaders of the Hillcrest Forest Neighborhood Association cite congestion, floodplain risks along White Rock Creek, property values and crime.
  • Supporters at a town hall said the store would improve grocery access in North Dallas and increase competition among existing grocers.
  • The case is set for a Sept. 18 Planning and Zoning hearing, with the Dallas City Council holding final authority and a best-case opening not before late 2028.