BY JOEL VALLEY
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A remodeled HEB will expand services and selection for longtime residents, while Sprouts Farmers Market will add fresh and specialty options, Womble said. The approximately $30 million in improvements to HEB, which include an 18,000-square-foot addition, began in July 2023 with an expansion to the store’s parking lot. The in-store layout is ever-changing, as work on several other upgrades has followed, including a 52-seat True Texas BBQ restaurant—a fast-dining option that opened Feb. 4 and serves chopped brisket, smoked turkey sandwiches and more. Once completed, the Bastrop HEB will total nearly 145,000 square feet, according to a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation ling. Sprouts Farmers Market, meanwhile, began building its Bastrop location March 1, 2025. The specialty grocery store will employ over 80 full- and part-time employees across a variety of departments, a company representative said.
BCEFP, which receives some of its donated grocery items through H-E-B, listed several ongoing ways for residents to assist, including: • Contribute money and nonperishable food items to the BCEFP at 806 Fayette St., Bastrop.
• Order food online and ship it to P.O. Box 953, Bastrop, TX 78602.
H E B’s location in Bastrop opened its doors for the first time in 2003.
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“We always want people to just keep us on their mind. People can look on our website for volunteer opportunities and follow all of our social media for other ways to support us.”
TRESHA SILVA, BCEFP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Sprouts Farmers Market opens March 6 and oers a variety of fresh produce, meat and seafood.
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