Overview
- The new Mid‑Cities H‑E‑B at 2105 Rio Grande Boulevard opened to shoppers on Wednesday, May 20, with doors at 6 a.m.
- The 126,000‑square‑foot store includes a True Texas Barbecue restaurant, a fuel station with car wash, a full‑service drive‑thru pharmacy and an expanded curbside grocery pick‑up area.
- H‑E‑B hired about 600 full‑ and part‑time partners for the location and donated $10,000 each to Special Connections, ArtsNet, the Community Enrichment Center and the Hurst Public Library.
- Garland city leaders separately approved plans for two more H‑E‑B concepts—a new full H‑E‑B near Crist Road and Firewheel Parkway and a Joe V’s in a Centerville Road shopping center—with no construction dates announced.
- Local officials cautioned residents about heavier traffic during opening days, and the launch is part of H‑E‑B’s broader North Texas push that includes roughly a dozen regional stores, about 50 locations with True Texas Barbecue and both full‑service and lower‑frills Joe V’s formats.